---
name: "Dan Sterling"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dan-sterling"
fi1m_id: "dan-sterling"
imdb_id: "nm1003839"
tmdb_id: 1221087
wikidata_id: "Q5214442"
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-24T04:36:58.635270+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."
---

# Dan Sterling

## Identity

Dan Sterling

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dan-sterling
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dan-sterling
- **IMDb ID:** nm1003839
- **TMDB ID:** 1221087
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5214442
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Sterling, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5214442, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1003839/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1221087

Writer. Born in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Active:** 1997–2012
- **Frequently works with:** [Brent Forrester](https://film.one/person/brent-forrester.md), [Greg Daniels](https://film.one/person/greg-daniels.md), [Jesse Peretz](https://film.one/person/jesse-peretz.md), [Jon Vitti](https://film.one/person/jon-vitti.md), [Paul Lieberstein](https://film.one/person/paul-lieberstein.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (1), 2000s 77 (1), 2010s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 75 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Animation 1, Drama 1, Family 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Sterling, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5214442, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1003839/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1221087

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Girls*](https://film.one/tv/girls.md) (82)
- **Disney+:** [*King of the Hill*](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md) (82)
- **Peacock:** [*The Office*](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) (77)

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

## Biography

Dan Sterling is an American screenwriter and television producer. He began his career as a staff writer on the first season of *South Park* (1997) and went on to write for *King of the Hill* (2002–2006). He later served as a writer and producer on series including *The Daily Show with Jon Stewart*, *The Sarah Silverman Program* (where he was also a director and executive producer), *Girls* and the final season of *The Office* (2005).

Sterling co-wrote the screenplay and story for the feature film *The Interview* (2014) and the screenplay and story for *Long Shot* (2019). He is the co-creator, writer and executive producer of the series *Animal Control* (2023–present). He trained at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts after attending Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, foxflash.com, whyy.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Girls* (2012), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/girls.md)
- *The Office* (2005), Fi1m 77, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *King of the Hill* (1997), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)

## Complete filmography (11)

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

- *Exploding Kittens* (2024), series, Consulting Producer
- *Animal Control* (2023), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *Long Shot* (2019), Screenplay, Executive Producer, Story
- *The Interview* (2014), as Tech Specialist · Screenplay, Story
- *Girls* (2012), series, Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/girls.md)
- *The Sarah Silverman Program* (2007), series, Producer, Writer
- *Kitchen Confidential* (2005), series, Writer
- *The Office* (2005), series, as Audience Member (uncredited) · Writer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Jesse* (1998), series, Writer
- *South Park* (1997), series, Writer
- *King of the Hill* (1997), series, Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)

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