---
name: "David Solomon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-solomon"
fi1m_id: "david-solomon"
imdb_id: "nm0813313"
tmdb_id: 1222761
wikidata_id: "Q3018806"
roles: ["Director","Producer"]
born: "31 January 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "director"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-09-26T15:00:44.747945+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 Solomon

## Identity

David Solomon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-solomon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-solomon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0813313
- **TMDB ID:** 1222761
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3018806
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Solomon_(TV_producer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3018806, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0813313/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1222761

Director and producer. Born 31 January 1962.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Producer
- **Born:** 31 January 1962
- **Active:** 1984–2011
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 7 directing, 1 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Allan Kroeker](https://film.one/person/allan-kroeker.md), [James A. Contner](https://film.one/person/james-a-contner.md), [Jane Espenson](https://film.one/person/jane-espenson.md), [David Straiton](https://film.one/person/david-straiton.md), [Joss Whedon](https://film.one/person/joss-whedon.md), [Marita Grabiak](https://film.one/person/marita-grabiak.md), [Aaron Lipstadt](https://film.one/person/aaron-lipstadt.md), [Adam Baldwin](https://film.one/person/adam-baldwin.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as director, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 81 (1), 1990s 80 (1), 2000s 76 (4), 2010s 64 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 70 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 6, Action & Adventure 3, Comedy 2, Mystery 2
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Solomon_(TV_producer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3018806, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0813313/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1222761

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Firefly*](https://film.one/tv/firefly.md) (83), [*Fringe*](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md) (80), [*Buffy the Vampire Slayer*](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md) (80), [*Once Upon a Time*](https://film.one/tv/once-upon-a-time.md) (65)
- **Tubi:** [*Miami Vice*](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md) (81)
- **Peacock:** [*Grimm*](https://film.one/tv/grimm.md) (63)

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

## Biography

David Solomon is an American television director and producer. He is best known for his extensive work on the series *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997–2003), where he directed 19 episodes and held producing roles including co-producer, producer and co-executive producer across all 144 episodes.

Earlier in his career Solomon worked as an editor and producer on several *Perry Mason* television films. He has directed episodes of numerous other series including *Firefly* (2002), *Las Vegas* (2004–2005), *Chuck* (2007), *Fringe* (2008), *Once Upon a Time* (2011), *Grimm* (2011), *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (2013) and *Star Trek: Discovery* (2017). In 2002 he won an Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Direction in a Drama Series for *Buffy the Vampire Slayer*.

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

## On Fi1m (8)

### Directed (7) — the average rests on these

- *Grimm* (2011), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/grimm.md)
- *Once Upon a Time* (2011), Fi1m 65, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/once-upon-a-time.md)
- *Dollhouse* (2009), Fi1m 66, Director, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/dollhouse.md)
- *Fringe* (2008), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *Chuck* (2007), Fi1m 73, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md)
- *Firefly* (2002), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/firefly.md)
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), Fi1m 80, Producer, Director, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)

### Crew (1)

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

## Complete filmography (63)

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

- *Star Trek: Discovery* (2017), series, Director
- *Midnight, Texas* (2017), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer
- *Rosewood* (2015), series, Director
- *Zoo* (2015), series, Director
- *UnREAL* (2015), series, Director
- *Powers* (2015), series, Director
- *Extant* (2014), series, Director
- *Once Upon a Time in Wonderland* (2013), series, Director
- *Witches of East End* (2013), series, Director
- *Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (2013), series, Director
- *Grimm* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/grimm.md)
- *Once Upon a Time* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/once-upon-a-time.md)
- *Falling Skies* (2011), series, Director
- *Body of Proof* (2011), series, Director
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, Director
- *Nikita* (2010), series, Producer, Director
- *The Gates* (2010), series, Director
- *Unnatural History* (2010), series, Director
- *Dollhouse* (2009), series, Director, Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/dollhouse.md)
- *Knight Rider* (2008), series, Director
- *Fringe* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *Big Shots* (2007), series, Director
- *Private Practice* (2007), series, Director
- *Chuck* (2007), series, Director — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md)
- *Burn Notice* (2007), series, Director
- *October Road* (2007), series, Director
- *Kevin Hill* (2004), series, Director, Producer
- *Paycheck* (2003), Executive Producer
- *Tru Calling* (2003), series, Director
- *Tarzan* (2003), series, Director
- *Las Vegas* (2003), series, Director
- *Firefly* (2002), series, Director — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/firefly.md)
- *Strong Medicine* (2000), series, Director
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), series, Director, Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Co-Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *Fast Company* (1995), Editor, Co-Producer
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester* (1995), Editor
- *Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder* (1995), Editor
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor* (1994), Editor
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives* (1993), Editor
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss* (1993), Editor
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing* (1992), Producer
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion* (1991), Producer
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin* (1991), Producer
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster* (1991), Producer
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter* (1991), Producer
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter* (1990), Producer
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer* (1990), Co-Producer
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception* (1990), Co-Producer
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen* (1990), Co-Producer
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin* (1989), Co-Producer, Editor
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder* (1989), Editor, Co-Producer
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson* (1989), Editor, Co-Producer
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake* (1988), Editor, Associate Producer
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace* (1988), Associate Producer, Editor
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel* (1987), Editor, Associate Producer
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam* (1987), Editor, Associate Producer
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit* (1987), Editor
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love* (1987), Editor
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star* (1986), Editor
- *Return to Mayberry* (1986), Editor
- *Matlock* (1986), series, Director
- *Miami Vice* (1984), series, Editor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)
- *Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper* (1984), Editor

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