David Nutter

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Biography

Nutter began directing for television in 1987, helming episodes of the stylized Fox police drama "21 Jump Street". Work on the syndicated series "The Adventures of Superboy" followed, and he additionally had directing credits for 1992 episodes of the adventure comedy "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures" (Fox) and the cop show "The Commish" (ABC). In 1993, Nutter began a five-season run with "The X-Files", directing over 20 episodes including …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Editor

Born

November 30, 1959

Career Milestones

2011

Nominated for the 2011 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series ("Entourage")

2011

Nominated for the 2011 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series ("The Pacific")

2010

Earned an Emmy nomination, along with co-director Jeremy Podeswa, for Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special (for HBO's "The Pacific")

2008

Executive produced (also directed, including the pilot episode) the series, "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (Fox)

2005

Directed several episodes of the HBO series "Entourage"; earned a DGA nomination in 2008 for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for the episode "The Resurrection"

2002

Produced (also directed) the series, "Without a Trace" (CBS)

2001

Produced (also directed the pilot episode) the series, "Smallville" (WB)

2000

Directed the pilot episode of "Dark Angel" (Fox)

1999

Executive produced and directed the cult sci-fi teen series "Roswell" (WB)

1997

Directed episodes (also produced) the short-lived NBC series "Sleepwalkers"

1996

Directed several episodes of NBC's medical drama, "ER"

1996

Produced (also directed) the series "Millennium" (Fox); Morgan and Wong served as consulting producers

1995

Helmed episodes of the series "Space: Above and Beyond" (Fox); reunited with "X-Files" writers and producers James Wong and Glen Morgan

1994

Directed the direct-to-video horror releases "Trancers 4: Jack of Swords" and "Trancers 5: Sudden Deth"

1993

Directed (also wrote and produced) for the popular sci-fi series "The X-Files" (Fox); shared Emmy nomination for Outstanding Drama Series in 1995

1992

Worked as a director on the series "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures" (Fox) and "The Commish" (ABC)

Directed 21 episodes of the syndicated action series "The Adventures of Superboy"

1990

Helmed an episode of the "21 Jump Street" spin-off "Booker" (Fox)

1987

Directed episodes of the Fox police series "21 Jump Street"

1985

Was director and editor of the Vietnam War drama "Cease Fire", starring Don Johnson

Awards

2010

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special in The Pacific

2006

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series in The Sopranos

2002

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special in Band of Brothers

1995

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in The X-Files