Timothy Lee is a highly accomplished and sought-after writer. He is the co-creator, writer and script producer of the outback dynastic drama series TERRITORY (Netflix), which rose to the global number one most watched TV show on the platform in its first week of release, and was nominated for Best Drama Program at the 2025 Logie Awards.

Timothy was a core writer across all five seasons of the popular dramedy BUMP (Stan), and he script produced the third season. The series has earned several accolades over the years, including four Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Award nominations for both Best Narrative Comedy and Best Drama, and in the same category as the latter, two Logie Award nominations. For his writing on the critically acclaimed series MYSTERY ROAD (ABC), Timothy garnered an Australian Writer’s Guild Award (AWGIE) nomination for Best Screenplay in a Television Drama Series, an AACTA Award nomination for Best Screenplay in Television, and a NSW Premier’s Literary Award nomination. Likewise, for his episode on the sequel, MYSTERY ROAD: ORIGIN, Timothy received an AACTA Award nomination for Best Screenplay in Television.

Further writing credits include DOCTOR DOCTOR (Nine Network), THE UNLISTED (Netflix),which won the 2020 Prix Jeunesse International award for Outstanding Children’s Television,  BAD MOTHERS (Nine Network), RUSH (Network Ten), HOUSE HUSBANDS (Nine Network), SERANGOON ROAD (ABC/HBO Asia) and RESCUE: SPECIAL OPS (Nine Network).

Timothy’s first job out of film school was writing on the highly regarded, cult favourite video game L.A. Noire for Rockstar Games and Team Bondi.

Timothy holds a Masters in Drama (Screenwriting) from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School and a BA (Hons) in Comparative Religion from the University of Sydney.