---
name: "Randall Einhorn"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/randall-einhorn"
fi1m_id: "randall-einhorn"
imdb_id: "nm0251848"
tmdb_id: 1215572
wikidata_id: "Q7291535"
roles: ["Director","Producer"]
born: "7 December 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "director"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-07T15:06:59.319338+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."
---

# Randall Einhorn

## Identity

Randall Einhorn

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/randall-einhorn
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** randall-einhorn
- **IMDb ID:** nm0251848
- **TMDB ID:** 1215572
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7291535
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_Einhorn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7291535, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0251848/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1215572

Director and producer. Born 7 December 1963 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Producer
- **Born:** 7 December 1963, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Craig Zisk](https://film.one/person/craig-zisk.md), [Ken Whittingham](https://film.one/person/ken-whittingham.md), [Adam Bernstein](https://film.one/person/adam-bernstein.md), [Claire Scanlon](https://film.one/person/claire-scanlon.md), [Matt Sohn](https://film.one/person/matt-sohn.md), [Paul Feig](https://film.one/person/paul-feig.md), [Seth Gordon](https://film.one/person/seth-gordon.md), [Adam Arkin](https://film.one/person/adam-arkin.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as director, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 77 (4), 2010s 76 (2), 2020s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 72 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 6, Drama 3, Crime 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_Einhorn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7291535, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0251848/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1215572

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Parks and Recreation*](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md) (83), [*The Office*](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) (77)
- **Disney+:** [*Abbott Elementary*](https://film.one/tv/abbott-elementary.md) (82), [*Modern Family*](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md) (77)
- **Hulu:** [*Fargo*](https://film.one/tv/fargo-2014.md) (82)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Nurse Jackie*](https://film.one/tv/nurse-jackie.md) (72)
- **Netflix:** [*Shameless*](https://film.one/tv/shameless-2011.md) (70)

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

## Fi1m on Randall Einhorn

> Randall Einhorn makes scripted comedy feel observed rather than arranged. We like the way he lets us notice awkward behaviour for ourselves, though *The Office* shows that a documentary approach cannot always disguise an actor trying too hard.

In *The Office* (2005), the camera seems to notice a colleague's disapproval just as we do. Randall Einhorn, both a director and a cinematographer on the series, helps make these encounters look unplanned alongside fellow cinematographer Matt Sohn. We value how much this approach lets a look do without explanatory dialogue. Editors David Rogers and Dean Holland deserve their share of the credit, giving the reaction as much importance as the remark.

We found Steve Carell's neediness painfully funny in *The Office*, because the disapproving faces around him make his efforts to win approval look so exposed. With no canned laughter, we are left to judge his behaviour alongside his colleagues. The series' borrowed beginnings and occasional overplaying still matter. A camera that appears to have arrived by chance cannot make every performance feel unforced.

That way of filming has a practical history. Einhorn worked as a cinematographer on unscripted programmes including *Eco-Challenge*, *Survivor* and *Fear Factor* before joining *The Office* in 2005. From the late 2000s, he moved towards directing scripted single-camera comedy, with *Wilfred* (2011) becoming a sustained assignment: he directed all but three episodes of the US version. His handheld camerawork carries that earlier experience into fiction, with the crew apparently responding to whatever happens in front of it. He positions cameras so that we sense activity beyond what they can quite see.

On *Abbott Elementary* (2021), his work as a director and executive producer continues that interest in documentary-style comedy. His collaborators there include Patrick Schumacker and Justin Halpern, both showrunners and executive producers. His method uses multiple cameras while preserving the impression of a single documentary crew, keeping equipment out of sight and avoiding conspicuous staging. It is a demanding way to make a programme look casual, and it gives us something worth watching beyond whoever has the next line. Start with *The Office*, and give the people listening as much attention as the person speaking.

## Biography

Randall Einhorn is an American television director, cinematographer and producer. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he began his career in the late 1990s working on reality series including *Survivor*, for which he received two Emmy Award nominations.

Einhorn is best known for his work on *The Office* (2005), where he served as cinematographer and directed 15 episodes. He also directed the web series spin-off *The Accountants* and episodes of series including *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia*, *Wilfred*, *Modern Family*, *Parks and Recreation*, *Fargo* and *Abbott Elementary*.

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

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Abbott Elementary* (2021), Fi1m 82, Director, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/abbott-elementary.md)
- *Fargo* (2014), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/fargo-2014.md)
- *Shameless* (2011), Fi1m 70, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless-2011.md)
- *Modern Family* (2009), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *Nurse Jackie* (2009), Fi1m 72, Co-Executive Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/nurse-jackie.md)
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md)
- *The Office* (2005), Fi1m 77, Director, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

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

- *Abbott Elementary* (2021), series, Director, Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/abbott-elementary.md)
- *The Kids Are Alright* (2018), series, Director
- *Lodge 49* (2018), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Me, Myself & I* (2017), series, Director
- *The Mick* (2017), series, Director
- *Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls* (2016), Director
- *The Muppets* (2015), series, Director
- *Fargo* (2014), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/fargo-2014.md)
- *The Red Road* (2014), series, Director
- *The Office: Secret Santa Pack* (2012), Director
- *Wilfred* (2011), series, Director
- *Happy Endings* (2011), series, Director
- *Mr. Sunshine* (2011), series, Director
- *Traffic Light* (2011), series, Director
- *Shameless* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless-2011.md)
- *Raising Hope* (2010), series, Director
- *A Very Sunny Christmas* (2009), Producer
- *Modern Family* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *Nurse Jackie* (2009), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/nurse-jackie.md)
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md)
- *Kath & Kim* (2008), series, Director
- *Wilfred* (2007), series, Director
- *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia* (2005), series, Director
- *The Office* (2005), series, Director, Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Two and Only*, Producer
- *Fade to Black*, Executive Producer

## Gallery

- ![Randall Einhorn](https://film.one/media/person/100902/gallery-c6cad4454aeb.jpg) Randall Einhorn — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Randall_Einhorn_at_Televerse_2026.jpg/1280px-Randall_Einhorn_at_Televerse_2026.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Randall Einhorn](https://film.one/media/person/100902/gallery-a76e249d144f.jpg) Randall Einhorn — Image via TMDB

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