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name: "David Jackson"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "31 December 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:03.245729+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."
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# David Jackson

Director. Born 31 December 1963 in Alberta, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 31 December 1963, Alberta, Canada
- **Also known as:** David S. Jackson
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3018141, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002413/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/44683

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Miami Vice*](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md) (81)

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## Biography

David Jackson is an American television director and writer, also credited as David S. Jackson. He began his career in the 1980s and has directed and written numerous episodes of prime-time series.

His early credits include directing and writing for *Miami Vice* (1984) and *The Equalizer* (1985), for which he received an Edgar Award for best television episode. He has since directed episodes of series including *Smallville* (2001), *Charmed* (1998), *One Tree Hill* (2003), *CSI: NY* (2004), *Supernatural* (2005) and *The Vampire Diaries* (2009).

Jackson has also directed television films such as *Return to Halloweentown* (2006) and *The Spirit of Christmas* (2015). He trained at the University of Kentucky, Rhode Island School of Design and the University of Southern California.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Miami Vice* (1984), Fi1m 81, Writer, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)

## Also known for

- *The Vampire Diaries* (2009), Director
- *Supernatural* (2005), Director
- *Smallville* (2001), Director
- *Charmed* (1998), Director
- *CSI: NY* (2004), Director
- *Return to Halloweentown* (2006), Director
- *One Tree Hill* (2003), Director
- *Dark Angel* (2000), Director

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