John Shiban is an American
television writer and
producer. He worked in both capacities on
The X-Files and its spin-off
The Lone Gunmen,
Star Trek: Enterprise,
Smallville,
Supernatural,
Legend of the Seeker,
Breaking Bad, and
The Vampire Diaries. In 1997, he was nominated for a
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for his work on
The X-Files episode "
Memento Mori". He shared the nomination with co-writers
Chris Carter,
Frank Spotnitz, and
Vince Gilligan. In 1998, Shiban shared a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series with
The X-files production team.