---
name: "Sam Jones"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sam-jones"
fi1m_id: "sam-jones"
imdb_id: "nm1215448"
tmdb_id: 76559
wikidata_id: "Q19667880"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "12 August 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T20:47:15.119133+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."
---

# Sam Jones

## Identity

Sam Jones

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sam-jones
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sam-jones
- **IMDb ID:** nm1215448
- **TMDB ID:** 76559
- **Wikidata ID:** Q19667880
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Jones_(photographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19667880, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1215448/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76559

Director. Born 12 August 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 12 August 1954, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Jones_(photographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19667880, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1215448/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76559

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Ted Lasso*](https://film.one/tv/ted-lasso.md) (78)

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

## Biography

Sam Jones is an American director, producer and writer. He created and directed the interview series *Off Camera with Sam Jones* (2014–2019) and made his feature directorial debut with the Wilco documentary *I Am Trying to Break Your Heart* (2002).

Jones has directed episodes of several television series, including *Cougar Town* (2009), *Roadies* (2016) and *Ted Lasso* (2020). His documentary work includes *Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off* (2022), *Jason Isbell: Running with Our Eyes Closed* (2023) and *SmartLess: On the Road* (2023). He has also directed episodes of *Bad Monkey* (2024).

*Sources: imdb.com, watch.plex.tv.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Ted Lasso* (2020), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/ted-lasso.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

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

- *Mumford & Sons: The House Band* (2026), Director
- *Bad Monkey* (2024), series, Director
- *SmartLess: On the Road* (2023), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Jason Isbell: Running With Our Eyes Closed* (2023), Producer, Director
- *Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off* (2022), Director, Producer
- *Ted Lasso* (2020), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/ted-lasso.md)
- *Roadies* (2016), series, Director
- *Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued* (2014), Director, Writer
- *Cougar Town* (2009), series, Director
- *I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco* (2002), Director

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