List of every famous television director who has directed at least one episode of Dexter, listed alphabetically with photos when available. This list includes anyone who was or is on the directors staff for Dexter. Regular directors as well as guest directors for Dexter are included, along with information such as when they were born and what episodes they directed. Some of these famous Dexter directors may also be actors or producers.
List features items like Tony Goldwyn, Jeremy Podeswa and more!
This list helps answer the questions, “Who directed Dexter?” and "What is a list of Dexter directors?"- Adam Davidson (born August 13, 1964) is an American actor and television director from Los Angeles, California. Davidson has appeared in the following films, The Day Trippers, A Match Made in Heaven, Návrat ztraceného ráje (a.k.a. Return to Paradise Lost), Way Past Cool, Nature Boy and Pop Life. In addition to acting, Davidson has also directed for several television programs which include: Community, Lost, Deadwood, Grey's Anatomy, Six Feet Under and Fringe. He is the son of acclaimed American theatre producer and director Gordon Davidson. His debut film as a director, The Lunch Date, won the Academy Award for Best Short Subject and the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.Davidson is a 1991 graduate of the Columbia University School of the Arts.
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- Episodes Directed: Durant, Nebraska, Laboring, Bread and Circuses, Under the Influence
- Brian Kirk (born 1968) is an Irish film and television director who has most recently directed episodes of Game of Thrones, FX's The Riches and Showtime's Brotherhood and The Tudors. He also directed the television film My Boy Jack starring David Haig and Daniel Radcliffe and based on the play of the same name.
- Birthplace: Armagh, United Kingdom
- Nationality: Northern Ireland
- Episodes Directed: Strongbox, Remains to Be Seen, The Goodbye Look, Episode 2, Hold Me in Paradise
- Gifted African American cinematographer who established himself on financially modest but artistically ambitious independent features before shifting to major motion pictures as a d.p. and genre films as a director. Dickerson became known as the ace director of photography for fellow NYU alumnus Spike Lee. His vibrant painterly camerawork enhanced Lee's student film "Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads" (1980) and his subsequent first six features. His first feature credit was John Sayles' "The Brother From Another Planet" (1984), an engaging social parable about a mute alien stranded in Harlem, which benefited greatly from Dickerson's soulful portraits of the faces and places of Black folks. He has achieved great success in conveying the full spectrum of African American coloring by utilizing various tinted lights and colored backdrops. Dickerson has also shot films by Michael Schultz ("Krush Groove" 1985), Robert Townsend ("Eddie Murphy Raw" 1987) and John McNaughton ("Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll" 1991).
- Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- Episodes Directed: Middleman, What Lies Ahead, In The Game of Life, Shot In The Dark, Unconfirmed Reports
- Hailing from Canada, Jeremy Podeswa became one of the most successful and prolific non-American TV directors to work in Hollywood. He got an early start, diving straight into film work after graduating from the American Film Institute's Center for Advanced Film Studies (now the AFI Conservatory) in 1984. In the early part of his career, Podeswa spent much time on film sets and in the offices of production companies, doing a variety of jobs in addition to his chosen profession of director. Among other assignments, he was unit publicist on Canadian director David Cronenberg's 1988 medical horror-thriller, "Dead Ringers." He found his calling and started working steadily in TV in the mid 1990s, occupying the director's chair for episodes of Canadian series such as "Traders," a drama set in the world of finance. Before long, he was again drawn across the border and started directing American shows such as "Queer as Folk" (2001), an adaptation of the British drama series about a group of young gay men. Podeswa's reputation rapidly grew, and he quickly became a sought-after director in high demand. During this time, he helmed numerous episodes of such high-profile offerings as "Six Feet Under" (2001), a drama centering on a family of morticians, and the Steven Spielberg/Tom Hanks-produced HBO World War II miniseries "The Pacific" (2010).
- Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Nationality: Canada, United States of America
- Episodes Directed: Iwo Jima, Lady of the Lake, Ghost Dance, After the Ball is Over, Sixth and the Final Wife
- Assured director of modern film noirs who has injected new life into the genre with a series of tough, economical, and atmospheric tales. Dahl tells unsentimental stories of hopelessly stupid men who take the fall for beautiful dames. Whereas most movies of this ilk are set against the backdrop of urban L.A. or NYC, this Montana native finds the darkness in the heart of middle America, in claustrophobic towns surrounded by great open spaces. In an era of imitations, both cheap and lavish, he offers the real deal.
