---
name: "John Scott"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-scott-194227"
fi1m_id: "john-scott-194227"
imdb_id: "nm0779350"
tmdb_id: 194227
wikidata_id: "Q2129942"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "11 October 1966"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "director"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-05T11:27:33.796371+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."
---

# John Scott

## Identity

John Scott

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-scott-194227
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-scott-194227
- **IMDb ID:** nm0779350
- **TMDB ID:** 194227
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2129942
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stuart_Scott, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2129942, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0779350/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/194227

Director. Born 11 October 1966 in Long Beach, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 11 October 1966, Long Beach, California, USA
- **Active:** 2003–2018
- **Also known as:** John Stuart Scott , John S. Scott
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 5 directing, 1 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Alexis Martin Woodall](https://film.one/person/alexis-martin-woodall.md), [Brad Falchuk](https://film.one/person/brad-falchuk.md), [Craig Zisk](https://film.one/person/craig-zisk.md), [Elodie Keene](https://film.one/person/elodie-keene.md), [Ryan Murphy](https://film.one/person/ryan-murphy.md), [Tim Hunter](https://film.one/person/tim-hunter.md), [Alfonso Gomez-Rejon](https://film.one/person/alfonso-gomez-rejon.md), [Allison Adler](https://film.one/person/ali-adler.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as director, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 68 (5), 2010s 72 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 69 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 3, Action & Adventure 1, Crime 1, Mystery 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stuart_Scott, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2129942, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0779350/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/194227

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Nip/Tuck*](https://film.one/tv/nip-tuck.md) (70), [*Glee*](https://film.one/tv/glee.md) (68)
- **Peacock:** [*The Office*](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) (77)
- **Netflix:** [*You*](https://film.one/tv/you.md) (72)

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

## Biography

John Stuart Scott, also credited as John Scott or John S. Scott, is an American television director and producer. He was born on 11 October 1966 in Long Beach, California.

Scott began his career in the camera department in the early 1990s before making his directorial debut on the series Nip/Tuck in 2009. He has since directed episodes of Glee (2009), The Office (2010), Chuck, American Horror Story, Suits, The Magicians, You (2018–2023) and Star Trek: Discovery, among others. He served as executive producer on the fourth season of You while continuing to direct.

An episode of The Magicians that he directed was selected by Rolling Stone as one of the ten best television episodes of 2018.

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

## On Fi1m (6)

### Directed (5) — the average rests on these

- *You* (2018), Fi1m 72, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/you.md)
- *Glee* (2009), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/glee.md)
- *Chuck* (2007), Fi1m 73, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md)
- *The Office* (2005), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Nip/Tuck* (2003), Fi1m 70, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/nip-tuck.md)

### Crew (1)

- *A Christmas Carol* (2009), Fi1m 50, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/a-christmas-carol.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

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

- *Bel-Air* (2022), series, Director
- *One of Us Is Lying* (2021), series, Director
- *Project Blue Book* (2019), series, Director
- *Tell Me a Story* (2018), series, Director
- *You* (2018), series, Director — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/you.md)
- *Gone* (2018), series, Director
- *Star Trek: Discovery* (2017), series, Director
- *Conviction* (2016), series, Director
- *The Catch* (2016), series, Director
- *Second Chance* (2016), series, Director
- *The Magicians* (2015), series, Director
- *Resurrection* (2014), series, Director
- *Witches of East End* (2013), series, Director
- *Mistresses* (2013), series, Director
- *Common Law* (2012), series, Director
- *GCB* (2012), series, Director
- *Man Up!* (2011), series, Director
- *American Horror Story* (2011), series, Director
- *Revenge* (2011), series, Director
- *Suits* (2011), series, Director
- *Love Bites* (2011), series, Director
- *Outsourced* (2010), series, Director
- *A Christmas Carol* (2009), Camera Operator — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/a-christmas-carol.md)
- *Glee* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/glee.md)
- *Chuck* (2007), series, Director — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md)
- *Ugly Betty* (2006), series, Director
- *Hannah Montana* (2006), series, Director
- *The Office* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Nip/Tuck* (2003), series, Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/nip-tuck.md)
- *Holes* (2003), First Assistant Camera
- *Next Friday* (2000), First Assistant "A" Camera
- *Suicide Kings* (1997), First Assistant Camera
- *Sensation* (1994), First Assistant Camera
- *Bikini Squad* (1993), First Assistant Camera

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