---
name: "David Fury"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-fury"
fi1m_id: "david-fury"
imdb_id: "nm0299236"
tmdb_id: 149520
wikidata_id: "Q2452126"
roles: ["Writer","Producer","Director"]
born: "5 March 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-21T20:59:02.855387+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."
---

# David Fury

## Identity

David Fury

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-fury
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-fury
- **IMDb ID:** nm0299236
- **TMDB ID:** 149520
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2452126
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Fury, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2452126, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0299236/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/149520

Writer and producer. Born 5 March 1959 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer, Director
- **Born:** 5 March 1959, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1997–2013
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 7: 1 acting, 1 directing, 5 writing
- **Frequently works with:** [Dan Attias](https://film.one/person/dan-attias.md), [David Semel](https://film.one/person/david-semel.md), [Deran Sarafian](https://film.one/person/deran-sarafian.md), [Howard Gordon](https://film.one/person/howard-gordon.md), [Tucker Gates](https://film.one/person/tucker-gates.md), [Adam Davidson](https://film.one/person/adam-davidson.md), [Adam Kane](https://film.one/person/adam-kane.md), [Alex Gansa](https://film.one/person/alex-gansa.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as writer, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (1), 2000s 80 (4), 2010s 80 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 71 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Crime 3, Action & Adventure 2, Mystery 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, War & Politics 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Fury, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2452126, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0299236/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/149520

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Lost*](https://film.one/tv/lost.md) (81), [*Fringe*](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md) (80), [*Buffy the Vampire Slayer*](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md) (80), [*Homeland*](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md) (78), [*24*](https://film.one/tv/24.md) (78)
- **Netflix:** [*Hannibal*](https://film.one/tv/hannibal-2013.md) (81)

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

## Biography

David Fury is an American television writer, producer, director and actor. Born on 5 March 1959 in New York City, he began his career as a stand-up comic and wrote for comedy series including The Jackie Thomas Show, House of Buggin' and Pinky and the Brain.

Fury wrote and directed episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) and its spin-off Angel (1999), serving as producer on both. He later wrote for Lost (2004), 24 (2001), Fringe (2008), Hannibal (2013), Homeland (2011) and 9-1-1 (2018), among other series. He has received Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series for his work on Lost and 24, and a Writers Guild of America Award for Lost.

Fury is married to screenwriter Elin Hampton.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, buffy.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

### Performed in (1)

- *Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog* (2008), Fi1m 81, as Newsman — [page](https://film.one/tv/dr-horribles-sing-along-blog.md)

### Directed (1)

- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), Fi1m 80, as Mustard Man — [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)

### Wrote (5) — the average rests on these

- *Hannibal* (2013), Fi1m 81, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/hannibal-2013.md)
- *Homeland* (2011), Fi1m 78, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *Fringe* (2008), Fi1m 80, Teleplay, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *Lost* (2004), Fi1m 81, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *24* (2001), Fi1m 78, Story, Writer, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

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

- *Magnum P.I.* (2018), series, Story, Writer
- *9-1-1* (2018), series, Writer
- *24: Legacy* (2017), series, Writer
- *Lethal Weapon* (2016), series, Writer
- *Hannibal* (2013), series, Writer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/hannibal-2013.md)
- *Homeland* (2011), series, Writer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *Terra Nova* (2011), series, Executive Producer, Teleplay
- *Commentary! The Musical* (2008), Actor
- *Fringe* (2008), series, Writer, Teleplay — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog* (2008), series, as Newsman — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/dr-horribles-sing-along-blog.md)
- *The Inside* (2005), series, Writer
- *Lost* (2004), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *Chance* (2002), as Pizza Delivery Guy
- *24* (2001), series, as Arthur Carr · Writer, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer, Teleplay, Story — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *Angel* (1999), series, as First Worshipper, Gregor Framkin · Writer, Director, Consulting Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer
- *The Wild Thornberrys* (1998), series, Writer
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), series, as Mustard Man · Writer, Producer, Director, Supervising Producer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *Life's Work* (1996), series, Writer
- *Pinky and the Brain* (1995), series, Writer
- *Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman* (1993), series, as Cop
- *The Jackie Thomas Show* (1992), series, Writer
- *Public Enemy #2* (1991), as Bartender
- *Dream On* (1990), series, Writer, Director
- *Ogenki Clinic Adventures*, as Mouse Man

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