- Birthplace: Billings, Montana, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- Episodes Directed: Are You... ?, Hello Bandit, Can I Have a Mother, Powerless, Just Let Go
- This former juvenile lead has already garnered a reputation as a capable director of small, serious films with only four features to his credit (as of 1999). As a performer, Gordon was best known as the quick-witted young hero of Brian De Palma's flashy Hitchcockian thriller "Dressed to Kill" (1980). He began performing in the theater, moved on to TV-movies and miniseries and soon graduated to features. He played the young Roy Scheider/Joe Gideon/Bob Fosse in "All That Jazz" (1979); the nerd-from-Hell owner of the title car in John Carpenter's "Christine" (1983); and the high-diving son of Rodney Dangerfield in "Back to School" (1986). Gordon displayed an engaging presence in many of these roles; his long face and bright, spectacle-clad eyes radiated intelligence and enthusiasm.
- Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- Episodes Directed: Truth Be Told, Donnie or Marie, Sports Medicine, Dirty Harry, Our Father
- Although Marcos Siega got his start in show business as a founding member of the late 1980s New York City-based punk band Bad Trip, by the new millennium he emerged as one of Hollywood's most sought-after director-producers. Siega, a native New Yorker, led Bad Trip for eight years, releasing two full-length albums and touring extensively throughout the United States By the '90s, using connections made in the music industry, he began directing music videos, working with such notable acts as Anthrax, Weezer, and Blink-182. Siega made his feature film directorial debut with the well-received 2005 dark comedy "Pretty Persuasion," earning a Grand Jury Prize nomination at the Sundance Festival. Siega went on to work primarily on TV, directing for such acclaimed series as "True Blood," "Cold Case," and, most notably, "The Vampire Diaries," for which he also produced. Siega made a return to feature films with 2008's "Chaos Theory," founding the production company Prospect Pictures the same year.
- Birthplace: Queens, New York, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- Episodes Directed: The Dinner Party, Blinded By the Light, Libertyville, Offense (2), Serious Control Issues
- Producer and director Michael Cuesta was no stranger to characters that were dark and sometimes twisted. Having cut his teeth with the independent film ″L.I.E.″ (2001), a sympathetic portrayal of a pedophile, he went on to write and direct such television shows as ″Six Feet Under″ (HBO, 2001-05) and ″Dexter″ (Showtime, 2006-2013). Both shows looked closely at death and both brought him to the attention of the powers that be at CBS. Born and raised in New York City, Cuesta was always interested in the world of film. He majored in photography at The School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1985. After having paid his dues honing his skills as a tabletop director and photographer, he and his brother Gerald wrote and Michael directed their first film, ″L.I.E.″, which went on to win 22 awards and another 16 nominations including the Grand Jury Award at Sundance. The film was to prove pivotal to his career because Alan Ball, showrunner for HBO's ″Six Feet Under,″ saw the film at a festival the same week he was looking for a new director for the show. Cuesta came on to direct the season pilot and several more episodes between 2002 and 2005. When producers were looking for a director for the new dark series ″Dexter,″ Cuesta came to mind immediately. Dark with a touch of ironic humor seemed to be his forte, and it was an original enough one to bring him projects on a regular basis. After leaving ″Dexter,″ Cuesta took on several small film projects and a television pilot or two. Then in 2010 he and his brother Gerald got together again to co-write and direct an indie film that was close to their hearts. ″Roadie″ is the story of a high school reunion and a roadie for Blue Oyster Cult who finds himself out of work after decades on the road with the band. Fans of the band, the Cuesta brothers found the film an exercise in exploring the themes of identity and fame. But he found he couldn't stay away from the small screen for long and in 2012 he signed a deal with CBS Studios to direct several pilots, including ″Elementary″ (CBS, 2012- )the highly successful re-imagining of the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in a modern New York setting. It was the same year that he took on directing ″Homeland″ (2011 - ) for Showtime. The next few years would be busy ones for Cuesta as he wrote, directed and produced across a wide spectrum of television pilots, episodes and specials. He returned to the big screen with the tense drama "Kill the Messenger" (2014), starring Jeremy Renner as a real-life reporter who blows open a major international story in the 1980s.
- Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- Episodes Directed: You Never Know, Static, Pilot, Beirut is Back, Dexter
- Lehmann began his Hollywood career working for Francis Ford Coppola at Zoetrope Studios, supervising video cameras on "One From the Heart" (1982) and "The Outsiders" (1983). He returned to film school at USC where he directed the acclaimed short film "The Beaver Gets a Boner." Lehmann also provided a short, "Ed's Secret Life," for NBC's "Saturday Night Live." The success of these shorts led to a production deal with New World Pictures and his first feature directing assignment, "Heathers" (1989). Working from Daniel Waters' sardonic script, Lehmann fashioned a black comedy that dealt with high school cliques, teen alienation, suicide and murder. "Heathers" greatly improved the career standings of its leads, Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, and future "bad girl" Shannen Doherty (who was featured as one of the eponymous princesses) .
- Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- Episodes Directed: Outer Darkness, I've Been Living Like a Demented God!, Shake and Fingerpop, It Hurts Me Too, The Beautiful Triangle
Milan Cheylov
Milan Cheylov is a Canadian film, television director, editor, producer and former actor. As a director, some of his television credits include: Street Legal Flash Forward The Famous Jett Jackson PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Earth: Final Conflict Relic Hunter Monk The Chris Isaak Show The 4400 Las Vegas Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Prison Break 24 Bones Person of Interest The Finder Once Upon a Time The Event Dexter Rizzoli & Isles As an actor, he had a regular role on the television series The Edison Twins as well as guest starring on the shows The Twilight Zone, Night Heat, Diamonds and doing voice work on Star Wars: Droids.- Episodes Directed: Crime and Punishment, In the Name of Love, Day 8: 5:00A.M. - 6:00A.M., Lady Of The Lake, Blackout
Nick Gomez
Age: 46Nick Gomez (born April 13, 1963) is an American film director and writer. He has directed for a number of television and film studios. His first feature-length film was the 1992 movie Laws of Gravity, which won awards at both the Berlin International Film Festival and the Valencia International Film Festival. Gomez's next film was the 1995 crime drama New Jersey Drive, which was screened and competed for a Grand Jury Prize during that year's Sundance Film Festival.- Birthplace: Somerville, USA, Massachusetts
- Nationality: United States of America
- Episodes Directed: Electro, Trial By Fire, Old Wounds, Dex, Lies
- Robert Lieberman (born July 16, 1947) is an American director of movies and television series.
- Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, USA
- Nationality: Canada, United States of America
- Episodes Directed: Fear & Loathing, Part 1, First Response, Destiny, Wheel of Fortune
Romeo Tirone
Romeo Tirone is a cinematographer and television director.- Episodes Directed: Take It!, We'll Meet Again, Let's Get Out of Here, First Blood, If I Had a Hammer
- Seith Mann (born 1973) is an American film and television director. He directed the award-winning Five Deep Breaths and has gone on to direct for The Wire, Grey's Anatomy and Fringe.
- Nationality: United States of America
- Episodes Directed: The Great Escape, Slums of Bayou Hills, Boys & Girls, Microphallus, Patriots And Tyrants (Alternate Ending)
Steve Shill
Steve Shill is a British television and film director, actor, screenwriter, and television producer.- Birthplace: England, London
- Nationality: United Kingdom
- Episodes Directed: Puzzled, The Pardoner's Tale, Lone Ranger, Asterisk, Crisis of Conscience
- Tim Hunter (June 15, 1947 in Los Angeles, California) is an American television and film director. Since the late 1980s he has mostly worked on television, directing episodes for dozens of televisions series including Breaking Bad, Carnivàle, Chicago Hope, Crossing Jordan, Deadwood, Falcon Crest, Homicide: Life on the Street, House M.D., Law & Order, Lie to Me, Mad Men, Twin Peaks, Glee, Revenge, Pretty Little Liars and American Horror Story. During the early to mid-1980s, Hunter directed several feature films, including 1986's River's Edge, which won that year's award for Best Picture at the Independent Spirit Awards.
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
- Nationality: United States of America
- Episodes Directed: There Goes the Neighborhood, Arbitrary Law, Alexis Stone, Indian Summer, In Vino Veritas
- The go-to performer for complicated and often conniving professionals throughout the 1990s and beyond, Tony Goldwyn essayed well-paid men with deep rivers of conflict in "Ghost" (1990), "The Pelican Brief" and "Kiss the Girls" (1997) before becoming the director of thoughtful dramas like "A Walk on the Moon" (1999), "The Last Kiss" (2007) and "Conviction" (2010). The grandson of Paramount Pictures chief and MGM's namesake Samuel Goldwyn, he began in theater and segued to television and film in the late 1980s. Moviegoers first became acquainted with him as Patrick Swayze's scheming partner in "Ghost," and he went on to play similar roles throughout the decade. The Age-of-Aquarius drama "A Walk on the Moon" established his directorial career, which saw him handling quality episodic television like "Dexter" (Showtime, 2007-13) and "Damages" (FX, 2007-12) in addition to feature work. His skill at all of these projects, including a 2010 stint in the Broadway musical "Promises, Promises," showed Goldwyn as one of the most versatile talents in the business and a credit to his family's illustrious Hollywood history.
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
- Episodes Directed: Shrink Wrap, Acknowledgement, Thinking Makes It So, Winning a Battle, Losing the War
