From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Robert Jay Bobby Roth born 1950 is a television and film director screenwriter and producer Roth began his tertiary education at the University of California Berkeley studying philosophy and creative writing before earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Cinema at the University of Southern California in 1972 He continued his education at the University of California Los Angeles enrolling in the Master of Fine Arts program and received his graduate degree in motion picture production in 1975 In the following year he wrote produced and directed his first film Independence Day Since then Roth has written produced and directed dozens of television and feature films and episodes His 1984 film Heartbreakers was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival TV series hes worked on include Dr Quinn Medicine Woman Numb3rs Commander in Chief Without a Trace New Amsterdam Raising the Bar Criminal Minds Prison Break Lost FlashForward Fringe Life Unexpected V The Mentalist Revenge and Breakout Kings