---
name: "Jason Ensler"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jason-ensler"
fi1m_id: "jason-ensler"
imdb_id: "nm0258128"
tmdb_id: 63513
wikidata_id: "Q6162450"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "21 July 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "director"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-23T04:12:06.779553+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."
---

# Jason Ensler

## Identity

Jason Ensler

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jason-ensler
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jason-ensler
- **IMDb ID:** nm0258128
- **TMDB ID:** 63513
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6162450
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Ensler, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6162450, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0258128/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/63513

Director. Born 21 July 1970 in Setauket-East Setauket.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 21 July 1970, Setauket-East Setauket
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Gail Mancuso](https://film.one/person/gail-mancuso.md), [Ken Whittingham](https://film.one/person/ken-whittingham.md), [Craig Zisk](https://film.one/person/craig-zisk.md), [Kevin Bray](https://film.one/person/kevin-bray.md), [Marc Buckland](https://film.one/person/marc-buckland.md), [Michael Engler](https://film.one/person/michael-engler.md), [Michael Lehmann](https://film.one/person/michael-lehmann.md), [Peter Lauer](https://film.one/person/peter-lauer.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as director, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 86 (1), 2000s 75 (2), 2010s 78 (1)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 2, Action & Adventure 1, Crime 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Ensler, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6162450, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0258128/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/63513

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The West Wing*](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md) (86)
- **Netflix:** [*Brooklyn Nine-Nine*](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md) (78)
- **Disney+:** [*My Name Is Earl*](https://film.one/tv/my-name-is-earl.md) (77)

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

## Biography

Jason Ensler is an American television director, producer and screenwriter. He attended Brandeis University, where he earned a BA in Politics and Theater, and graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts with an MFA in Cinema/Television production.

Ensler began his career in television promotion at NBC, where he designed launch campaigns for series including *The West Wing* (1999). He has directed episodes of numerous programmes, among them *Scrubs*, *The West Wing*, *Brooklyn Nine-Nine*, *The Newsroom*, *Chuck*, *Psych*, *My Name Is Earl*, *Gossip Girl*, *2 Broke Girls*, *Lethal Weapon* and *Love, Victor* (2020–2022). He has also directed and executive produced pilots for series such as *Franklin & Bash*, *Hart of Dixie* and *The Passage*, and served as executive producer and series director on *The Exorcist* and all three seasons of *Love, Victor*.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md)
- *Chuck* (2007), Fi1m 73, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md)
- *My Name Is Earl* (2005), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/my-name-is-earl.md)
- *The West Wing* (1999), Fi1m 86, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

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

- *Percy Jackson and the Olympians* (2023), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Wolf Pack* (2023), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *Will Trent* (2023), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Monarch* (2022), series, Director
- *The Old Man* (2022), series, Director
- *Love, Victor* (2020), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *The Passage* (2019), series, Director
- *The Exorcist* (2016), series, Director
- *Lethal Weapon* (2016), series, Director
- *Grace and Frankie* (2015), series, Director
- *Red Band Society* (2014), series, Director
- *Sirens* (2014), series, Director
- *The Goldbergs* (2013), series, Director
- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md)
- *The Newsroom* (2012), series, Director
- *Hart of Dixie* (2011), series, Director
- *2 Broke Girls* (2011), series, Director
- *Franklin & Bash* (2011), series, Director
- *The Eastmans* (2009), Director, Co-Executive Producer
- *Chuck* (2007), series, Director — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md)
- *Gossip Girl* (2007), series, Director
- *Andy Barker, P.I.* (2007), series, Director
- *Help Me Help You* (2006), series, Director
- *Grilled* (2006), Director
- *Psych* (2006), series, Director
- *South Beach* (2006), series, Director
- *My Name Is Earl* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/my-name-is-earl.md)
- *Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart* (2003), Director
- *Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'* (2003), Director
- *Scrubs* (2001), series, Director
- *Ed* (2000), series, Director
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, Director — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *12 Stops on the Road to Nowhere* (1999), Editor

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