Tim Kring is creator and executive producer of Heroes, NBC's Emmy-nominated epic saga that chronicles the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities.
Kring grew up primarily in Northern California. He studied film at Allan Hancock Junior College before transferring to the University of Santa Barbara, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in religious studies. He attended the master of fine arts program at the University of Southern California's renowned film school and worked his way up in production as a grip, gaffer and on camera crews.
He continued working in production until selling his first pitch for an episode of Knight Rider. Kring spent the next eleven years writing feature films, including the sequel Teen Wolf II, series pilots and television movies. Before creating Heroes, he was a producer for television shows including Chicago Hope and Providence. He also created the procedural drama Crossing Jordan, which ran for 6 seasons on NBC and over 100 episodes.
In 2008, Kring expanded his horizons, from the film and TV world by pairing with New York author Dale Peck to sell a pitch for a trilogy of books to Crown Publishing. The trilogy is to be titled “The Flag of Orpheus” with the first book in the trilogy entitled Shift.
Kring resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Lisa, who is a social worker, and their two children, Amelia and Ethan. In his spare time, he enjoys photography and collecting acoustic guitars.
