Biography
Joshua Butler is an American film and television director, editor, producer and screenwriter. He graduated from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinema-Television, where he wrote and directed the award-winning short Will Work for Food (1995).
Butler directed the 2001 feature Prancer Returns and multiple episodes of series including The Vampire Diaries (2009–), The Originals (2013), Pretty Little Liars (2010), The Magicians (2015) and Shadowhunters (2016). He wrote, directed and edited the 2024 Lifetime film My Child Has My Doctor’s Face. He is the founder of Iceblink Films, a production company based in the Los Angeles area.
