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{{short description|American screenwriter}}
<b>Rafe Judkins</b> (born ], ] in ], ]) is a contestant on the 11th season of ], which took place in ].


{{BLP sources|date=September 2022}}
Judkins was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah in a huge ] family that is said to include 60 first cousins. Rafe's childhood involved him spending time painting rocks and taking apart machines. This was probably because of his mother being an artist and father being an inventor. He spent 14 years in Sewickley Academy after moving to ], ] at the age of five. His time was spent towards teaching English and science to inner city middle school students. He graduated in ] and was selected as the member of the senior class most likely to be on Survivor. Rafe helped create Survivor simulation games for such websites as Survivor Central.
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'''Rafe Lee Judkins''' (born January 8, 1983) is an American screenwriter and television producer. He is the ] for the ] television series ], has several writing credits for TV, and appeared as a contestant on the ] of '']'', which took place in ].
Judkins moved to ], ], sometime after graduating from the Academy to attend ]. His main focus during this time was in ] and ]. He also managed the Brown Outdoor Leadership Training (BOLT) program, which is used to give students exposure to wilderness situations with small groups of people. He also founded a cooking class for students which is run by Brown's head catering chef.


==Early life==
His love for travel and adventure is extensive and began early. At 22 years old, he has been to all 50 states and 14 different countries. He also has lived in ], ] for seven months.
Judkins was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to a large Mormon family. He attended ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Horiuchi |first=Vince |date= December 1, 2005 |title=Gay Mormon gets real on 'Survivor' |url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=3267586&itype=NGPSID |work=Salt Lake Tribune |access-date=January 5, 2024}}</ref>
Judkins currently resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with his mother, father and brother, Landon. He has a partner, Steven, and hopes to raise children with him someday.


== Survivor == ==''Survivor''==
Judkins participated in '']'' in the Fall of 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Survivors Rafe! |url=https://www.out.com/entertainment/2005/12/20/survivors-rafe |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=www.out.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rafe Judkins peed blindfolded onto a 'Survivor' helicopter |url=https://ew.com/tv/survivor-guatemala-rafe-judkins-quarantine-questionnaire/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref>
Rafe Judkins participated in ] in the fall of ] and was part of the Yaxha (Blue Buffs on show) tribe. Rafe had an early alliance with ], ], ] and ] but back-to-back immunity losses caused the departure of McDevitt and Valera. As of the fourth episode, Rafe had been switched to the Nakum tribe along with three other Yaxha members (Jamie, Stephenie, and Lydia). They managed to persuade a Nakum member (Judd) to vote with them, thus giving them a 5-3 majority on Nakum. In episode five, they won the immunity challenge. In episode six, both teams had to vote a member out, but Rafe won individual immunity. As the reward, he was not in danger of being eliminated, he had the opportunity to watch the other tribe during their Tribal Council, and he was allowed to give individual immunity to a player on the other team. He chose ]. In episode seven, Rafe, with Stephenie, had to solve a puzzle in order to win tribal immunity. They finished the puzzle in the nick of time, thus helping their tribe go into the merge with a majority.


==Television career==
In episode eight, the teams merged into the Xhakum tribe; Rafe and Lydia worked on the team flag. Rafe's alliance expanded to include Cindy, and although Rafe was tempted to vote out Jamie due to Jamie taunting the tribe members who were in the voting minority, ultimately his alliance voted out challenge threat Brandon. In episode nine, Rafe continued to be frustrated with Jamie, and nearly beat him in an immunity challenge centered on navigating across bridges. In episode ten, Rafe won his second individual immunity in a challenge in which he had to climb through various hurdles and ropes. To his surprise, Rafe began to think he would be seen as a challenge threat. Jamie offered Rafe a final 3 alliance with Judd, but Rafe, increasingly upset by Jamie's paranoia, convinced alliance partners Stephenie and Lydia that it was the right time to vote Jamie out. Afterwards, he worked with Stephenie and Lydia to overthrow Judd, giving Danni a second chance at the game.
After ''Survivor'', Judkins moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in screenwriting. He was staffed on the short-lived ] drama, '']'', and then was a writer on the third season of '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chuckpodcast.com/rafe-judkins-qa/|title=Rafe Judkins Q&A – Chuck vs. the Podcast|website=www.chuckpodcast.com|access-date=2014-01-24|archive-date=2014-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203011710/http://www.chuckpodcast.com/rafe-judkins-qa/|url-status=dead}}</ref> After a stint on ] he began writing for '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shieldtv.net/meet-the-agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-writing-team/2295|title=Meet the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Writing Team|work=ShieldTV|access-date=10 January 2014}}</ref>

===''The Wheel of Time''===
On April 20, 2017, it was announced that Judkins would be showrunning the ] of '']''.''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/wheel-of-time-tv-series-sony-1202390897/|title='Wheel of Time' TV Series Lands at Sony|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=20 April 2017}}</ref> ''

===''The Last Amazons''===
In May 2018, it was announced that Judkins was showrunning and writing ''The Last Amazons'' alongside director/executive producer ], a television show about the real ] women in ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/michael-douglas-ava-duvernay-david-simon-peter-dinklage-atrium-tv-1202817294/|title=Michael Douglas, Ava DuVernay, David Simon Board New Shows for Atrium TV|last=Clarke|first=Stewart|date=2018-05-21|work=Variety|access-date=2018-06-15|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{{BLP unsourced section|date=October 2023}}

