---
name: "Dave King"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dave-king-1298804"
fi1m_id: "dave-king-1298804"
imdb_id: "nm0454626"
tmdb_id: 1298804
wikidata_id: "Q110522025"
roles: ["Writer","Producer","Director"]
born: "6 June 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-01T00:36:10.450055+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."
---

# Dave King

## Identity

Dave King

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dave-king-1298804
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dave-king-1298804
- **IMDb ID:** nm0454626
- **TMDB ID:** 1298804
- **Wikidata ID:** Q110522025
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110522025, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0454626/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1298804

Writer and producer. Born 6 June 1978 in Needham, Massachusetts.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer, Director
- **Born:** 6 June 1978, Needham, Massachusetts
- **Active:** 1989–present
- **Also known as:** David King
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 1 acting, 1 directing, 4 writing
- **Frequently works with:** [Dean Holland](https://film.one/person/dean-holland.md), [Megan Amram](https://film.one/person/megan-amram.md), [Tristram Shapeero](https://film.one/person/tristram-shapeero.md), [Aisha Muharrar](https://film.one/person/aisha-muharrar.md), [Alan Yang](https://film.one/person/alan-yang.md), [Beth McCarthy-Miller](https://film.one/person/beth-mccarthy-miller.md), [Claire Scanlon](https://film.one/person/claire-scanlon.md), [Daniel Schofield](https://film.one/person/daniel-schofield.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as writer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 2000s 83 (1), 2010s 84 (1), 2020s 76 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 72 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Animation 1, Drama 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110522025, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0454626/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1298804

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Simpsons*](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md) (88), [*The Good Place*](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md) (84), [*English Teacher*](https://film.one/tv/english-teacher.md) (73)
- **Peacock:** [*Parks and Recreation*](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md) (83)
- **HBO Max:** [*Common Side Effects*](https://film.one/tv/common-side-effects.md) (80)
- **Netflix:** [*Never Have I Ever*](https://film.one/tv/never-have-i-ever-2020.md) (74)

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

## Biography

Dave King is an American television writer and producer. He wrote the season 28 episode 'The Town' of *The Simpsons* (2016) and has written episodes of *Parks and Recreation* (2009), *The Good Place* (2016), *Love* (2016–2018), *Never Have I Ever* (2020), *Reboot* (2022) and *English Teacher* (2024).

He has also served as a producer on several of these series and received Primetime Emmy nominations for his work on *Parks and Recreation*, *The Good Place* and *Common Side Effects* (2025).

*Sources: simpsonswiki.com, imdb.com, hometownweekly.net.*

## On Fi1m (6)

### Performed in (1)

- *Common Side Effects* (2025), Fi1m 80, as Marshall Cuso (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/common-side-effects.md)

### Directed (1)

- *English Teacher* (2024), Fi1m 73, Writer, Director, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/english-teacher.md)

### Wrote (4) — the average rests on these

- *Never Have I Ever* (2020), Fi1m 74, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/never-have-i-ever-2020.md)
- *The Good Place* (2016), Fi1m 84, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md)
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

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

- *Common Side Effects* (2025), series, as Marshall Cuso (voice) · Co-Executive Producer, Writer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/common-side-effects.md)
- *English Teacher* (2024), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Director — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/english-teacher.md)
- *Reboot* (2022), series, Writer
- *The Bubble* (2022), Co-Producer
- *Santa Inc.* (2021), series, Consulting Producer
- *Rutherford Falls* (2021), series, as Jeff the Barista
- *A Parks and Recreation Special* (2020), Writer
- *Never Have I Ever* (2020), series, Writer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/never-have-i-ever-2020.md)
- *Late Night* (2019), Thanks
- *Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later* (2017), series, Consulting Producer
- *Crashing* (2017), series, Writer
- *The Good Place* (2016), series, as Phil · Writer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md)
- *Love* (2016), series, as Wyatt Meyers
- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), series, as Bob — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md)
- *Workaholics* (2011), series, as Davis
- *Traffic Light* (2011), series, as Phil (voice) · Writer
- *The League* (2009), series, Writer
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), series, as Kurt Lerpiss · Writer, Co-Producer, Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, Writer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Mackerel*, series, Executive Producer
- *Protective Custody*, series, Executive Producer

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