---
name: "Leslie Libman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/leslie-libman"
fi1m_id: "leslie-libman"
imdb_id: "nm0508883"
tmdb_id: 155598
wikidata_id: "Q6530975"
roles: ["Director"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "director"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-09-24T00:06:00.796782+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."
---

# Leslie Libman

## Identity

Leslie Libman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/leslie-libman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** leslie-libman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0508883
- **TMDB ID:** 155598
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6530975
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Libman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6530975, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0508883/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/155598

Director. Born in USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Active:** 1993–2018
- **Frequently works with:** [Adam Bernstein](https://film.one/person/adam-bernstein.md), [Brad Anderson](https://film.one/person/brad-anderson.md), [Clark Johnson](https://film.one/person/clark-johnson.md), [Darnell Martin](https://film.one/person/darnell-martin.md), [David Von Ancken](https://film.one/person/david-von-ancken.md), [Nick Gomez](https://film.one/person/nick-gomez.md), [Adam Davidson](https://film.one/person/adam-davidson.md), [Alan Taylor](https://film.one/person/alan-taylor.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as director, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 84 (2), 2000s 75 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 78 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Crime 5, Action & Adventure 2, Comedy 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Libman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6530975, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0508883/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/155598

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Wire*](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md) (90), [*Oz*](https://film.one/tv/oz.md) (80), [*The Vampire Diaries*](https://film.one/tv/the-vampire-diaries.md) (71), [*Entourage*](https://film.one/tv/entourage.md) (63)
- **Disney+:** [*The Shield*](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md) (84)
- **Apple TV:** [*NCIS*](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md) (66)

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

## Biography

Leslie Libman is an American television director. She began her career directing commercials and music videos, often in partnership with her late husband Larry Williams.

Since the mid-1990s she has directed episodes of numerous series, including multiple instalments of *Homicide: Life on the Street*, *The 4400* and *NCIS*. Her other credits include *The Wire* (2004), *Oz*, *The Shield*, *The Vampire Diaries* (2009), *The Originals* (2013), *Chicago Fire* (2012), *The Rookie* (2018), *Designated Survivor* (2016) and *Chucky* (2021).

With Williams she co-directed the television films *Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing* (1997) and *Brave New World* (1998), and created a series of short films for MTV.

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

## On Fi1m (7)

- *The Vampire Diaries* (2009), Fi1m 71, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-vampire-diaries.md)
- *Entourage* (2004), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/entourage.md)
- *NCIS* (2003), Fi1m 66, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *The Shield* (2002), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *The Wire* (2002), Fi1m 90, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)
- *Oz* (1997), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), Fi1m 89, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

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

- *Bosch: Legacy* (2022), series, Director
- *Chucky* (2021), series, Director
- *FBI: Most Wanted* (2020), series, Director
- *The Rookie* (2018), series, Director
- *The Resident* (2018), series, Director
- *Britney Ever After* (2017), Producer, Director
- *Sweet/Vicious* (2016), series, Director
- *Designated Survivor* (2016), series, Director
- *Bull* (2016), series, Director
- *Manson's Lost Girls* (2016), Director
- *Limitless* (2015), series, Director
- *Zoo* (2015), series, Director
- *Madam Secretary* (2014), series, Director
- *The Tomorrow People* (2013), series, Director
- *The Originals* (2013), series, Director
- *Chicago Fire* (2012), series, Director
- *DISconnected* (2011), Director
- *Alphas* (2011), series, Director
- *A Thin Line* (2011), Director, Writer
- *FlashForward* (2009), series, Director
- *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009), series, Director
- *The Vampire Diaries* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-vampire-diaries.md)
- *Knight Rider* (2008), series, Director
- *In Plain Sight* (2008), series, Director
- *Brotherhood* (2006), series, Director
- *Sleeper Cell* (2005), series, Director
- *Numb3rs* (2005), series, Director
- *Medium* (2005), series, Director
- *Entourage* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/entourage.md)
- *The 4400* (2004), series, Director
- *The L Word* (2004), series, Director
- *NCIS* (2003), series, Director — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Jake 2.0* (2003), series, Director
- *Keen Eddie* (2003), series, Director
- *The Extreme Team* (2003), Director
- *American Dreams* (2002), series, Director
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, Director
- *John Doe* (2002), series, Director
- *Fastlane* (2002), series, Director
- *The Wire* (2002), series, Director — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)
- *The Shield* (2002), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *Crossing Jordan* (2001), series, Director
- *The Division* (2001), series, Director
- *The Beat* (2000), series, Director
- *Brave New World* (1998), Director
- *Oz* (1997), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing* (1997), Director
- *The Practice* (1997), series, Director
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)

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