J.T. Petty is an American film director, author, and video game writer. His films and novels contain elements that are from the horror genre. J.T. Petty is best known for his writing for Ubisoft's Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, and he is also credited with creating the Splinter Cell series' iconic protagonist Sam Fisher. He is currently as a film director and resides in Brooklyn, New York.