He attended Whitman College, graduating with a double major in theatre and English literature.
His girlfriend at the time passed his resume to producers at CBS's Cold Case, and he was hired as a writers production assistant.
[2] After Zack Estrin was hired as showrunner for the ABC series Once Upon a Time's new spinoff Once Upon a Time in Wonderland by Edward Kitsis, Jane Espenson and Adam Horowitz; he brought Schwartz on, since establishing a rapport with him on Zero Hour.
When Wonderland wasn't renewed for a second season; Schwartz became the only crew member to shift over to the mother series, joining its fourth year.
Schwartz has contributed some notable episodes of the series such as: "Rocky Road," "Smash the Mirror," "The Broken Kingdom," and "Birth.