Tim Sexton was born in St. Louis, and majored in English at Colorado College. He travelled extensively, living in Spain and Mexico, working as a journalist, translator and ad man. He moved to Los Angeles and wrote numerous films for HBO, including: For Love or Country, starring Andy Garcia (2002 WGA Paul Selvin Award winner); Boycott, focusing on a decisive moment in the life of Martin Luther King Jr., starring Jeffrey Wright and Terrence Howard (Humanitas Prize finalist); and the Emmy award nominated Live From Baghdad, starring Michael Keaton and Helena Bonham Carter.
Sexton's screenplay for Children of Men (2006), co-written with director Alfonso Cuarón, earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. He was developing original television series, including The Executioner (Showtime), a surrealist period drama; The Lottery (Lifetime), a thriller set in the near future; and Los Californios (ABC), depicting the annexation of California and the birth of Los Angeles from the point of view of the original Mexicans. He is lives in Topanga, California with spouse and three children.
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