Russ Cochrane is a Canadian screenwriter and producer who has contributed to numerous television series and films.

He is currently a co-executive producer and writer on the critically acclaimed BBC America television series Orphan Black,[1] which stars the Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actress Tatiana Maslany.

[6] Cochrane also wrote the original screenplay for the Gemini Award-winning MOW Last Exit,[7] directed by John Fawcett.

His other credits include the adventure series Young Blades; the teen comedy Radio Free Roscoe; and MTV's Undressed, produced by Roland Joffé.

Cochrane earned a degree in Philosophy and History from Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.