Craig Sweeny

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Craig Sweeny is an American television producer and screenwriter, best known for his work on The 4400, Medium and Elementary. He also created the series Limitless, The Code and Watson.

Additionally, he has also written for television series such as Dr. Vegas and Star Trek: Discovery. In 2021, he struck a new overall deal with CBS Studios.^[1]

Sweeny trains regularly in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.^[2][3] His production company is Action This Day!

Filmography

Year	Title	Credited as
		Writer	Producer	Notes
2003	Playmakers	Yes	No	2 episodes
2004	Dr. Vegas	Yes	No	2 episodes
2004–2007	The 4400	Yes	Yes	Wrote 18 episodes
2005–2011	Medium	Yes	Yes	Executive producer, wrote 22 episodes
2012	Common Law	Yes	Yes	Executive producer, wrote 4 episodes
2012–2017	Elementary	Yes	Yes	Executive producer, wrote 16 episodes
2015–2016	Limitless	Yes	Yes	Developer, executive producer, wrote 5 episodes
2017–2018	Star Trek: Discovery	Yes	Yes	Consulting producer, wrote "Context Is for Kings"
2019	The Code	Yes	Yes	Creator, executive producer, wrote 3 episodes
2025	Star Trek: Section 31	Yes	Yes	Television film; executive producer
2025	Watson	Yes	Yes	Creator, executive producer, wrote 2 episodes