--- name: "Michael Ruscio" canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-ruscio" fi1m_id: "michael-ruscio" imdb_id: "nm0750600" tmdb_id: 212501 wikidata_id: "Q3856251" roles: ["Editor","Director"] reviewed_on_fi1m: 8 average_fi1m_score: 81 average_over: 7 updated: "2026-09-22T21:40:41.092704+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." --- # Michael Ruscio ## Identity Michael Ruscio - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-ruscio - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** michael-ruscio - **IMDb ID:** nm0750600 - **TMDB ID:** 212501 - **Wikidata ID:** Q3856251 - **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3856251, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750600/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/212501 Editor and director. ## Details - **Work:** Editor, Director - **Active:** 1990–present - **Also known as:** Michael A. Ruscio - **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 1 directing, 7 crew - **Frequently works with:** [Jeremy Podeswa](https://film.one/person/jeremy-podeswa.md), [Dan Attias](https://film.one/person/dan-attias.md), [Michael Cuesta](https://film.one/person/michael-cuesta.md), [Adam Davidson](https://film.one/person/adam-davidson.md), [Daniel Minahan](https://film.one/person/daniel-minahan.md), [John Dahl](https://film.one/person/john-dahl.md), [Keith Gordon](https://film.one/person/keith-gordon.md), [Lesli Linka Glatter](https://film.one/person/lesli-linka-glatter.md) - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 88 (2), 2000s 77 (3), 2010s 82 (2), 2020s 65 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 75 across 7 titles - **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 3, Mystery 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Action 1, Thriller 1 - **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $201m across 1 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3856251, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750600/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/212501 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*The Sopranos*](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md) (94), [*The Leftovers*](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md) (87), [*Six Feet Under*](https://film.one/tv/six-feet-under.md) (86) - **Disney+:** [*Homeland*](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md) (78), [*True Blood*](https://film.one/tv/true-blood.md) (71) - **Apple TV:** [*Dexter*](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md) (74) - **Netflix:** [*3 Body Problem*](https://film.one/tv/3-body-problem.md) (65) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Michael Ruscio is an American film and television editor. He edited episodes of the HBO series *The Sopranos* (1999) and worked on *Six Feet Under* (2001–2005). His other editing credits include *Dexter*, *True Blood*, *Homeland*, *House of Cards*, *The Leftovers*, *In Treatment* and *3 Body Problem* (2024). Ruscio won an American Cinema Editors Eddie Award in 2009 for the pilot episode of *True Blood*, on which he also directed four episodes. He received an ACE nomination for the finale of *Six Feet Under*. He has taught editing workshops for the American Film Institute and the Los Angeles Film School, and directed the short film *In Order of Appearance*. He is the son of actors Al Ruscio and Kate Williamson. *Sources: televisionacademy.com, imdb.com, it.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (8) ### Directed (1) - *True Blood* (2008), Fi1m 71, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/true-blood.md) ### Crew (7) — the average rests on these - *3 Body Problem* (2024), Fi1m 65, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/3-body-problem.md) - *The Leftovers* (2014), Fi1m 87, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md) - *Homeland* (2011), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md) - *Dexter* (2006), Fi1m 74, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md) - *Six Feet Under* (2001), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/six-feet-under.md) - *The Sopranos* (1999), Fi1m 94, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md) - *The Hunt for Red October* (1990), Fi1m 82, Assistant Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunt-for-red-october.md) ## Complete filmography (33) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Death by Lightning* (2025), series, Editor - *Butterfly* (2025), series, Co-Producer, Editor - *3 Body Problem* (2024), series, Editor — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/3-body-problem.md) - *Raymond & Ray* (2022), Editor - *Raised by Wolves* (2020), series, Editor - *Catch-22* (2019), series, Editor - *The Enemy Within* (2019), series, Editor - *Altered Carbon* (2018), series, Editor - *The Leftovers* (2014), series, Editor — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md) - *House of Cards* (2013), series, Editor - *Homeland* (2011), series, Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md) - *High Noon* (2009), Editor - *The Little Traitor* (2009), Editor - *True Blood* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/true-blood.md) - *In Treatment* (2008), series, Editor - *Dexter* (2006), series, Editor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md) - *Mini's First Time* (2006), Editor - *Medium* (2005), series, Editor - *Six Feet Under* (2001), series, Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/six-feet-under.md) - *Sand* (2000), Additional Editor - *Trixie* (2000), Editor - *The Sopranos* (1999), series, Editor — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md) - *American Perfekt* (1997), Editor - *Traveller* (1997), Editor - *Edie & Pen* (1996), Editor - *Twenty Bucks* (1993), Editor - *Equinox* (1992), Editor - *Down the Drain* (1990), Editor - *The Hunt for Red October* (1990), Assistant Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunt-for-red-october.md) - *Zadar! Cow from Hell* (1989), Editor - *Critters 2* (1988), Associate Editor - *Chopping Mall* (1986), Assistant Editor - *Lone Wolf*, Editor --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/michael-ruscio