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Tim Kring / Executive Producer & Creator


Tim Kring is the creator and executive producer of "Heroes," NBC's Emmy Award-nominated epic saga that chronicles the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities.

Kring grew up primarily in Northern California. Eventually, his parents, who were both teachers, moved the family to Santa Maria on the Central California coast. Kring studied film at nearby Allen Hancock Junior College before transferring to the University of Santa Barbara, where he earned his bachelor of arts degree in religious studies.

Kring later attended the master of fine arts program at the University of Southern California's renowned film school from 1981-84, then worked his way up in production as a grip, gaffer and on camera crews on various low budget films and documentaries. He continued working in production until selling his first pitch for an episode of "Knight Rider" in 1985. Kring spent the next 11 years writing feature films, including the sequel "Teen Wolf II," series pilots and television movies such as "Bay Coven" and "Falling for You."

In 1996, Kring became a producer on the popular television series "Chicago Hope" and was elevated to supervising producer on the series a year later. In 1998, he co-created the series "Strange World" and served as co-executive producer on the drama "L.A. Doctors." Kring joined the staff of "Providence" in 1999 as co-executive producer and signed an overall deal with the then NBC Studios. In 2001, Kring created NBC's procedural drama "Crossing Jordan," which celebrated its historic 100th episode milestone in March 2006.

Kring resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Lisa, who is a social worker, and their two children, Amelia and Ethan. In his spare time, he enjoys collecting acoustic guitars.