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;" |Year
! rowspan="2" |Title
! colspan="3" |Credited as
! rowspan="2" |Notes
! rowspan="2" |Ref.
|-
!Writer
!Producer
!Other
|-
|2005
|'']''
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
|Contestant, finished in 3rd place
|
|-
|2006
|'']''
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
|Writers' assistant
|
|-
|2006
|'']''
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
|Script coordinator
|
|-
|2008
|''My Own Worst Enemy: Conspiracy Theory''
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
|Wrote: "Dementia"
|
|-
|2008
|'']''
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
|Staff writer, wrote 2 episodes
|
|-
|2010–12
|'']''
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
|Wrote 11 episodes<br>Also story editor and executive story editor
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=viapiuser |date=2019-10-17 |title=Rafe Judkins |url=https://variety.com/exec/rafe-judkins/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|'']''
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no|No}}
|Co-producer, wrote: "What Peter Can Live Without"
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2013–15
|'']''
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no|No}}
|Wrote 5 episodes<br>Supervising producer and producer
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2019
|''Honor''
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Executive}}
| {{no|No}}
|Short film
|
|-
|2021–present
|]
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Executive}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| Developer
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rice |first=Lynette |date=2024-05-01 |title=‘The Wheel Of Time’ Team Breaks Down Season 2 Beach Scene, Teases “Bonkers” Season 3 Start |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/the-wheel-of-time-season-3-bonkers-prime-video-1235901120/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|'']''
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no|No}}
| {{no|No}}
|Screenplay and story by
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Sonya |date=2022-03-02 |title=Adapting a Video Game to Film: A Conversation with the Writers of ‘Uncharted’ |url=https://scriptmag.com/interviews-features/adapting-a-video-game-to-film-a-conversation-with-the-writers-of-uncharted |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Script Magazine |language=en-us}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
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American screenwriter
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Rafe Judkins
BornRafe Lee Judkins
(1983-01-08) January 8, 1983 (age 41)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Occupation(s)Television writer, television producer, screenwriter

Rafe Lee Judkins (born January 8, 1983) is an American screenwriter and television producer. He is the showrunner for the Amazon Prime Video television series The Wheel of Time, has several writing credits for TV, and appeared as a contestant on the 11th season of Survivor, which took place in Guatemala.

Early life

Judkins was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to a large Mormon family. He attended Brown University.

Survivor

Judkins participated in Survivor: Guatemala in the Fall of 2005.

Television career

After Survivor, Judkins moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in screenwriting. He was staffed on the short-lived Christian Slater drama, My Own Worst Enemy, and then was a writer on the third season of Chuck. After a stint on Hemlock Grove he began writing for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..

The Wheel of Time

On April 20, 2017, it was announced that Judkins would be showrunning the TV adaptation of The Wheel of Time.

The Last Amazons

In May 2018, it was announced that Judkins was showrunning and writing The Last Amazons alongside director/executive producer Ava DuVernay, a television show about the real Amazon women in Ancient Greece.

Filmography

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Year Title Credited as Notes Ref.
Writer Producer Other
2005 Survivor: Guatemala No No Yes Contestant, finished in 3rd place
2006 The 4400 No No Yes Writers' assistant
2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit No No Yes Script coordinator
2008 My Own Worst Enemy: Conspiracy Theory Yes No No Wrote: "Dementia"
2008 My Own Worst Enemy Yes No Yes Staff writer, wrote 2 episodes
2010–12 Chuck Yes No Yes Wrote 11 episodes
Also story editor and executive story editor
2013 Hemlock Grove Yes Yes No Co-producer, wrote: "What Peter Can Live Without"
2013–15 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Yes Yes No Wrote 5 episodes
Supervising producer and producer
2019 Honor Yes Executive No Short film
2021–present The Wheel of Time Yes Executive Yes Developer
2022 Uncharted Yes No No Screenplay and story by

References

  1. Horiuchi, Vince (December 1, 2005). "Gay Mormon gets real on 'Survivor'". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  2. "Survivors Rafe!". www.out.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  3. "Rafe Judkins peed blindfolded onto a 'Survivor' helicopter". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  4. "Rafe Judkins Q&A – Chuck vs. the Podcast". www.chuckpodcast.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  5. "Meet the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Writing Team". ShieldTV. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  6. Otterson, Joe (20 April 2017). "'Wheel of Time' TV Series Lands at Sony".
  7. Clarke, Stewart (2018-05-21). "Michael Douglas, Ava DuVernay, David Simon Board New Shows for Atrium TV". Variety. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  8. ^ viapiuser (2019-10-17). "Rafe Judkins". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  9. Rice, Lynette (2024-05-01). "'The Wheel Of Time' Team Breaks Down Season 2 Beach Scene, Teases "Bonkers" Season 3 Start". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  10. Alexander, Sonya (2022-03-02). "Adapting a Video Game to Film: A Conversation with the Writers of 'Uncharted'". Script Magazine. Retrieved 2024-12-12.

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