---
name: "Eric Appel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eric-appel"
fi1m_id: "eric-appel"
imdb_id: "nm1926903"
tmdb_id: 1113994
wikidata_id: "Q5386038"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "13 August 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "director"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-09-25T01:19:12.372007+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."
---

# Eric Appel

## Identity

Eric Appel

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/eric-appel
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** eric-appel
- **IMDb ID:** nm1926903
- **TMDB ID:** 1113994
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5386038
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Appel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5386038, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1926903/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1113994

Director. Born 13 August 1980 in Endicott, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 13 August 1980, Endicott, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Ken Whittingham](https://film.one/person/ken-whittingham.md), [Carrie Kemper](https://film.one/person/carrie-kemper.md), [Craig Zisk](https://film.one/person/craig-zisk.md), [Dean Holland](https://film.one/person/dean-holland.md), [Michael Spiller](https://film.one/person/michael-spiller.md), [Troy Miller](https://film.one/person/troy-miller.md), [Tucker Gates](https://film.one/person/tucker-gates.md), [Alec Berg](https://film.one/person/alec-berg.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as director, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 77 (1), 2010s 76 (4), 2020s 56 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 67 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 7, Crime 1, Drama 1, Family 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $20m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Appel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5386038, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1926903/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1113994

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*The Office*](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) (77), [*About a Boy*](https://film.one/tv/about-a-boy-2014.md) (63)
- **HBO Max:** [*Silicon Valley*](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md) (82)
- **Disney+:** [*New Girl*](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md) (80)
- **Netflix:** [*Brooklyn Nine-Nine*](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md) (78)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Weird: The Al Yankovic Story*](https://film.one/film/weird-the-al-yankovic-story.md) (77)

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

## Biography

Eric Appel (born 13 August 1980) is an American director, producer and writer working in television, film and commercials. He grew up in Endicott, New York, and studied computer animation at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh before moving to New York City, where he performed improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.

Appel began his career writing for series including *The Andy Milonakis Show*, *Crank Yankers* and *Human Giant*, then joined Funny or Die as a writer and director of sketches. He has directed episodes of *The Office* (2005), *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), *New Girl* (2011), *Silicon Valley* (2014) and *The Afterparty* (2022), as well as both seasons of *Die Hart* (2020–2023). His feature directorial debut was *Weird: The Al Yankovic Story* (2022), which he also co-wrote and produced; the film received a Critics' Choice Award for Best Made for Television Movie. He directed the 2026 comedy *The Breadwinner*.

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

## On Fi1m (7)

- *The Breadwinner* (2026), Fi1m 35, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-breadwinner.md)
- *Weird: The Al Yankovic Story* (2022), Fi1m 77, as Captain Buffoon (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/weird-the-al-yankovic-story.md)
- *About a Boy* (2014), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/about-a-boy-2014.md)
- *Silicon Valley* (2014), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md)
- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md)
- *New Girl* (2011), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)
- *The Office* (2005), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)

## Complete filmography (35)

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

- *Soundtrack: DCM '26* (2026), as DJ
- *The Breadwinner* (2026), Director — Fi1m 35, [page](https://film.one/film/the-breadwinner.md)
- *Die Hart* (2023), Director
- *Weird: The Al Yankovic Story* (2022), as Captain Buffoon (voice) · Writer, Director, Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/weird-the-al-yankovic-story.md)
- *The Afterparty* (2022), series, Director
- *Die Hart* (2020), series, Director
- *Son of Zorn* (2016), series, Director
- *Teachers* (2016), series, Director
- *Benched* (2014), series, Director
- *A to Z* (2014), series, Director
- *Selfie* (2014), series, Director
- *Bad Teacher* (2014), series, Director
- *Linclone* (2014), Director
- *Silicon Valley* (2014), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md)
- *Growing Up Fisher* (2014), series, Director
- *About a Boy* (2014), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/about-a-boy-2014.md)
- *The Michael J. Fox Show* (2013), series, Director
- *Back in the Game* (2013), series, Director
- *Trophy Wife* (2013), series, Director
- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md)
- *Swords, Knives, Very Sharp Objects and Cutlery* (2012), Director
- *Animal Practice* (2012), series, Director
- *New Girl* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)
- *Death Valley* (2011), series, Director
- *NTSF:SD:SUV::* (2011), series, Director
- *Field of Dreams 2: Lockout* (2011), Director
- *Happy Endings* (2011), series, Director
- *This Show Will Get You High* (2010), Director
- *Weird: The Al Yankovic Story* (2010), Director, Writer, Editor
- *Blue Mountain State* (2010), series, Director
- *Paranormal Saw* (2010), Director, Editor, Writer
- *Infomercials* (2009), series, Director
- *Everything* (2009), series, Director
- *The Office* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Stepdude*, Screenplay, Director

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