Whitesell, Sean

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Whitesell, Sean

PERSONAL

Full name, Sean D. Whitesell; brother of Chris Whitesell (a writer), John Whitesell (a director), and Patrick Whitesell (an actor). Education: University of California, San Diego, M.F.A.

Addresses:

Agent—Leslie Maskin, United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Producer, writer, story editor, and actor.

Member:

Writers Guild of America, West.

CREDITS

Television Work; Series:

Story editor, Oz (also known as Kylmae rinki, Oz—A vida e uma prisao, and Oz—livet bak murene), HBO, 1997.

Story editor, Battery Park, NBC, 2000.

Story editor, The Beat (also known as Flesh & Blood), UPN, 2000.

Executive story editor, Oz (also known as Kylmae rinki, Oz—A vida e uma prisao, and Oz—livet bak murene), HBO, 2000-2001.

Producer, Oz (also known as Kylmae rinki, Oz—A vida e uma prisao, and Oz—livet bak murene), HBO, 2000-2002.

Coproducer, Boston Public, Fox, 2001-2002.

Producer, Push, Nevada, ABC, 2002-2003.

Supervising producer, Cold Case, CBS, 2003-2005.

Co-executive producer, Cold Case, CBS, 2005-2006.

Co-executive producer, The Black Donnellys, NBC, 2007.

Television Work; Episodic:

Co-executive producer, "God Is a Comedian" (Internet-only episode), The Black Donnellys, http://www.nbci.com, March 5, 2007.

Some sources state that Whitesell directed episodes of the series Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as H: LOTS and Homicide), NBC.

Television Appearances; Series:

Dr. Eli Devilbliss, Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as H: LOTS and Homicide), NBC, between 1993 and 1999.

Donald Groves, Oz (also known as Kylmae rinki, Oz—A vida e uma prisao, and Oz—livet bak murene), HBO, 1997.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Country club attendant, And the Band Played On (also known as E a banda continua a tocar, E a vida continua, En el filo de la duda, Es a zenekar jatszik tovabb, Guerra al virus, Il grande gelo, Kai i zoi synehizetai, Les soldats de l'esperance,und das Leben geht weiter, and Y la banda siguio tocando), HBO, 1993.

Dr. Eli Devilbliss, Homicide: The Movie (also known as Homicide: Life Everlasting and Uppdrag mord), NBC, 2000.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Intern, "Prescription for Death," Law & Order (also known as Law & Order Prime), NBC, 1990.

James Vannoker, "Curtain Call," Silk Stalkings, CBS and USA Network, 1992.

Waiter, "Crazy for You … and You," Flying Blind, Fox, 1992.

First officer, "Johnny Saves the World," Johnny Bago, CBS, 1993.

Squad sergeant, "High Treason: Part 1," The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (also known as Brisco County, Jr.), Fox, 1994.

"A Bird in the Hand," The John Larroquette Show (also known as Larroquette), NBC, 1994.

"All Jammed Up," Pacific Blue, USA Network, 1996.

Appeared as an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (a Mountie), Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (also known as Super Mr. Cooper, Echt super, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Cooper et nous, and Vivir con Mr. Cooper), ABC.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Second jogger, N.Y.P.D. Mounted, CBS, 1991.

Padraic McDonnell, Philly Heat, ABC, 1995.

Film Appearances:

Officer, Calendar Girl (also known as Dziewczyna z kalendarza, La chica del calendario, La troviamo a Beverly Hills, Randevou me tin Marilyn, Randka z Marilyn Monroe, and Vad pojkar vill ha), Columbia, 1993.

Raider, The Killing Box (also known as Ghost Brigade, Ghost Brigade: The Killing Box, Grey Knight, and Grey Night), Motion Picture Corporation of America, 1993.

WRITINGS

Teleplays; Episodic:

"Kellerman, P.I.: Part 2," Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as H: LOTS and Homicide), NBC, 1998.

"Pit Bull Sessions," Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as H: LOTS and Homicide), NBC, 1998.

"Three Little Words," The Beat (also known as Flesh & Blood), UPN, 2000.

Oz (also known as Kylmae rinki, Oz—A vida e uma prisao, and Oz—livet bak murene), HBO, multiple episodes in 2001 and 2002.

"Chapter Thirty-Seven," Boston Public, Fox, 2002.

"Vamonos Chica," Robbery Homicide Division (also known as Metro and R.H.D./LA: Robbery Homicide Division/Los Angeles), CBS, 2003.

Cold Case, CBS, multiple episodes, beginning 2003.

"Lies," The Black Donnellys, NBC, 2007.

Wrote "The Black Drop," an unaired episode of The Black Donnellys, NBC.