Cole Quirk is a screenwriter, director, and playwright that grew up in Blue Bell, a small town outside of Philadelphia. Intent on becoming a prosecutor, she received her BS in Crime, Law and Justice from Penn State and attended New England School of Law in Boston. She then worked in private Criminal Defense in Philadelphia and Intellectual Property Law on Wall Street. 

Her passion for writing led to an MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA. She trained in sketch and improv comedy at Upright Citizen's Brigade NY & LA, Second City Chicago, and The People's Improv Theater NY. 

Her comedic play I'm Jennifer Mother F*cking Lawrence which she wrote and directed premiered to critical acclaim in the Hollywood Fringe Festival June 2019. Her short film (which she wrote and directed) The Copier (2024) is currently in festival contention and her next short ESP (2025) is in post production. 

She assisted writers on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS), The 100 (CW), Resurrection (ABC), Scream (MTV), and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC). She sold a murder mystery feature to The Hallmark Channel and was a staff writer on Justified: City Primeval (FX).