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Matthew E. Nix (born September 4, 1971) is an American writer, producer, and director. He is best known for creating the television series Burn Notice, The Good Guys, and The Gifted.
The series premiered on USA Network on Thursday, June 28, 2007. It co-starred Gabrielle Anwar as Fiona Glenanne (Westen's "trigger-happy ex-girlfriend"), Bruce Campbell as Sam Axe (an old friend who "used to inform on" Westen to the Federal Bureau of Investigation), Sharon Gless as Madeline Westen (Michael's mother), and as of season four Coby Bell as Jesse Porter (a spy Westen accidentally burned). During production of its fourth season in early 2010, it was announced that the series had been renewed for two more seasons.
On the final episode, Nix had a cameo appearance as a news reporter. He also had a voice cameo in the pilot, as he is the voice that says "We've got a burn notice on you. You're blacklisted."—which then went on to appear in the opening sequence of every episode. The series ended on September 12, 2013. Between seasons four and five, a Burn Notice movie, entitled , was aired on USA Network. Written and executive-produced by Nix, the movie portrayed character Sam Axe's final mission as a U.S. Navy SEAL.
The Good Guys was originally known by the working title Jack and Dan. For several months, the series was to be known as Code 58, the Dallas Police Department code for "routine investigation", and then briefly as The Five Eight before producers settled on The Good Guys title. The show struggled with low ratings, regularly ranking in fourth place for its timeslot during the summer and then fifth place from October onward. The final episode to air was broadcast December 10, 2010, on Fox.
On December 15, 2010, Fox Television Studios, the production company for the show, informed the Dallas Film Commission that the show would not be renewed for a second season.
He has three children, including youngest son Mateo.
| 1997 | Chekhov's Gun | |||
| Mike Feeny's Secret for Success | ||||
| 1998 | First Prince | |||
| 1999 | Me and the Big Guy | |||
| 2002 | Mementoke | |||
| 2004 | Singularity | |||
| 2017 | There Shall Come Angels | |||
TV series
| 2010 | The Good Guys | (1) | (4) | |||
| 2007–2013 | Burn Notice | (5) | (24) | |||
| 2011 | Television film | |||||
| 2015 | The Comedians | (2) | ||||
| Complications | (2) | (4) | "USA Starts Production on Drama 'Complications' Starring Jason O'Mara", TV by the Numbers, September 17, 2014. | |||
| 2017 | APB | (3) | ||||
| Ben 10 | (1) | |||||
| 2017–2019 | The Gifted | (5) | ||||
| 2021 | Turner & Hooch | (6) | ||||
| 2023 | True Lies | (13) |
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