---
name: "Fred Toye"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/frederick-e-o-toye"
fi1m_id: "frederick-e-o-toye"
imdb_id: "nm0870295"
tmdb_id: 1215672
wikidata_id: "Q3395458"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "26 September 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 15
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "director"
average_over: 15
updated: "2026-09-24T06:19:19.821346+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."
---

# Fred Toye

## Identity

Fred Toye

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/frederick-e-o-toye
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** frederick-e-o-toye
- **IMDb ID:** nm0870295
- **TMDB ID:** 1215672
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3395458
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_E._O._Toye, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3395458, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0870295/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1215672

Director. Born 26 September 1967 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 26 September 1967, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Also known as:** Frederick E. O. Toye,  Frederick Toye,  Fred E.O. Toye , Fredrick E.O. Toye, Frederick O.E. Toye, フレデリック・E・O・トーイ, 弗雷德·托耶
- **Frequently works with:** [Stephen Williams](https://film.one/person/stephen-williams.md), [Karen Gaviola](https://film.one/person/karen-gaviola.md), [Alison Schapker](https://film.one/person/alison-schapker.md), [Dan Attias](https://film.one/person/dan-attias.md), [Jeffrey Hunt](https://film.one/person/jeffrey-g-hunt.md), [Kevin Hooks](https://film.one/person/kevin-hooks.md), [Sylvain White](https://film.one/person/sylvain-white.md), [Alex Kurtzman](https://film.one/person/alex-kurtzman.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as director, over 15 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (5), 2010s 72 (8), 2020s 72 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 70 across 13 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 12, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 10, Action & Adventure 8, Mystery 4, Crime 3, Comedy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_E._O._Toye, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3395458, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0870295/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1215672

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Lost*](https://film.one/tv/lost.md) (81), [*Fringe*](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md) (80), [*Alias*](https://film.one/tv/alias.md) (74)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Fallout*](https://film.one/tv/fallout.md) (80), [*The Boys*](https://film.one/tv/the-boys.md) (72)
- **HBO Max:** [*Watchmen*](https://film.one/tv/watchmen-2019.md) (84)
- **Paramount+:** [*The Good Wife*](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md) (84)
- **AMC+:** [*The Terror*](https://film.one/tv/the-terror.md) (82)
- **Peacock:** [*Person of Interest*](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md) (78)
- **Netflix:** [*The Walking Dead*](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md) (68)
- **Apple TV:** [*Hawaii Five-0*](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md) (65)
- **Tubi:** [*Believe*](https://film.one/tv/believe.md) (49)

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

## Biography

Frederick E.O. Toye is an American television director, producer and editor. Born in Los Angeles, he graduated with a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He began his career as a production assistant and worked for many years as an editor before moving into directing.

Toye is a frequent collaborator with J.J. Abrams. He has directed episodes of series including *Alias*, *Lost*, *Fringe*, *Person of Interest*, *The Walking Dead*, *Westworld*, *The Boys*, *Watchmen* and *Fallout* (2024). He has also served as a producer or executive producer on several of these shows.

In 2024, Toye won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for his work on the FX series *Shōgun*.

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

## On Fi1m (15)

- *Fallout* (2024), Fi1m 80, Executive Producer, Director, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/fallout.md)
- *Snowpiercer* (2020), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/snowpiercer-2020.md)
- *The Boys* (2019), Fi1m 72, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-boys.md)
- *Watchmen* (2019), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/watchmen-2019.md)
- *The Terror* (2018), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-terror.md)
- *Westworld* (2016), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/westworld-2016.md)
- *Believe* (2014), Fi1m 49, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/believe.md)
- *Person of Interest* (2011), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), Fi1m 65, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *The Good Wife* (2009), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.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)
- *Lost* (2004), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *Alias* (2001), Fi1m 74, Editor, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

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

- *The Terminal List: Dark Wolf* (2025), series, Director
- *Fallout* (2024), series, Director, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/fallout.md)
- *Shōgun* (2024), series, Director
- *Mrs. Davis* (2023), series, Director
- *The Terminal List* (2022), series, Director
- *Snowpiercer* (2020), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/snowpiercer-2020.md)
- *Truth Be Told* (2019), series, Director
- *See* (2019), series, Director
- *Watchmen* (2019), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/watchmen-2019.md)
- *Evil* (2019), series, Director
- *The Boys* (2019), series, Director — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-boys.md)
- *Lost in Space* (2018), series, Director
- *The Terror* (2018), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-terror.md)
- *American Gods* (2017), series, Director
- *The Good Fight* (2017), series, Director
- *Westworld* (2016), series, Co-Executive Producer, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/westworld-2016.md)
- *Designated Survivor* (2016), series, Director
- *BrainDead* (2016), series, Director
- *11.22.63* (2016), series, Director
- *The Messengers* (2015), series, Director
- *The Man in the High Castle* (2015), series, Director
- *Believe* (2014), series, Director — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/tv/believe.md)
- *Almost Human* (2013), series, Director
- *Revolution* (2012), series, Director
- *Person of Interest* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *Falling Skies* (2011), series, Director
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, Director — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *Black & White* (2010), Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
- *Rizzoli & Isles* (2010), series, Director
- *Miami Medical* (2010), series, Director
- *V* (2009), series, Director
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Melrose Place* (2009), series, Director
- *Fringe* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *Moonlight* (2007), series, Director
- *Chuck* (2007), series, Director — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md)
- *Brothers and Sisters* (2006), series, Director
- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), series, Director
- *Invasion* (2005), series, Director
- *Lost* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *CSI: NY* (2004), series, Director
- *The 4400* (2004), series, Director
- *Lost* (2002), Director, Writer, Producer
- *Alias* (2001), series, Director, Editor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *15 Minutes* (2001), Visual Effects Editor
- *The '60s* (1999), Visual Effects Editor
- *The Siege* (1998), Visual Effects
- *Prison Stories: Women on the Inside* (1991), Production Assistant
- *Bloodaxe*, series, Director
- *God of War*, series, Director

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