Daniel Minahan
Daniel Minahan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Daniel Minahan |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Television director, film director, writer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
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, The Newsroom 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 writer (and second unit director) for the 1996 film, I Shot Andy Warhol.
Early life
Minahan majored in Film and Video at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1987.[1]
Career
Minahan joined the crew 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"[2] and "Mister Wu".[3] He returned as a director for the second season in 2005 and helmed the episode "Advances, None Miraculous".[4] He remained a director for the third and final season in 2006 and helmed the episode "A Two-Headed Beast".[5] Minahan directed the 2019 film continuation of Deadwood.[6]
Filmography
Television
Director
| Year | Show | Season | Episode title | Episode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hollywood | 1 | "Hooray For Hollywood: Part 2" | 2 | |
| 2019 | Deadwood: The Movie | Television feature | |||
| 2018 | American Crime Story | 2 | "Alone" | 9 | |
| "Don't Ask Don't Tell" | 5 | ||||
| "House by the Lake" | 4 | ||||
| 2017 | House of Cards | 5 | "Chapter 54" | 2 | |
| "Chapter 53" | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | Marco Polo | 2 | "Measure Against the Linchpin" | 3 | |
| "Hunter and the Sable Weaver" | 1 | ||||
| 2014 | 1 | "White Moon" | 6 | ||
| "Hashshashin" | 5 | ||||
| 2013 | Homeland | 3 | "Big Man in Tehran" | 11 | |
| Ray Donovan | 1 | "Bucky Fuckin' Dent" | 11 | ||
| Game of Thrones | 3 | "Valar Dohaeris" | 1 | ||
| "Dark Wings, Dark Words" | 2 | ||||
| 2012 | The Newsroom | 1 | "Amen" | 5 | |
| True Blood | 5 | "Turn! Turn! Turn!" | 1 | ||
| 2011 | Game of Thrones | 1 | "The Pointy End" | 8 | |
| "You Win or You Die" | 7 | ||||
| "A Golden Crown" | 6 | ||||
| True Blood | 4 | "Spellbound" | 8 | ||
| "Me and the Devil" | 5 | ||||
| 2010 | 3 | "Bad Blood" | 1 | ||
| 2009 | House Rules | Television feature | |||
| The Good Wife | 1 | "Fixed"[7] | 4 | ||
| True Blood | 2 | "Frenzy" | 11 | ||
| "Nothing But the Blood" | 1 | ||||
| 2008 | 1 | "Sparks Fly Out" | 5 | ||
| Life on Mars | 1 | "Tuesday's Dead" | 6 | ||
| Swingtown | 1 | "Swingus Interruptus" | 9 | ||
| 2007 | Grey's Anatomy | 4 | "Let the Truth Sting" | 3 | |
| John from Cincinnati | 1 | "His Visit: Day Nine" | 10 | ||
| Big Love | 2 | "Damage Control" | 1 | ||
| The Black Donnellys | 1 | "The Black Drop" | 11 | ||
| 2006 | Grey's Anatomy | 3 | "Where the Boys Are" | 7 | |
| "Time Has Come Today" | 1 | ||||
| Deadwood | 3 | "A Two-Headed Beast"[5] | 5 | ||
| Grey's Anatomy | 2 | "17 Seconds" | 25 | ||
| 2005 | "Owner of a Lonely Heart" | 11 | |||
| Deadwood | 2 | "Advances, None Miraculous"[4] | 10 | ||
| Commander in Chief | 1 | "First... Do No Harm" | 5 | ||
| Six Feet Under | 5 | "Ecotone"[8] | 9 | ||
| "Eat a Peach"[9] | 5 | ||||
| The L Word | 2 | "Life, Loss, Leaving" | 1 | ||
| 2004 | Six Feet Under | 4 | "Can I Come Up Now?"[10] | 4 | |
| Deadwood | 1 | "Mister Wu"[3] | 10 | ||
| "Suffer the Little Children"[2] | 8 | ||||
| The L Word | 1 | "Lawfully" | 5 | ||
| 2003 | Six Feet Under | 3 | "Everyone Leaves"[11] | 10 | |
Film
- Simply Halston (2005)
- Series 7: The Contenders (2001)
- I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) co-wrote with director Mary Harron
References
- ^ "What's in Store". Visual Arts Journal. Fall 2011. School of Visual Arts. Page 19
- ^ a b Dan Minahan (director), Elizabeth Sarnoff (writer) (September 5, 2004). "Suffer the Little Children". Deadwood. Season 1. Episode 8. HBO.
{{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Dan Minahan (director), Bryan MacDonald (writer) (May 23, 2004). "Mister Wu". Deadwood. Season 1. Episode 10. HBO.
- ^ a b Dan Minahan (director), Sara Hess (writer) (August 5, 2005). "Advances, None Miraculous". Deadwood. Season 2. Episode 10. HBO.
- ^ a b Dan Minahan (director), David Milch (writer) (September 7, 2006). "A Two-Headed Beast". Deadwood. Season 3. Episode 5. HBO.
- ^ Young, Alex (July 25, 2018). "Deadwood movie officially a go at HBO". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ Dan Minahan (director), Todd Ellis Kessler (writer) (October 13, 2009). "Fixed". The Good Wife. Season 1. Episode 4. CBS.
{{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ HBO. "Six Feet Under episode "Ecotone" synopsis". Retrieved April 12, 2010.
- ^ HBO. "Six Feet Under episode "Eat a Peach" synopsis". Retrieved April 12, 2010.
- ^ HBO. "Six Feet Under episode "Can I Come Up Now?" synopsis". Retrieved April 12, 2010.
- ^ HBO. "Six Feet Under episode "Everyone Leaves" synopsis". Retrieved April 12, 2010.
