---
name: "Kevin Rodney Sullivan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kevin-rodney-sullivan"
fi1m_id: "kevin-rodney-sullivan"
imdb_id: "nm0838198"
tmdb_id: 70777
wikidata_id: "Q3195793"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "3 August 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "director"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-09-24T22:48:40.597272+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."
---

# Kevin Rodney Sullivan

## Identity

Kevin Rodney Sullivan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kevin-rodney-sullivan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kevin-rodney-sullivan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0838198
- **TMDB ID:** 70777
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3195793
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Rodney_Sullivan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3195793, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0838198/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/70777

Director. Born 3 August 1958 in San Francisco, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 3 August 1958, San Francisco, California, USA
- **Active:** 1982–2018
- **Also known as:** Kevin R. Sullivan, Kevin Sullivan
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 10: 1 acting, 8 directing, 1 writing
- **Frequently works with:** [Jessica Yu](https://film.one/person/jessica-yu.md), [Allison Abner](https://film.one/person/allison-abner.md), [April Blair](https://film.one/person/april-blair.md), [Arlene Sanford](https://film.one/person/arlene-sanford.md), [Bethany Rooney](https://film.one/person/bethany-rooney.md), [Beth McCarthy-Miller](https://film.one/person/beth-mccarthy-miller.md), [Bill D'Elia](https://film.one/person/bill-delia.md), [Cherie Nowlan](https://film.one/person/cherie-nowlan.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as director, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 83 (2), 1990s 86 (1), 2000s 74 (4), 2010s 72 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 72 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Comedy 2, Crime 2, Action & Adventure 1, Mystery 1, Sport 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Rodney_Sullivan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3195793, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0838198/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/70777

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Modern Family*](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md) (77), [*This Is Us*](https://film.one/tv/this-is-us.md) (76), [*Grey's Anatomy*](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md) (68)
- **Netflix:** [*You*](https://film.one/tv/you.md) (72), [*All American*](https://film.one/tv/all-american.md) (68)
- **Hulu:** [*30 Rock*](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md) (86)
- **HBO Max:** [*The West Wing*](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md) (86)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Cagney & Lacey*](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md) (81)
- **Apple TV:** [*NCIS*](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md) (66)

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

## Biography

Kevin Rodney Sullivan (born 3 August 1958) is an American film and television director and actor. A San Francisco native, he began his career as a child actor before moving into writing and directing for television in the 1980s.

Sullivan made his feature directorial debut with *How Stella Got Her Groove Back* (1998). He has also directed the films *Barbershop 2: Back in Business* (2004) and *Guess Who* (2005). His television directing credits include episodes of *The West Wing* (1999), *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), *Modern Family* (2009), *Riverdale* (2017), *Chilling Adventures of Sabrina* (2018), *You* (2018) and *This Is Us* (2016).

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

## On Fi1m (10)

### Performed in (1)

- *Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan* (1982), Fi1m 85, as March — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-ii-the-wrath-of-khan.md)

### Directed (8) — the average rests on these

- *All American* (2018), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/all-american.md)
- *You* (2018), Fi1m 72, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/you.md)
- *This Is Us* (2016), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-us.md)
- *Modern Family* (2009), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *30 Rock* (2006), Fi1m 86, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *NCIS* (2003), Fi1m 66, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *The West Wing* (1999), Fi1m 86, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)

### Wrote (1)

- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), Fi1m 81, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

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

- *Brilliant Minds* (2024), series, Director
- *Elsbeth* (2024), series, Director
- *Justified: City Primeval* (2023), series, Director
- *UnPrisoned* (2023), series, Director
- *Surface* (2022), series, Director
- *Love, Victor* (2020), series, Director
- *Evil* (2019), series, Director
- *Chilling Adventures of Sabrina* (2018), series, Director
- *Titans* (2018), series, Director
- *All American* (2018), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/all-american.md)
- *You* (2018), series, Director — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/you.md)
- *Lost in Space* (2018), series, Director
- *Dynasty* (2017), series, Director
- *Atypical* (2017), series, Director
- *Snowfall* (2017), series, Director
- *The Good Fight* (2017), series, Director
- *Riverdale* (2017), series, Director
- *This Is Us* (2016), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-us.md)
- *Quantico* (2015), series, Director
- *How to Get Away with Murder* (2014), series, Director
- *Modern Family* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *30 Rock* (2006), series, Director — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Guess Who* (2005), Director
- *Barbershop 2: Back in Business* (2004), Director
- *NCIS* (2003), series, Director — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Conviction* (2002), Director
- *Watching Ellie* (2002), series, Director
- *The Guardian* (2001), series, Director
- *Ed* (2000), series, Director
- *Titus* (2000), series, Director
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, Director — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *How Stella Got Her Groove Back* (1998), Director
- *Soul of the Game* (1996), Director
- *America's Dream* (1996), Director
- *Cosmic Slop* (1994), Director
- *Boy Meets Girl* (1993), Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- *California Dreams* (1992), series, Director
- *I'll Fly Away* (1991), series, Director
- *Moe's World* (1990), Director, Writer
- *Knightwatch* (1988), series, Producer, Director
- *Frank's Place* (1987), series, Director
- *The Young Landlords* (1983), as Paul(as Kevin Sullivan)
- *Night Shift* (1982), as Tyrone
- *Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan* (1982), as March — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-ii-the-wrath-of-khan.md)
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), series, Writer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)
- *Fame* (1982), series, Director
- *The Facts of Life* (1979), series, Actor
- *More American Graffiti* (1979), as Lieutenant
- *Happy Days* (1974), series, as Tommy
- *Rise*, Director

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