Christopher Leone

Who is Christopher Leone?

Christopher Leone is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker with a background in visual effects and CG animation.

Leone co-wrote and co-executive produced The Lost Room, a mini-series for Syfy produced by Lionsgate Television, starring Peter Krause, Julianna Margulies, and Kevin Pollak. The Lost Room was created by Leone, Laura Harkcom, and Paul Workman and first aired in December 2006. Leone, Harkcom, and Workman were nominated for a Writers Guild Award in 2008.

In 2006, Leone's short film K-7 screened at over 60 film festivals, including the Tribeca Film Festival and SXSW, and won 12 awards including Best Live Action Short at HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Best Short at CineVegas, and a Jury Mention at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.

In July 2009, Red 5 Comics published Leone and Harkcom's first comic book, We Kill Monsters. Leone is currently directing commercials for Motion Theory in Marina del Rey, California.