Dan Minahan
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Daniel Minahan is an American television and film director and writer.
Minahan has directed several episodes of the HBO original series, Six Feet Under, Deadwood
, True Blood
, and Game of Thrones
; also The L Word
on Showtime and Grey's Anatomy
on ABC
. He also wrote and directed the independent film
, Series 7: The Contenders
.
He was also the assistant director and writer for the 1996 film, I Shot Andy Warhol.
of the HBO western drama Deadwood
as a director for the first season in 2004. The series was created by David Milch
and focused on a growing town in the American West. Minahan directed the episodes "Suffer the Little Children" and "Mister Wu". He returned as a director for the second season in 2005 and helmed the episode "Advances, None Miraculous". He remained a director for the third and final season in 2006 and helmed the episode "A Two-Headed Beast".
Minahan has directed several episodes of the HBO original series, Six Feet Under, Deadwood
Deadwood (TV series)
Deadwood is an American Western drama television series created, produced and largely written by David Milch. The series aired on the premium cable network HBO from March 21, 2004, to August 27, 2006, spanning three 12-episode seasons. The show is set in the 1870s in Deadwood, South Dakota, before...
, True Blood
True Blood
True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana...
, and Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones (TV series)
Game of Thrones is an American medieval fantasy television series created for HBO by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. Based on author George R. R. Martin's best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels, the first of which is called A Game of Thrones, the television series debuted in...
; also The L Word
The L Word
The L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood...
on Showtime and Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
. He also wrote and directed the independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
, Series 7: The Contenders
Series 7: The Contenders
Series 7: The Contenders is a 2001 film directed by Daniel Minahan. The movie is presented as a marathon of the seventh series of an American reality television show called The Contenders, where six people, picked at random from a national lottery, are each given a gun and forced to hunt and kill...
.
He was also the assistant director and writer for the 1996 film, I Shot Andy Warhol.
Career
Minahan joined the crewCrew of Deadwood
Deadwood is an American western drama that aired on the HBO network from 2004 to 2006. The crew received awards recognition and critical acclaim.-Producers:...
of the HBO western drama Deadwood
Deadwood (TV series)
Deadwood is an American Western drama television series created, produced and largely written by David Milch. The series aired on the premium cable network HBO from March 21, 2004, to August 27, 2006, spanning three 12-episode seasons. The show is set in the 1870s in Deadwood, South Dakota, before...
as a director for the first season in 2004. The series was created by David Milch
David Milch
David S. Milch is an American writer and producer of television series. He has created several television shows, including NYPD Blue and Deadwood.-Biography:...
and focused on a growing town in the American West. Minahan directed the episodes "Suffer the Little Children" and "Mister Wu". He returned as a director for the second season in 2005 and helmed the episode "Advances, None Miraculous". He remained a director for the third and final season in 2006 and helmed the episode "A Two-Headed Beast".
Television
Director| Year | Show | Season | Episode title | Episode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Game of Thrones Game of Thrones (TV series) Game of Thrones is an American medieval fantasy television series created for HBO by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. Based on author George R. R. Martin's best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels, the first of which is called A Game of Thrones, the television series debuted in... |
1 | "The Pointy End" | 8 | |
| "You Win or You Die" | 7 | ||||
| "A Golden Crown" | 6 | ||||
| True Blood True Blood True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana... |
4 | "Spellbound" | 8 | ||
| "Me and the Devil" | 5 | ||||
| 2010 | 3 | "Bad Blood" | 1 | ||
| 2009 | House Rules | Television feature | |||
| The Good Wife | 1 | "Fixed" | 4 | ||
| True Blood | 2 | "Frenzy" | 11 | ||
| "Nothing But the Blood" | 1 | ||||
| 2008 | 1 | "Sparks Fly Out" | 5 | ||
| Life on Mars Life on Mars (U.S. TV series) Life on Mars was a science fiction crime drama television series which originally aired on ABC from October 9, 2008 to April 1, 2009. It is an adaptation of the BAFTA-winning original UK series of the same name produced by the BBC... |
1 | "Tuesday's Dead" | 6 | ||
| Swingtown Swingtown Swingtown was an American television series created by Mike Kelley as a summer replacement series for CBS. The show was a period and relationship drama about the impact of sexual and social liberation in 1970s American suburban households, with story arcs involving open marriages and key... |
1 | "Swingus Interruptus" | 9 | ||
| 2007 | Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in... |
4 | "Let the Truth Sting" | 3 | |
| John from Cincinnati John from Cincinnati John from Cincinnati is an American television drama, set against the surfing community of Imperial Beach, California, that aired on HBO from June 10, 2007 to August 12, 2007. It is the result of a collaborative effort between writer/producer David Milch and author Kem Nunn, whose novels have been... |
1 | "His Visit: Day Nine" | 10 | ||
| Big Love Big Love Big Love is an American television drama that aired on HBO between March 2006 and March 2011. The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices polygamy... |
2 | "Damage Control" | 1 | ||
| The Black Donnellys The Black Donnellys The Black Donnellys is an American television drama that debuted on NBC on February 26, 2007 and last aired on April 2, 2007. Thereafter, NBC began releasing new episodes weekly on until the series was officially canceled. The Black Donnellys was created by Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco... |
1 | "The Black Drop" | 11 | ||
| 2006 | Grey's Anatomy | 3 | "Where the Boys Are" | 7 | |
| "Time Has Come Today" | 1 | ||||
| Deadwood Deadwood (TV series) Deadwood is an American Western drama television series created, produced and largely written by David Milch. The series aired on the premium cable network HBO from March 21, 2004, to August 27, 2006, spanning three 12-episode seasons. The show is set in the 1870s in Deadwood, South Dakota, before... |
3 | "A Two-Headed Beast" | 5 | ||
| Grey's Anatomy | 2 | "17 Seconds" | 25 | ||
| 2005 | "Owner of a Lonely Heart" | 11 | |||
| Deadwood | 2 | "Advances, None Miraculous" | 10 | ||
| Commander in Chief | 1 | "First... Do No Harm" | 5 | ||
| Six Feet Under | 5 | "Ecotone" | 9 | ||
| "Eat a Peach" | 5 | ||||
| The L Word The L Word The L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood... |
2 | "Life, Loss, Leaving" | 1 | ||
| 2004 | Six Feet Under | 4 | "Can I Come Up Now?" | 4 | |
| Deadwood | 1 | "Mister Wu" | 10 | ||
| "Suffer the Little Children" | 8 | ||||
| The L Word | 1 | "Lawfully" | 5 | ||
| 2003 | Six Feet Under | 3 | "Everyone Leaves" | 10 | |
Film
- Simply Halston (2005)
- Series 7: The ContendersSeries 7: The ContendersSeries 7: The Contenders is a 2001 film directed by Daniel Minahan. The movie is presented as a marathon of the seventh series of an American reality television show called The Contenders, where six people, picked at random from a national lottery, are each given a gun and forced to hunt and kill...
(2001) - I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) co-wrote with director Mary Harron