--- name: "Jeffrey Blitz" canonical: "https://film.one/person/jeffrey-blitz" fi1m_id: "jeffrey-blitz" imdb_id: "nm0998825" tmdb_id: 89576 wikidata_id: "Q6175864" roles: ["Director"] born: "1 January 1969" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 80 average_as: "director" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-24T04:42:37.220070+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." --- # Jeffrey Blitz ## Identity Jeffrey Blitz - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jeffrey-blitz - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** jeffrey-blitz - **IMDb ID:** nm0998825 - **TMDB ID:** 89576 - **Wikidata ID:** Q6175864 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Blitz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6175864, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0998825/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/89576 Director. Born 1 January 1969 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Director - **Born:** 1 January 1969, Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA - **Active:** 2005–present - **Also known as:** Jeff Blitz - **Frequently works with:** [David Rogers](https://film.one/person/david-rogers.md), [Greg Daniels](https://film.one/person/greg-daniels.md), [Ken Kwapis](https://film.one/person/ken-kwapis.md), [Matt Sohn](https://film.one/person/matt-sohn.md), [Alex Hardcastle](https://film.one/person/alex-hardcastle.md), [Charles McDougall](https://film.one/person/charles-mcdougall.md), [Claire Scanlon](https://film.one/person/claire-scanlon.md), [Craig Zisk](https://film.one/person/craig-zisk.md) - **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won) - **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as director, over 2 titles - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Blitz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6175864, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0998825/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/89576 ## Streaming the US now - **Peacock:** [*Parks and Recreation*](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md) (83), [*The Office*](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) (77) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Jeffrey Blitz > Jeffrey Blitz finds comedy in people struggling under scrutiny, and we value his sympathy for their discomfort. His ensemble work is worth our time, though the fondness for oddity can leave the characters less believable. Steve Carell's boss in *The Office* (2005) is exhausting, but his neediness keeps us watching. We laughed because Carell makes that need for approval so painfully apparent. Jeffrey Blitz's recurring interest in awkward people under pressure fits this comedy well. We rate him as a director who can make that discomfort funny without losing sympathy for the person, though his fondness for quirks sometimes gets in the way. He began with *Spellbound* (2002), following eight competitors in the National Spelling Bee, and moved into fiction with *Rocket Science* (2007). Competition gives him a clear reason to watch people struggle, and the appeal lies in the characters as much as the contest. Television became a substantial part of his work: he directed eleven episodes of *The Office* between 2006 and 2013, then directed, wrote and co-showran *Review* (2014–2017). His collaborators include actor and writer Andy Daly and editor Yana Gorskaya. *The Office* gives us the clearest reason to recommend him. ‘Stress Relief’ (2009) is a notable example of his skill with comic set pieces, although a series made by many people cannot be credited to one director. Our affection for the programme rests on its cast, who make the workplace worth returning to despite the borrowed beginnings and occasional overplaying. The overplaying matters: it draws attention away from the neediness that makes Carell's boss worth tolerating. The reservation about *Rocket Science* is sharper: its stylistic tics can make the people less believable. *Table 19* (2017) returns to an ensemble of misfit wedding guests, but the uneven tone and conventional handling suggest that gathering outsiders together is not enough. Blitz works best when the awkwardness tells us something recognisable about a person, rather than supplying another reason to call them eccentric. Start with *The Office*, if an exhausting boss is something we can persuade you to spend an evening with. ## Biography Jeffrey Blitz is an American film and television director, screenwriter and producer. He directed eleven episodes of the series *The Office* (2005), including the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award-winning episode 'Stress Relief'. His feature films include the documentary *Spellbound* (2002), nominated for an Academy Award, and *Rocket Science* (2007), which won the Dramatic Directing Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. He has also directed episodes of series including *Parks and Recreation*, *Superstore*, *Space Force* and *Upload*. Blitz received a BA in 1990 and an MA in 1991 from Johns Hopkins University, and graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1997. His brother is comedy writer Andy Blitz. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Parks and Recreation* (2009), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md) - *The Office* (2005), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) ## Complete filmography (21) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Stumble* (2025), series, Director, Executive Producer - *The Paper* (2025), series, Director - *St. Denis Medical* (2024), series, Director - *American Auto* (2021), series, Director - *Space Force* (2020), series, Director - *Upload* (2020), series, Director - *Living with Yourself* (2019), series, Executive Producer - *Perfect Harmony* (2019), series, Director - *Single Parents* (2018), series, Director - *Ghosted* (2017), series, Director - *Trial & Error* (2017), series, Director - *Table 19* (2017), Screenplay, Director, Story - *Superstore* (2015), series, Director - *Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous* (2013), series, Director - *Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics* (2010), Executive Producer - *Lucky* (2010), Director, Producer - *Parks and Recreation* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md) - *Rocket Science* (2007), Director, Writer - *The Office* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) - *Spellbound* (2002), Director, Screenplay, Producer, Camera Operator - *The Auteur Theory* (1999), as Eliyahu - Brooklyn Will Be Ours ## Gallery - ![Jeffrey Blitz (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/100916/gallery-4817f20ef7cb.jpg) Jeffrey Blitz (2009) — BlitzAssistant, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Blitz_Headshot.jpg/1280px-Blitz_Headshot.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Gorskaya with Blitz and Welch at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.](https://film.one/media/person/100916/gallery-4d645e6d1fec.jpg) Gorskaya with Blitz and Welch at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. — James Hoppe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Blitz_welch_gorskaya.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Jeffrey Blitz](https://film.one/media/person/100916/gallery-4593046b198d.jpg) Jeffrey Blitz — sagindie, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Jeffrey_Blitz.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Jeremy Coon and Jeffrey Blitz at Sundance Film Festival 2007.](https://film.one/media/person/100916/gallery-f683f212e261.jpg) Jeremy Coon and Jeffrey Blitz at Sundance Film Festival 2007. — sagindie from Hollywood, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Sundance_Film_Festival_2007_-_Jeremy_Coon_and_Jeffrey_Blitz_%28393744351%29.jpg/1280px-Sundance_Film_Festival_2007_-_Jeremy_Coon_and_Jeffrey_Blitz_%28393744351%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won - 2009: Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (won), for *The Office* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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