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name: "Phil Traill"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "6 June 1973"
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# Phil Traill

Director. Born 6 June 1973 in New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 6 June 1973, New Jersey, USA
- **Also known as:** Philip Traill

## Biography

Phil Traill is a British film and television director. Born in New Jersey in 1973, he moved to London at the age of six. He graduated from Newcastle University with a degree in English and Film Studies.

Traill began his career in the UK directing short films, television programmes and music videos. He moved to Los Angeles in 2006 and has since directed numerous episodes of American comedy series, including *Modern Family* (2009), *The Middle* (2012–2018), *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013) and *Good Girls* (2018). His feature films as director include *All About Steve* (2009) and *Chalet Girl* (2011). He has also written and produced for film and television.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Modern Family* (2009), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)

## Also known for

- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), Director
- *All About Steve* (2009), Director
- *The Last Man on Earth* (2015), Director
- *Superstore* (2015), Director
- *The Middle* (2009), Director
- *Good Girls* (2018), Director
- *Chalet Girl* (2011), Director
- *Raising Hope* (2010), Director

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