Biography.guide
Home › People › Television producer › John C. Kelley
Portrait of John C. Kelley

John C. Kelley

American screenwriter

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About John C. Kelley

John C. Kelley was an American television producer, screenwriter and television writer.

John C. Kelley (sometimes credited as John Kelley) is an American television writer and producer who formerly served as a supervising producer on the acclaimed Fox medical drama House (2004–12).

Career Kelley's career in entertainment began when he wrote and directed a short film entitled The Yellow Badge of Courage in 1999. In 2001 he served as a producer and writer on a television special entitled Earthship.TV, a display of footage from filmmaker James Cameron's expedition to the wreck of the RMS Titanic. From 2003 to 2007 he served as a writer and producer on the CBS crime series NCIS, writing or co-writing sixteen episodes during this time. In 2010 he wrote a freelance episode of House, which aired as part of its sixth season. He was brought aboard as a staff writer at the beginning of season seven.

Television work

NCIS episodes 1.03: "Sea Dog" (with Donald P. Bellisario) 1.03: "Marine Down" 1.15: "Enigma" 1.20: "Missing" 2.05: "The Bone Yard" 2.09: "Forced Entry" (with Jesse Stern) 2.11: "Black Water" (with Juan Carlos Coto) 2.15: "Caught on Tape" (with Chris Crowe and Gil Grant) 2.23: "Twilight" 3.03: "Mind Games" (with Jeffrey Kirkpatrick) 3.04: "Silver War" (with Joshua Lurie) 4.01: "Shalom" (with Donald Bellisario) 4.10: "Smoked" (with Robert Palm) 4.11: "Driven" (with Nell Scovell and Richard Arthur) 4.15: "Friends and Lovers" 4.19: "Grace Period"

House episodes 6.18: "Knight Fall" 7.03: "Unwritten" 7.14: "Recession Proof" 7.17: "Fall from Grace" 8.05: "The Confession" 8.14: "Love Is Blind" 8.19: "The C Word"

The Blacklist episodes 1.05: "The Courier (No. 85)"

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Frequently asked questions

Who was John C. Kelley?

American screenwriter

What was John C. Kelley's occupation?

John C. Kelley was a television producer, screenwriter and television writer.

What nationality was John C. Kelley?

John C. Kelley was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John C. Kelley

· Wikidata: Q6224476

· DBpedia: John C. Kelley

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John C. Kelley. https://biography.guide/john-c-kelley/

MLA: "John C. Kelley." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/john-c-kelley/.

Chicago: "John C. Kelley." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/john-c-kelley/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-22 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:00 UTC