Howard Gordon is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning writer and producer who has worked in Hollywood for more than twenty years. He co-created the hit Showtime series "Homeland", and is the showrunner of the NBC series "Awake". He also served as executive producer of the hit television show "24 "for its full eight-season run, and prior to working on "24", Gordon was a writer and executive producer for "The X-Files." He lives with his family in Pacific Palisades, California.""