Aaron Waltke

Aaron John Waltke (born August 8, 1984) [1] is an American screenwriter and Emmy-winning, Annie-nominated television producer.[2] He is best known for his work on Guillermo del Toro's Trollhunters (2016–2018), Wizards: Tales of Arcadia (2020), Unikitty! (2018-2020), and Star Trek: Prodigy (2021–present).[3] In 2020, he was named by The College Magazine as one of its "20 under 40" List.[4]

Aaron Waltke
Waltke at the 2018 Annie Awards
Born (1984-08-08) August 8, 1984
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
NationalityAmerican
OccupationTelevision producer and screenwriter
Notable work
Trollhunters
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
Unikitty!
Star Trek: Prodigy
Spouse(s)Ellen Tremiti

Early life

Aaron Waltke was born and raised in Greenwood, Indiana, in the suburbs of Indianapolis.[5] He attended Indiana University Bloomington, where he briefly majored in Psychology before changing his focus to Telecommunications and English.[6] While there, he began directing live theatre, performing sketch comedy, and writing screenplays. [7] He eventually moved to Los Angeles where his work was shown at venues including iO West, The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and the L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival. [8]

Career

Television

Waltke began his television career producing and directing documentaries for PBS, through his work with WTIU at Indiana University. After moving to Los Angeles, he was hired as a writer and producer by National Lampoon Inc. to produce original content for their online comedy and college television networks.[9]

In 2014, he joined the writers room of Guillermo del Toro's award-winning Netflix series Trollhunters, for which he was twice-nominated and won an Emmy Award in the category of "Best Writing for an Animated Series", and was nominated for an Annie Award.[10] He later became co-executive producer and co-showrunner on the final installment of the franchise, Wizards: Tales of Arcadia, for which he co-wrote the pilot with del Toro and was nominated for a Kidscreen Award for "Best New Series."[11] [12]

He also served as co-head writer for a Cartoon Network spinoff of The LEGO Movie entitled Unikitty! produced by Warner Bros. Animation.[13] While there, he co-wrote an episode of Teen Titans Go! for the same creative team.[14]

On July 30th, 2019, it was announced Waltke had joined the forthcoming television series Star Trek: Prodigy as a writer and producer for the project, which marks the first CBS Studios and Nickelodeon co-production in the Star Trek franchise. He previously collaborated with the show's creators, Dan and Kevin Hageman, on Trollhunters. [15]

On October 15th, 2020, Legion M announced that Waltke was attached to develop and executive produce an adult animated television series with Powerhouse Animation based on George Mann's Ghosts of Manhattan novels, an action sci-fi noir story set in an alternate history 1920s New York.[16]

Personal life

Waltke is married to fellow writer and published mystery author Ellen Tremiti. They reside in Los Angeles.[17]

Waltke engages in youth activism and outreach. In 2018, he was the keynote speaker at the 2018 RESET Technology & Creativity Conference, a bi-national event between El Paso, Texas and Juárez, Mexico aimed at encouraging youth innovation, creativity, and opportunity across the Mexico-US border. [18]

Selected filmography
Aaron Waltke television work
YearTitleCredit
2008-2010National Lampoon's College NetworkWriter, Producer, Director
2012-2013Game Program Attack!Writer (7 episodes)
2016-2018Trollhunters: Tales of ArcadiaWriter (24 episodes)
2017Teen Titans Go!Writer (1 episode)
2018-2020Unikitty!Story Editor, Head Writer (56 episodes)
2020Wizards: Tales of ArcadiaShowrunner, Co-Executive Producer, Head Writer (10 episodes)
2021Star Trek: ProdigyProducer, Writer (unknown episodes)

References
  1. "Twitter - Aaron Waltke". Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  2. "IMDb page for Aaron Waltke". IMDb. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  3. Holloway, Daniel (July 7, 2020). "'Wizards,' Final Chapter in Guillermo del Toro's 'Tales of Arcadia' Trilogy, Sets Premiere Date". Variety. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  4. "The College's 20 Under 40". The College. August 7, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  5. Bradley, Dan (July 24, 2019). "A Sit Down with Aaron Waltke: From Cornfields to Trollhunters". The HDRoom. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  6. Camacho, Hannah (February 11, 2018). "'Episode #37. Interview with Writer Aaron Waltke (Trollhunters, Unikitty!): Letting a Story Live and Breathe'". The Basic Brainheart Podcast. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  7. Porter Tilley, Jenny (January 22, 2017). "2 IU grads help write the secret world of Netflix's 'Trollhunters'". The Herald-Times Online. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  8. Bradley, Dan (July 24, 2019). "A Sit Down with Aaron Waltke: From Cornfields to Trollhunters". The HDRoom. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  9. Pesola, Eric (October 28, 2020). "Meet Aaron Waltke — one of the creative minds behind Star Trek: Prodigy". The Trek Report. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  10. Porter Tilley, Jenny (January 22, 2017). "2 IU grads help write the secret world of Netflix's 'Trollhunters'". The Herald-Times Online. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  11. Dickson, Jeremy (November 23, 2020). "Who's up for a Kidscreen Award?". The Kidscreen Awards. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  12. Davis, Victoria (August 7, 2020). "Guillermo del Toro's 'Wizards' Brings His 'Tales of Arcadia' Trilogy to a Close". Animation World Network. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  13. Joe, Literary (August 7, 2020). "TALES OF ARCADIA Exclusive: Writers Waltke And Quandt On The Franchise And Hopes For An MCU POWER PACK Film". ComicbookMovie.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  14. "IMDb page for Aaron Waltke". IMDb. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  15. Lovett, Jaime (July 30, 2019). "Star Trek Animated Series Reveals Writing Team". Comicbook.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  16. Carter, Michelle P. (October 13, 2020). "Legion M's New Animated Noir Project... Ghosts of Manhattan!". Official Legion M website. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  17. "Wedding Announcements". The Daily Journal. December 9, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  18. Staff, UC (October 20, 2018). "Binational Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit Coming to UTEP". UTEP Communications. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
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