John Masius (born July 30, 1950 in Scarsdale, New York) is an American writer and producer of television series, credited for creating the series Touched by an Angel (1994–2003), Providence (1999–2002) and HawthoRNe (2009–2011). He took over as co-showrunner and head writer of the series Dead Like Me after the departure of creator Bryan Fuller.