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name: "David Straiton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-straiton"
roles: ["Director"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 75
updated: "2026-09-17T00:56:08.624414+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 Straiton

Director.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Active:** 2004–2009
- **Works often with:** Bryan Spicer, Anthony Hemingway, Christopher Misiano, Dan Attias, David Semel, David Solomon

## Biography

David Straiton is a Canadian television director. He began his career directing commercials for brands including Pepsi, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Ford before moving into narrative television in the mid-1990s.

His credits include episodes of *Heroes* (2006), *House* (2004), *Dollhouse* (2009), *Fringe* (2008), *Star Trek: Enterprise* (2001), *The Good Doctor* (2017), *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (2013) and *Bates Motel* (2013). He also served as executive producer and director on the Syfy series *Blood Drive* (2017).

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Fringe* (2008), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *Heroes* (2006), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md)
- *House* (2004), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Dollhouse* (2009), Director

## Also known for

- *The Good Doctor* (2017), Director
- *Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (2013), Director
- *The Originals* (2013), Director
- *Grimm* (2011), Director
- *Charmed* (1998), Director
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), Director
- *Bates Motel* (2013), Director
- *The Gifted* (2017), Director

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