---
name: "David McWhirter"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-mcwhirter"
fi1m_id: "david-mcwhirter"
imdb_id: "nm0574765"
tmdb_id: 585459
wikidata_id: "Q66854777"
roles: ["Director"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_as: "director"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-23T13:41:37.471136+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 McWhirter

## Identity

David McWhirter

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-mcwhirter
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-mcwhirter
- **IMDb ID:** nm0574765
- **TMDB ID:** 585459
- **Wikidata ID:** Q66854777
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66854777, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574765/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/585459

Director.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Active:** 1994–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 2 directing, 3 crew
- **Average Fi1m score:** 62, as director, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 74 (1), 2000s 80 (1), 2010s 71 (2), 2020s 57 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66854777, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574765/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/585459

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Major Crimes*](https://film.one/tv/major-crimes.md) (66), [*Ransom Canyon*](https://film.one/tv/ransom-canyon.md) (57)

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

## Biography

David McWhirter is a television director. He holds an MFA from CalArts, where he studied directing and acting. He began his career in assistant director roles on series including *Major Crimes* and *The Closer* before making his directorial debut on the latter show's episode 'Maternal Instincts'.

McWhirter has directed episodes of numerous series, including *The Flash* (2017–2022), *Blindspot* (2015–2019), *Supergirl* (2017–2021), *Quantico* (where he also served as co-executive producer), *All American* (2018–2025), *The Rookie*, *Walker* and *Ransom Canyon* (2025). He has directed multiple season premieres and finales, as well as a DC crossover event.

*Sources: imdb.com, davidmcwhirter.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Directed (2) — the average rests on these

- *Ransom Canyon* (2025), Fi1m 57, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/ransom-canyon.md)
- *Major Crimes* (2012), Fi1m 66, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/major-crimes.md)

### Crew (3)

- *Rabbit Hole* (2010), Fi1m 76, First Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/rabbit-hole.md)
- *Better Off Ted* (2009), Fi1m 80, First Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/better-off-ted.md)
- *Babylon 5* (1994), Fi1m 74, Second Second Assistant Director, Second Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-5.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

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

- *Ransom Canyon* (2025), series, Director — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/tv/ransom-canyon.md)
- *Found* (2023), series, Director
- *Walker Independence* (2022), series, Director
- *Quantum Leap* (2022), series, Director
- *All American: Homecoming* (2022), series, Director
- *Walker* (2021), series, Director
- *The Rookie* (2018), series, Director
- *All American* (2018), series, Director
- *Valor* (2017), series, Director
- *Supergirl* (2015), series, Director
- *Quantico* (2015), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer
- *Blindspot* (2015), series, Director
- *The Flash* (2014), series, Director
- *The Following* (2013), series, Director
- *Major Crimes* (2012), series, Director — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/major-crimes.md)
- *Rabbit Hole* (2010), First Assistant Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/rabbit-hole.md)
- *Better Off Ted* (2009), series, First Assistant Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/better-off-ted.md)
- *The Closer* (2005), series, Director
- *Babylon 5: A Call to Arms* (1999), Second Assistant Director
- *Babylon 5: The River of Souls* (1998), Second Assistant Director
- *Babylon 5: Thirdspace* (1998), Second Assistant Director
- *Babylon 5: In the Beginning* (1998), Second Assistant Director
- *Babylon 5* (1994), series, Second Second Assistant Director, Second Assistant Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-5.md)

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