Biography
Mike Jones is an American screenwriter and journalist. Born in San Antonio, Texas, he graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He began his career in entertainment journalism as managing editor of Filmmaker Magazine and executive editor of IndieWire, later working at Variety. He is a MacDowell Colony fellow.
Jones wrote the feature films EvenHand (2002), Soul (2020), Luca (2021) and Elio (2025). He wrote, directed and served as showrunner on the limited series Dream Productions (2024). He has also contributed to Brothers (2026) as a staff writer and writer. In 2026 he received Children’s and Family Emmy nominations for his work on Dream Productions.
