Joe Hortua

Who is Joe Hortua?

Joe Hortua is an American playwright and television writer. He has written such plays as Burning, Making It, and Between Us which have been performed at The Manhattan Theatre Club, South Coast Repertory Theater. "Between Us" was translated into Hebrew at the Be’er Theatre in Israel, and performed at the Ensemble Theatre in Australia. In 2008, the play was published by Dramatists Play Service.

The screen adaptation of Between Us began filming in May 2011 with stars Julia Stiles, Taye Diggs, David Harbour and Melissa George.

Hortua has also written television pilots for the Showtime, FOX and the CW networks, and been a television writer on shows for the FBC, NBC, TNT and CBS networks. He is married with two children.