Tom Casiello

Tom Casiello is an American writer. Casiello has written content for three distinct entertainment genres.

Casiello began his career as a soap opera writer, working on a number of shows as a staff writer.

He was then hired by WWE, where he served as the creative writer from 2011 to 2016.

In recent years, Casiello has written for Gen-Z Media, where he was head writer for Six Minutes, and its sequel, Six Minutes: Out of Time.

In 2018, Casiello joined the writing team at Respawn Entertainment and was part of the creation of the first seventeen Legends in Apex Legends. He also co-wrote the book Pathfinder's Quest, with Manny Hagopian and Ashley Reed, as well as the Dark Horse Comics mini-series, Apex Legends: Overtime.

In 2021, he became Narrative Director at Gravity Well Games, and is currently working on that studio's first game.

Positions held
Another World
 * Writers’ Intern (1998–1999)

As the World Turns Days of Our Lives One Life to Live The Young and the Restless
 * Breakdown Writer (2000–2002)
 * Assistant to the Writers (1999–2002)
 * Associate Head Writer (January 22, 2007 – January 24, 2008)
 * Breakdown Writer (October 27, 2004 – August 1, 2006)
 * Script Writer (September 22, 2004 – October 26, 2004) [Note: On air credit error made by the show – Casiello did not write any scripts]
 * Breakdown Writer (April 20, 2009 – May 27, 2011)
 * Occasional Breakdown Writer (September 6, 2006 – October 25, 2006)

Apex Legends
 * Writer.

WWE
 * Creative Writer (April 17, 2011 – December 9, 2016)

Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy Awards
 * NOMINATION (2006; Best Writing; One Life to Live)
 * WIN (2001 & 2002; Best Writing; As The World Turns)

Writers Guild of America Award
 * NOMINATION (2005 Season; One Life to Live)