8.5
TV
Directing
David Straiton
- Credits
- 80 titles
Biography
David Straiton started out as a commercial director working for Pepsi, Coke, McDonald’s, and Ford before breaking into narrative television. Credits include House, The Good Doctor, The Brave, Narcos, The Gifted, and Shooter (to name a few). He recently Executive Produced and directed Blood Drive, the critically acclaimed television series, for Syfy network.
Signature work
Known For
8.5
TV
8.6
TV
House
7.5
TV
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
8.6
TV
The Originals
8.3
TV
Grimm
8.1
TV
Fringe
7.4
TV
Heroes
8.2
TV
Charmed
7.7
TV
Hawaii Five-0
8.0
TV
Bates Motel
8.2
TV
White Collar
7.6
TV
The Gifted
7.7
TV
DC's Stargirl
7.9
TV
Angel
7.5
TV
Star Trek: Enterprise
7.3
TV
MacGyver
5.8
TV
Marvel's Inhumans
7.1
TV
The 4400
Crew credits 80
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | High Tide Film | Director |
| TBA | Kill or Be Killed Film | Director |
| 2026 | Last Moon Film | Executive Producer |
| 2026 | Blue Skies TV | Creator |
| 2024 | High Potential TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2024 | Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2023 | The Company You Keep TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2020 | DC's Stargirl TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2018 | Magnum P.I. TV | Director (5 ep) |
| 2017 | The Gifted TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2017 | Marvel's Inhumans TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2017 | The Good Doctor TV | Director (5 ep) |
| 2017 | Blood Drive TV | Director (13 ep) |
| 2017 | Blood Drive Film | Director |
| 2016 | MacGyver TV | Director, Co-Executive Producer (5 ep) |
| 2016 | American Gothic TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Rosewood TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Minority Report TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Rush TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Star Trek: Enterprise - Storm Front Film | Director |
| 2013 | The Originals TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2013 | Graceland TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Hemlock Grove TV | Director, Co-Executive Producer (6 ep) |
| 2013 | Bates Motel TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2012 | The Finder TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2012 | The Firm TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Hell on Wheels TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 2011 | Grimm TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 2011 | CHAOS TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2011 | The Cape TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2010 | Detroit 1-8-7 TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2009 | White Collar TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 2009 | Defying Gravity TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2009 | Dollhouse TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2008 | My Own Worst Enemy TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2008 | Knight Rider TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2008 | Fringe TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 2007 | Life TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 2007 | The Dresden Files TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2006 | Heroes TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2006 | Eureka TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2006 | Blade: The Series TV | Director (12 ep) |
| 2006 | In Justice TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Sex, Love & Secrets TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2005 | Killer Instinct TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Point Pleasant TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2004 | House TV | Director (16 ep) |
| 2004 | The 4400 TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2004 | North Shore TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2003 | Cold Case TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2003 | Las Vegas TV | Director (6 ep) |
| 2003 | Jake 2.0 TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2003 | Dead Like Me TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2002 | Hack TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2002 | John Doe TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2002 | Fastlane TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2002 | Odyssey 5 TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Enterprise TV | Director (10 ep) |