David Nutter
David Nutter | |
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Born | 1960 (age 63–64) |
Education | University of Miami |
Occupation(s) | Television director, film director, television producer |
Years active | 1985–present |
Spouse |
Birgit Nutter
(m.1987; died 2019) |
Children | 2 |
David Nutter(born 1960)[citation needed]is an American television and film director and television producer. He is best known for directingpilot episodesfor television. In 2015, he received aPrimetime Emmy AwardforOutstanding Directing for a Drama Series,for his work on theHBOseriesGame of Thrones.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Nutter was born in 1960. He graduated fromDunedin High SchoolinDunedin, Florida,in 1978. He subsequently graduated from theUniversity of Miami,where he originally enrolled as a music major.[2]
Career
[edit]Nutter started his career directing episodes ofSuperboyandThe X-Files.From there he would go on to direct the pilot and help with the creation ofSpace: Above and Beyond,Millennium,Sleepwalkers,Roswell,Dark Angel,Smallville,Tarzan,Without a Trace,Dr. Vegas,Jack & Bobby,Supernatural,Traveler,Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,The Mentalist,andShameless.
He also directed "Replacements",the fourth part of the mini-seriesBand of Brothers,and shared in that series'sPrimetime Emmy AwardforOutstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special.Other directing highlights include "Join the Club",an Emmy-nominated episode ofThe Sopranos,and the 1998 feature filmDisturbing Behavior.
Nutter directed 10 episodes of theHBOseriesEntourage,including "The Resurrection","The Prince's Bride"and the series finale,"The End".
In 2007, Nutter directed Parts 2 and 8 of the mini-seriesThe Pacific,the sequel toBand of Brothers.
In 2008,LGused Nutter's pilot expertise to create a campaign for its new "Scarlet" line ofHDTVs,by creating a promotional clip in the style of a trailer for a TV pilot.[3]
In 2011, Nutter directed the pilot ofRina Mimoun'sThe Doctor,forCBS.[4]
In 2012, Nutter directed "The Old Gods and the New"and"A Man Without Honor",two episodes of thesecond seasonof theHBOseriesGame of Thrones.In 2013, he directed the last two episodes of thethird season:"The Rains of Castamere",which received theHugo AwardforBest Dramatic Presentation, Short Form,[5]and "Mhysa".[6]
Nutter also directed the pilot ofThe CWseriesArrow,based on the comic-book characterGreen Arrow,starringStephen Amell.
In 2015, he returned to the seriesGame of Thronesto direct the last two episodes of thefifth season,"The Dance of Dragons"and"Mother's Mercy".[7]For the latter, he received aPrimetime Emmy AwardforOutstanding Directing for a Drama Series.
In 2015, Nutter experienced a major injury that required several back surgeries, and had to skip directing any episodes of the next two seasons ofGame of Throneswhile he recovered.[8]
In September 2017, it was announced that Nutter would return to direct at least two episodes of theeighth seasonofGame of Thrones,alongsideMiguel Sapochnik,David BenioffandD. B. Weissfor the remainder of the episodes.[9]It was later confirmed that Nutter would direct three episodes, which includes thefirst,second,andfourthepisodes of the eighth season.[10]
In May 2021, it was announced that Nutter would direct all six episodes ofHBOseries,The Time Traveler's Wife.[11]
List of directed pilots
[edit]The first sixteen pilots directed by Nutter all went to series.[4]This streak was broken in 2011 whenCBSchose to not pick upRina Mimoun'sThe Doctor.
- Space: Above and Beyond(1995)
- Millennium(1996)
- Sleepwalkers(1997)
- Roswell(1999)
- Dark Angel(2000)
- Smallville(2001)
- Without a Trace(2002)
- Dr. Vegas(2004)
- Tarzan(2003)
- Jack & Bobby(2004)
- Supernatural(2005)
- Traveler(2006)
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles(2007)
- The Mentalist(2008)
- Eastwick(2009)
- Chase(2010)
- The Doctor(2011)
- Arrow(2012)
- The Flash(2014)
- Deception(2018)
Personal life
[edit]Nutter was married to his wife, Birgit, from 1987 until her death from cancer in 2019.[12][13]They have two children, actress Zoe K. Nutter and Ben Nutter.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Dockterman, Eliana (September 20, 2015)."Game of Thrones Just Broke a Major Emmys Record".Time.Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^abDavid Nutter: the networks' head starterCaroline Parry. The Broadcast Interview. Broadcastnow.co.uk. Media Business Insight Limited. September 23, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2015
- ^LG reveals the Scarlet secret.YouTube.April 18, 2009.Archivedfrom the original on December 19, 2021.
- ^abNellie Andreeva (January 28, 2011)."Several Broadcast Pilots Book Directors".Deadline.
- ^"2014 Hugo Award Winners".Hugo Awards.August 17, 2014.RetrievedDecember 8,2022.
- ^Michael Calia (June 15, 2015)."'Game of Thrones' Director on Why One Death Wasn't Shown ".WSJ.
- ^"Game of Thrones Season 5: What We Know So Far".Watchers On The Wall.August 1, 2014.RetrievedFebruary 6,2015.
- ^"Game of Thrones:The Emotional Story Behind Director David Nutter's Return ".Vanity Fair.April 15, 2019.RetrievedApril 22,2019.
- ^Hibberd, James (September 26, 2017)."Game of Thrones season 8 directors revealed: Fan favorites return".Entertainment Weekly.RetrievedSeptember 26,2017.
- ^Chitwood, Adam (December 15, 2017)."'Justice League' DP Fabian Wagner on Zack Snyder's Cut, Superman's Black Suit & 'Game of Thrones'".Collider.Archivedfrom the original on December 16, 2017.RetrievedDecember 18,2017.
- ^"David Nutter To Direct HBO's 'The Time Traveler's Wife'".Deadline.May 18, 2021.RetrievedMay 18,2021.
- ^Birgit Nutter, Wife of 'Game of Thrones' Director David Nutter, Dies at 56ArchivedSeptember 17, 2019, atarchive.todayThe Hollywood Reporter. Mike Barnes. 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019
- ^David Nutter: The X-Files Mark His SuccessArchivedFebruary 17, 2016, at theWayback MachineSt. Petersburg Times/The Tampa Bay Times.Joni M. Fisher. 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015