David Nutter

David Nutter
This article is about the television director. For the Virginia politician, see Dave Nutter.
David Nutter
Born 1960
United States
Occupation Television director, film director, television producer.
Years active 1985–present

David Nutter (born 1960) is an American television and film director and television producer. He is best known for directing pilot episodes for television series, being known as "the pilot whisperer."

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Education

Nutter attended the University of Miami.

Career

Nutter's big break came in 1993, when he began directing episodes of The X-Files. From there he would go on to direct the pilot, and help with the creation of, Space: Above and Beyond, Millennium, Sleepwalkers, Roswell, Dark Angel, Smallville, Tarzan, Without a Trace, Dr. Vegas, Jack & Bobby, Supernatural, Traveler, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and The Mentalist.

He also directed "Replacements", the fourth part of the mini-series Band of Brothers, and shared in that series's Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special. Other directing highlights include "Join the Club", an Emmy-nominated episode of The Sopranos, and the 1998 feature film Disturbing Behavior.

Nutter directed episodes of the HBO series Entourage, including "The Resurrection" and "The Prince's Bride."

In 2008, LG used Nutter's pilot expertise to create a campaign for its new "Scarlet" line of HDTVs, by creating a promotional clip in the style of a trailer for a TV pilot.

In 2011, Nutter directed the pilot of Rina Mimoun's The Doctors, for CBS.[1]

List of directed pilots

The first sixteen pilots that Nutter directed have all gone to series.[2] This streak was broken in 2011 when CBS chose to not pick up The Doctors.

References

  1. ^ http://www.deadline.com/2011/01/several-broadcast-pilots-book-directors/
  2. ^ http://www.deadline.com/2011/01/several-broadcast-pilots-book-directors/

External links

v · d · ePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special (2001–2025)

Mike Nichols (2001) · Phil Alden Robinson / David Frankel / Tom Hanks / David Leland / Richard Loncraine / David Nutter / Mikael Salomon / Tony To (2002) · Steven Schachter (2003) · Mike Nichols (2004) · Stephen Hopkins (2005) · Tom Hooper (2006) · Philip Martin (2007) · Jay Roach (2008) · Dearbhla Walsh (2009) · Mick Jackson (2010) · Brian Percival (2011)
Complete List · (1975–2000) · (2001–2025)


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