Jon Cooksey is a writer/producer living and working in Vancouver. He works both solo and jointly with his wife, Ali Marie Matheson; Jon & Ali together were the creators of “The Collector (TV series)

The Collector (TV series)

The Collector is a Canadian Supernatural drama television series about a man attempting to help save people who have bargained their souls with the Devil...

”, on which they served as executive producers, showrunners and head writers, and they’re currently writing two drama series pilots for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...

. On the solo front, Jon is currently in development on “Moon Knight

Moon Knight

Moon Knight is a fictional character, a mercenary-turned-superhero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character exists in the Marvel Universe and was created by Doug Moench and Don Perlin...

”, a drama series for CTV based on the Marvel comic of the same name, and he’s also working on environmentally-themed projects in a variety of other media, reflecting his deep desire to have a habitable planet to retire on. First among them is the theatrical docu-comedy How to Boil a Frog

How to Boil a Frog

HOW TO BOIL A FROG is an award winning eco-comedy that shows the consequences of overshoot: too many people using up too little planet. An everyman dad gives us the scoop on the imminent end of the world as we know it, and five surprising ways we can save civilization while making our own lives...

, on which he’s acting as writer, director, producer and court jester.

Jon has worked in all genres of film and television, including comedy, drama and family. In TV, he and Ali were previously the showrunners on “So Weird

So Weird

So Weird is a television series shot in Vancouver, British Columbia that aired on the Disney Channel as a midseason replacement from January 18, 1999 to September 28, 2001. In season one and season two, the series centered around teenage girl Fiona Phillips who toured with her rock star mom ,...

”, a half-hour drama in the vein of “The X Files”, for The Disney Channel

Disney Channel

Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...

, and have also written pilots for Comedy Central

Comedy Central

Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....

 and FX (TV Network). He and Ali have also done extensive work in animation, from online/new media projects to series (“Rugrats

Rugrats

Rugrats is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The series premiered on August 11, 1991, and aired its last episode on June 8, 2004....

”) to features. A full resume can be found on Jon and Ali’s website.

As writers, Jon and Ali have won Humanitas, Gemini and Cable Ace awards, and been nominated for a prime-time Emmy. “The Collector” has also won a Leo Award for Best Series, and was nominated for Best Series at the Monte Carlo International Film & TV Festival, based on its success overseas. A native of Los Angeles, Jon had a long career in Hollywood before moving to Vancouver; he became a dual citizen in July, 2003.