R. Scott Gemmill

R. Scott Gemmill is a Canadian television writer and producer. He wrote and produced for JAG and ER. He also wrote for all fourteen seasons of NCIS: Los Angeles, serving as showrunner from its eighth season onward. Gemmill is currently the creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the acclaimed medical drama The Pitt (2025–present), which won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.

Early life Gemmill was born in Orangeville, Ontario and raised in Fort Erie, Ontario.

Career Gemmill started as a story editor on Friday the 13th: The Series in 1989 and also wrote for the show. He joined the crew in the first season and remained until the fourth season, writing a total of 18 episodes. After two years of writing for the show, he became a producer.

He joined the crew of ER in its sixth season as a supervising producer and writer, He wrote for the series until the thirteenth season, a total of thirty-two episodes.

He went on to work on the drama series Smith as an executive producer.

Notable filmography

Tropical Heat (1991–1993) JAG (1995–1999) ER (1999–2007) Women's Murder Club (2007–2008) NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023) The Pitt (2025–present)

Primetime Emmy Award nominations

2000 - Outstanding Drama Series | ER 2001 - Outstanding Drama Series | ER 2025 - Outstanding Drama Series | The Pitt (won) 2025 - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | The Pitt