---
name: "Adam Davidson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/adam-davidson"
fi1m_id: "adam-davidson"
imdb_id: "nm0203215"
tmdb_id: 160177
wikidata_id: "Q349117"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "13 August 1964"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 21
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "director"
average_over: 21
updated: "2026-10-22T01:28:10.093386+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Adam Davidson

## Identity

Adam Davidson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/adam-davidson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** adam-davidson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0203215
- **TMDB ID:** 160177
- **Wikidata ID:** Q349117
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Davidson_(director), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349117, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0203215/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/160177

Director. Born 13 August 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 13 August 1964, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1990–present
- **Also known as:** Adam Rosh Davidson 
- **Frequently works with:** [Dan Attias](https://film.one/person/dan-attias.md), [Seith Mann](https://film.one/person/seith-mann.md), [Alan Taylor](https://film.one/person/alan-taylor.md), [Anthony Hemingway](https://film.one/person/anthony-hemingway.md), [Steve Shill](https://film.one/person/steve-shill.md), [Christopher Misiano](https://film.one/person/christopher-misiano.md), [Daniel Minahan](https://film.one/person/daniel-minahan.md), [Julie Anne Robinson](https://film.one/person/julie-anne-robinson.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as director, over 21 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 72 (1), 2000s 76 (14), 2010s 68 (5), 2020s 56 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 69 across 16 titles
- **Score spread:** 8 at 80+, 10 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 19, Mystery 7, Crime 6, Comedy 4, Action & Adventure 3, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Davidson_(director), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349117, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0203215/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/160177

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Deadwood*](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md) (91), [*Six Feet Under*](https://film.one/tv/six-feet-under.md) (86), [*Treme*](https://film.one/tv/treme.md) (82), [*Rome*](https://film.one/tv/rome.md) (82), [*Big Love*](https://film.one/tv/big-love.md) (79)
- **Disney+:** [*Lost*](https://film.one/tv/lost.md) (81), [*Fringe*](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md) (80), [*True Blood*](https://film.one/tv/true-blood.md) (71)
- **Hulu:** [*Community*](https://film.one/tv/community.md) (83), [*Law & Order*](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md) (72)
- **Paramount+:** [*Friday Night Lights*](https://film.one/tv/friday-night-lights.md) (86)
- **Apple TV:** [*Dexter*](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Adam Davidson is an American television and film director, also credited as Adam Rosh Davidson. Born in Los Angeles, California, he graduated from Kenyon College in 1986 and from Columbia University School of the Arts in 1994. He is the son of theatre director Gordon Davidson.

Davidson’s short film *The Lunch Date* (1989) won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film and the Short Film Palme d’Or at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. He has directed episodes of series including *Six Feet Under* (2001), *Deadwood* (2004), *Lost* (2004), *Grey’s Anatomy* (2005), *Dexter* (2006), *Fringe* (2008), *True Blood* (2008), *Community* (2009) and *The Rookie* (2018). He has also worked as a producer and actor.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, encyclopedia.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (21)

- *I Will Find You* (2026), Fi1m 56, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/i-will-find-you.md)
- *About a Boy* (2014), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/about-a-boy-2014.md)
- *Masters of Sex* (2013), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/masters-of-sex.md)
- *Hell on Wheels* (2011), Fi1m 52, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/hell-on-wheels.md)
- *Suburgatory* (2011), Fi1m 70, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/suburgatory.md)
- *Treme* (2010), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/treme.md)
- *Community* (2009), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)
- *Fringe* (2008), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *True Blood* (2008), Fi1m 71, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/true-blood.md)
- *Big Love* (2006), Fi1m 79, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/big-love.md)
- *Dexter* (2006), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)
- *Friday Night Lights* (2006), Fi1m 86, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/friday-night-lights.md)
- *Shark* (2006), Fi1m 55, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/shark.md)
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), Fi1m 60, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Rome* (2005), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/rome.md)
- *Deadwood* (2004), Fi1m 91, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md)
- *Entourage* (2004), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/entourage.md)
- *Lost* (2004), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *Six Feet Under* (2001), Fi1m 86, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/six-feet-under.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), Fi1m 72, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)

## Complete filmography (73)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *NCIS: New York* (2026), series, Executive Producer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis-new-york.md)
- *I Will Find You* (2026), series, Director — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/tv/i-will-find-you.md)
- *One Mile: Chapter Two* (2026), Director, Producer
- *One Mile: Chapter One* (2026), Director, Producer
- *Bosch: Legacy* (2022), series, Director
- *La Brea* (2021), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *Ordinary Joe* (2021), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *AJ and the Queen* (2020), series, Director
- *Tell Me a Story* (2018), series, Director
- *The Rookie* (2018), series, Director
- *Wisdom of the Crowd* (2017), series, Director
- *Recon* (2016), Director, Co-Executive Producer
- *Flesh and Bone* (2015), series, Director
- *Fear the Walking Dead* (2015), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer
- *Bosch* (2015), series, Director
- *Kingdom* (2014), series, Director
- *Bad Teacher* (2014), series, Director
- *TURN: Washington's Spies* (2014), series, Director
- *About a Boy* (2014), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/about-a-boy-2014.md)
- *Intelligence* (2014), series, Director
- *Masters of Sex* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/masters-of-sex.md)
- *Low Winter Sun* (2013), series, Director
- *The Following* (2013), series, Director
- *Made in Jersey* (2012), series, Director
- *Elementary* (2012), series, Director
- *Awake* (2012), series, Director
- *Hell on Wheels* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/tv/hell-on-wheels.md)
- *Suburgatory* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/suburgatory.md)
- *Suits* (2011), series, as Doctor · Director
- *The Good Guys* (2010), series, Director
- *Treme* (2010), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/treme.md)
- *Parenthood* (2010), series, Director
- *The Middle* (2009), series, Director
- *Community* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)
- *Hung* (2009), series, Director
- *Kings* (2009), series, Director
- *Lie to Me* (2009), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer
- *United States of Tara* (2009), series, Director
- *The Ex List* (2008), series, Director
- *Fringe* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *True Blood* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/true-blood.md)
- *Saving Grace* (2007), series, Director
- *John from Cincinnati* (2007), series, Director
- *Secrets of a Small Town* (2007), series, Director
- *Friday Night Lights* (2006), series, Director — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/friday-night-lights.md)
- *Dexter* (2006), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)
- *Shark* (2006), series, Director — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/shark.md)
- *You, Me and Dupree* (2006), Second Unit Director
- *Cinema16: American Short Films* (2006), Director
- *Big Love* (2006), series, Director — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/big-love.md)
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *Rome* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/rome.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Lost* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *LAX* (2004), series, Director
- *Entourage* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/entourage.md)
- *Deadwood* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md)
- *Way Past Cool* (2003), Director
- *Jake 2.0* (2003), series, Director
- *Monk* (2002), series, Director
- *The Agency* (2001), series, Director
- *The Chronicle* (2001), series, Director
- *Six Feet Under* (2001), series, Director — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/six-feet-under.md)
- *The Invisible Man* (2000), series, Director
- *Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family* (2000), series, Director
- *Nature Boy* (2000), series, as Mel
- *Return to Paradise Lost* (1999), as Adam
- *A Match Made in Heaven* (1997), as Tiffany's Boyfriend
- *The Daytrippers* (1997), as Libby's Ex-Boyfriend
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, Director — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *The Lunch Date* (1989), Director
- *Dr. Ded Bug* (1989), as Pot Washer
- *Not Just Any Flower* (1988), Boom Operator

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 1991: Best Live Action Short Film (won), for *The Lunch Date*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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