Jon Bokenkamp

Jon Bokenkamp (born June 30, 1973 in Kearney, Nebraska) is an American writer and producer best known for his role in writing the screenplays for Taking Lives and The Call, and creating the NBC series The Blacklist along with The Blacklist: Redemption.

He was involved in theater and music as a student at Kearney High School, attended the University of Nebraska at Kearney, then went to the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California.

Bokenkamp was encouraged to enter a script writing competition by friend and fellow Nebraskan, Todd Nelson, creator of the Nebraska Coast Connection. After winning the competition, Jon landed an agent and his first paid assignment, rewriting a horror film for Exorcist director William Friedkin.

Success allowed Bokenkamp to return to his hometown where he earned the 2013 Hub Freedom Award for his work restoring the historic World Theater in downtown Kearney, Nebraska.

Bokenkamp was awarded with an honorary doctorate in fine arts from University of Nebraska at Kearney in May 2019.

Filmography Films Year Title Notes 2000 Preston Tylk (also known as Bad Seed) Writer/director 2001 Drive In Movie Memories (documentary) Associate producer 2004 Taking Lives Writer 2007 Perfect Stranger Writer 2013 The Call Writer

Television Year Title Notes 2013–2023 The Blacklist Creator, executive producer 2017 The Blacklist: Redemption Creator, executive producer 2025 The Last Frontier Creator, executive producer