Biography

David is an Emmy-nominated director of drama and (occasionally) documentary. Recent credits include ‘Preacher’ (AMC), ‘Anne with an E’ (Netflix) and ‘I’m Dying Up Here’ (Showtime); he also directed the feature documentary ‘My Nazi Legacy’, which premiered at the Tribeca Festival in 2015 and featured on BBC ‘Storyville’. 

Before that highlights and personal favourites include ‘Downton Abbey’, ‘Shameless’, the RTS award-winning ‘Unforgiven’, starring Suranne Jones, and the 4 x 60m BBC drama ‘One Night’ starring Douglas Hodge, Jessica Hynes and Georgina Campbell. Most recently he directed three episodes of the forthcoming BBC drama “Gold Digger”.

He is currently developing an espionage-centred feature script for the BFI and workshopping an improvisation-led drama project.
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Credits

Band Of Gold 2 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 2, Episode 5   Director 1996
Series 2, Episode 6   Director 1996
Our Boy 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1997
Fever Pitch 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1996
Storyville 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2016
Common As Muck 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 1995
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 1995
Series 1, Episode 6   Director 1995
Shameless 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 2, Episode 1   Director 2004
Series 2, Episode 7   Director 2004
Series 2, Episode 8   Director 2004
Mysterious Creatures 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2006
Children, The 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Episode 1   Director 2008
Episode 2   Director 2008
Episode 3   Director 2008
Unforgiven 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2008
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2008
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2008
Whitechapel 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 2, Episode 1   Director 2010
Series 2, Episode 2   Director 2009
Series 2, Episode 3   Director 2010
Downton Abbey 6 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 3, Episode 7   Director 2012
Series 3, Episode 8   Director 2012
Series 4, Episode 1   Director 2013
Series 4, Episode 2   Director 2013
Series 6, Episode 7   Director 2015
Series 6, Episode 8   Director 2015
Robber Bride, The 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2007
Silk 2 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2010
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2010
One Night 4 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2012
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2012
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2012
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2012
Crimson Field, The 2 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2014
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2014
Cucumber 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2015
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2015
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2015
Preacher 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Series 2, Episode 6   Director 2017
I'm Dying Up Here 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2017
My Nazi Legacy 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2015
Gold Digger 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2019
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 2019
Series 1, Episode 6   Director 2019
I Was A Yazidi Slave 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2018
Domina 9 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2021
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 2021
Series 1, Episode 7   Director 2021
Series 1, Episode 8   Director 2021
Series 2, Episode 1   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 2   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 3   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 7   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 8   Director 2022
Tabaluga And Leo 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2003
Milly, Molly 21 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 26   Director 2008
Series 1, Episode 25   Director 2008
Series 1, Episode 24   Director 2008
Series 1, Episode 23   Director 2008
Series 1, Episode 22   Director 2008
Series 1, Episode 21   Director 2008
Series 1, Episode 20   Director 2008
Series 1, Episode 19   Director 2008
Series 1, Episode 18   Director 2008
Series 1, Episode 17   Director 2008
Series 1, Episode 16   Director 2020
Series 1, Episode 15   Director 2008
Series 1, Episode 14   Director 2008
Series 1, Episode 13   Director 2008
Series 1, Episode 12   Director 2008
Series 1, Episode 10   Director 2008
Series 1, Episode 9   Director 2008
Series 1, Episode 8   Director 2008
Series 2, Episode 5   Director 2009
Series 2, Episode 4   Director 2009
Series 2, Episode 1   Director 2009
Anne With An E 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2017
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