---
name: "Larry Teng"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/larry-teng"
fi1m_id: "larry-teng"
imdb_id: "nm1270350"
tmdb_id: 212394
wikidata_id: "Q6491206"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "12 June 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "director"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-24T00:15:46.125887+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."
---

# Larry Teng

## Identity

Larry Teng

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/larry-teng
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** larry-teng
- **IMDb ID:** nm1270350
- **TMDB ID:** 212394
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6491206
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Teng, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6491206, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1270350/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/212394

Director. Born 12 June 1977 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 12 June 1977, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Alrick Riley](https://film.one/person/alrick-riley.md), [Félix Enríquez Alcalá](https://film.one/person/felix-alcala.md), [Fred Toye](https://film.one/person/frederick-e-o-toye.md), [Guy Ferland](https://film.one/person/guy-ferland.md), [John Dahl](https://film.one/person/john-dahl.md), [Karen Gaviola](https://film.one/person/karen-gaviola.md), [Aisha Tyler](https://film.one/person/aisha-tyler.md), [Alex Kurtzman](https://film.one/person/alex-kurtzman.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as director, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 60 (1), 2010s 70 (3), 2020s 76 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 69 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Action & Adventure 4, Crime 3, Drama 3, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 3, Mystery 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Teng, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6491206, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1270350/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/212394

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Star Trek: Starfleet Academy*](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-starfleet-academy.md) (76), [*Hawaii Five-0*](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md) (65), [*Criminal Minds*](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md) (60)
- **Peacock:** [*Person of Interest*](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md) (78)
- **Netflix:** [*The Walking Dead*](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md) (68)

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

## Biography

Larry Teng is an American television director and producer. Born on 12 June 1977 in Queens, New York, he graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in film.

Teng began his career in post-production before directing episodes of *Medium* (2005–2011), on which he also served as producer. His directing credits include episodes of *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), *Person of Interest* (2011), *Criminal Minds* (2005), *The Walking Dead* (2010), *Supergirl* (2015), *Elementary* (2012), *SEAL Team* (2017) and *The Good Doctor* (2017). He has directed pilots and served as executive producer on series including *NCIS: Hawai'i* (2021), *Nancy Drew* (2019) and *Walker: Independence* (2022), and directed episodes of *Star Trek: Starfleet Academy* (2026).

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

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Star Trek: Starfleet Academy* (2026), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-starfleet-academy.md)
- *Person of Interest* (2011), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), Fi1m 65, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), Fi1m 60, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)

## Complete filmography (32)

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

- *Star Trek: Starfleet Academy* (2026), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-starfleet-academy.md)
- *Watson* (2025), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *Tracker* (2024), series, Director
- *Walker Independence* (2022), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *NCIS: Hawaiʻi* (2021), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Nancy Drew* (2019), series, Director
- *Doom Patrol* (2019), series, Director
- *Marvel's Runaways* (2017), series, Director
- *S.W.A.T.* (2017), series, Director
- *SEAL Team* (2017), series, Director
- *The Good Doctor* (2017), series, Director
- *Training Day* (2017), series, Director
- *Lethal Weapon* (2016), series, Director
- *Bull* (2016), series, Director
- *Animal Kingdom* (2016), series, Director
- *Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders* (2016), series, Director
- *Marvel's Jessica Jones* (2015), series, Director
- *Supergirl* (2015), series, Director
- *Quantico* (2015), series, Director
- *Almost Human* (2013), series, Director
- *Sleepy Hollow* (2013), series, Director
- *Graceland* (2013), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer
- *Arrow* (2012), series, Director
- *Elementary* (2012), series, Director
- *Common Law* (2012), series, Director
- *Person of Interest* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, Director
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, Director — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *Warehouse 13* (2009), series, Director
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *Medium* (2005), series, Director

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