Gabe Rotter

Gabe Rotter is an American television writer/producer and novelist, author of Simon & Schuster's Duck Duck Wally and The Human Bobby.^[1] He was a writer and producer on season 11 of The X-Files which aired in 2018, and the creator, writer, and executive producer of The Beast in Me for Netflix, starring Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys.

Gabe Rotter
Born	(1978-04-16) April 16, 1978 (age 47) Long Island, New York, United States
Alma mater	University of Southern California
Occupation(s)	Writer, Producer
Notable work	Duck Duck Wally The Human Bobby The X-Files
Partner	Bree Abel Rotter (2007 – present)

Early life

Rotter grew up in the same complex in Woodbury, Nassau County, New York, as writer Lesley Arfin and they both attended Syosset High School.^[2] He earned a film degree from the University of Southern California. Rotter began his career as a production assistant and later the writers' assistant on the paranormal television show "The X-Files," working under series creator Chris Carter.

Career

Rotter wrote his first novel, Duck Duck Wally, which was published by Simon & Schuster^[3] in 2008. The novel "...pays entertaining dividends in this slapstick send-up of show business in general and hip-hop in particular,” commented a Kirkus Reviews critic.^[4] A Publishers Weekly reviewer noted that “Rotter’s a talented writer.” Booklist called the book "Clever and funny."^[5]

In 2010, Rotter published his second novel from Simon & Schuster, titled The Human Bobby. Booklist described the book as "An oddly constructed novel, but an oddly endearing one, too, with a protagonist you can’t help rooting for."^[6]

In 2014 Rotter produced a television pilot for Amazon called The After, which was written and directed by Chris Carter.^[7]

In 2015 Rotter was a writer/producer on 20th Century Fox Television's 6-episode revival of The X-Files.^[8]

In 2017, Rotter was a writer/producer on the eleventh season of The X-Files on Fox, having written one episode titled, "Kitten."^[9]

In 2024, it was announced that Rotter created The Beast in Me for Netflix, starring Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys. The series will premiere on 2025.^[10][11][12]