---
name: "Claire Scanlon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/claire-scanlon"
fi1m_id: "claire-scanlon"
imdb_id: "nm0768957"
tmdb_id: 1296522
wikidata_id: "Q66169228"
roles: ["Director"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "director"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-22T01:36:12.605851+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."
---

# Claire Scanlon

## Identity

Claire Scanlon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/claire-scanlon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** claire-scanlon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0768957
- **TMDB ID:** 1296522
- **Wikidata ID:** Q66169228
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Scanlon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66169228, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0768957/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1296522

Director. Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Also known as:** Claire Elizabeth Scanlon, クレア・スカンロン
- **Frequently works with:** [Ken Whittingham](https://film.one/person/ken-whittingham.md), [Beth McCarthy-Miller](https://film.one/person/beth-mccarthy-miller.md), [Linda Mendoza](https://film.one/person/linda-mendoza.md), [Tristram Shapeero](https://film.one/person/tristram-shapeero.md), [Dean Holland](https://film.one/person/dean-holland.md), [Gail Mancuso](https://film.one/person/gail-mancuso.md), [Michael Spiller](https://film.one/person/michael-spiller.md), [Alex Hardcastle](https://film.one/person/alex-hardcastle.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as director, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 77 (2), 2010s 76 (6), 2020s 70 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 76 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 11, Drama 2, Crime 1, Romance 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, Sport 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Scanlon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66169228, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0768957/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1296522

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*GLOW*](https://film.one/tv/glow.md) (78), [*Brooklyn Nine-Nine*](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md) (78), [*Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt*](https://film.one/tv/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt.md) (76), [*Never Have I Ever*](https://film.one/tv/never-have-i-ever-2020.md) (74), [*Suburgatory*](https://film.one/tv/suburgatory.md) (70)
- **Disney+:** [*The Good Place*](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md) (84), [*Abbott Elementary*](https://film.one/tv/abbott-elementary.md) (82), [*Modern Family*](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md) (77), [*The Mindy Project*](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md) (72)
- **Peacock:** [*The Office*](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) (77)

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

## Biography

Claire Scanlon is an American director and editor. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she began her career editing documentaries for PBS and the Discovery Channel. After supervising post-production and producing on Last Comic Standing, she joined the editing team on *The Office* in its fifth season.

Scanlon directed two episodes of *The Office* and transitioned to directing full time in 2013. Her television credits include episodes of *Brooklyn Nine-Nine*, *Modern Family*, *The Good Place*, *GLOW*, *Never Have I Ever* and *Abbott Elementary*. Her feature films include *Set It Up* (2018) and *The Love Hypothesis* (2026). She has won a Primetime Emmy Award for her editing work.

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

## On Fi1m (11)

- *The Love Hypothesis* (2026), Fi1m 53, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-love-hypothesis.md)
- *Abbott Elementary* (2021), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/abbott-elementary.md)
- *Never Have I Ever* (2020), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/never-have-i-ever-2020.md)
- *GLOW* (2017), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/glow.md)
- *The Good Place* (2016), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md)
- *Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt* (2015), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt.md)
- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md)
- *The Mindy Project* (2012), Fi1m 72, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md)
- *Suburgatory* (2011), Fi1m 70, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/suburgatory.md)
- *Modern Family* (2009), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *The Office* (2005), Fi1m 77, Editor, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

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

- *The Love Hypothesis* (2026), Director — Fi1m 53, [page](https://film.one/film/the-love-hypothesis.md)
- *The Paper* (2025), series, Director
- *St. Denis Medical* (2024), series, Director
- *Palm Royale* (2024), series, Director
- *Unstable* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Not Dead Yet* (2023), series, Director
- *The People We Hate at the Wedding* (2022), Director
- *Loot* (2022), series, Director
- *Abbott Elementary* (2021), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/abbott-elementary.md)
- *Acapulco* (2021), series, Director
- *Saved by the Bell* (2020), series, Director
- *Mapleworth Murders* (2020), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer
- *Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend* (2020), Director
- *Never Have I Ever* (2020), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/never-have-i-ever-2020.md)
- *Miracle Workers* (2019), series, Director
- *Late Night* (2019), Thanks
- *Set It Up* (2018), Director
- *Champions* (2018), series, Director
- *Ghosted* (2017), series, Director
- *GLOW* (2017), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/glow.md)
- *Great News* (2017), series, Director
- *Speechless* (2016), series, Director
- *The Good Place* (2016), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md)
- *Son of Zorn* (2016), series, Director
- *Life in Pieces* (2015), series, Director
- *Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt* (2015), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt.md)
- *The Last Man on Earth* (2015), series, Director
- *Fresh Off the Boat* (2015), series, Director
- *Benched* (2014), series, Director
- *black-ish* (2014), series, Director
- *Faking It* (2014), series, Director
- *The Goldbergs* (2013), series, Director
- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md)
- *The Mindy Project* (2012), series, Director — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md)
- *Suburgatory* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/suburgatory.md)
- *Threat Level Midnight: The Movie* (2011), Editor
- *Awkward.* (2011), series, Director
- *Modern Family* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *The Wrecking Crew* (2008), Editor
- *The Office* (2005), series, as Nashua Employee, Warehouse party guest (uncredited) · Director, Editor — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Cary Grant: A Class Apart* (2004), Editor

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