Screenwriter / Producer / Author

Quinton Peeples was born in San Angelo, Texas, raised in nearby Abilene and remained there until 1984.  His vision of pursuing a career as a painter was quickly falling apart and he found himself answering a different call – the entertainment business. He arrived in Los Angeles immediately following the summer Olympics and set his sight on film school, resulting in his graduating with an MFA from the American Film Institute.  The two projects written there for his graduate thesis became “AN AMBUSH OF GHOSTS”, a Sundance Award winner in 1993, and “A HEART FULL OF RAIN”, a television movie for CBS.   

Moving easily between the world of indie film and television, Quinton has written multiple features for all the major networks and studios including Fox, NBC, ABC, Disney, Lionsgate and many others.  He found his way to directing in 1995 when he shot his original screenplay “JOYRIDE” starring Tobey Maguire and Benicio DelToro.  He continues to direct indie features, commercials, and web series, in addition to his writing work.

In 2008 when the WGA strike happened Quinton realized everyone else on the picket line had work friends to march with and he didn’t.  That’s when he discovered that television writers collaborate as a team and the lure of that idea was irresistible.   He wrote his first television spec pilot which resulted in his staffing on “FLASHFORWARD” at ABC.  Transitioning to hour long drama, Quinton has worked on multiple shows as varied as “UNFORGETTABLE”, “THE LAST SHIP”, “11/22/63”, and Marvel’s “RUNAWAYS”.  Most recently he ran the limited series “ECHOES” for Netflix.

Quinton is also a published author, with essays appearing in “CUT TO THE CHASE: WRITING FEATURE FILMS WITH THE PROS”, “ETERNAL LIVING: REFLECTIONS ON FAITH AND FORMATION”, and the graphic novel, “THE BIG COUNTRY”.  His screenplay with Billy Crystal, “HAVE A NICE DAY” was performed live on stage at the Minetta Theater in New York City and is available on Audible as part of their Audible Originals program.

Quinton is a graduate of the Renovare Institute of Christian Spiritual Formation.  While at Renovare, he studied under Dallas Willard, John Ortberg, Gary Moon and many others.  He has preached and taught in a variety of settings throughout Southern California and was a founding member and leader at Thad’s, a mission station in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.