---
name: "Scott Brazil"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/scott-brazil"
fi1m_id: "scott-brazil"
imdb_id: "nm0106368"
tmdb_id: 1216736
wikidata_id: "Q2260812"
roles: ["Director","Producer"]
born: "12 May 1955"
died: "17 April 2006"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "director"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-17T13:46:37.753877+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."
---

# Scott Brazil

## Identity

Scott Brazil

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/scott-brazil
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** scott-brazil
- **IMDb ID:** nm0106368
- **TMDB ID:** 1216736
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2260812
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Brazil, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2260812, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0106368/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1216736

Director and producer. Born 12 May 1955 in Sacramento County. Died 17 April 2006.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Producer
- **Born:** 12 May 1955, Sacramento County
- **Died:** 17 April 2006
- **Active:** 1981–2005
- **Frequently works with:** [Dan Attias](https://film.one/person/dan-attias.md), [Stephen Cragg](https://film.one/person/stephen-cragg.md), [Allan Heinberg](https://film.one/person/allan-heinberg.md), [Ann Lewis Hamilton](https://film.one/person/ann-lewis-hamilton.md), [David Mamet](https://film.one/person/david-mamet.md), [David Semel](https://film.one/person/david-semel.md), [Davis Guggenheim](https://film.one/person/davis-guggenheim.md), [Diego Gutierrez](https://film.one/person/diego-gutierrez.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as director, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 86 (1), 1990s 76 (2), 2000s 74 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 74 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 2, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Brazil, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2260812, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0106368/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1216736

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Shield*](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md) (84), [*Buffy the Vampire Slayer*](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md) (80), [*Nip/Tuck*](https://film.one/tv/nip-tuck.md) (70), [*Grey's Anatomy*](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md) (68)
- **Tubi:** [*Party of Five*](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md) (73)

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

## Biography

Scott Brazil (1955–2006) was an American television producer and director. He graduated from the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

Brazil began his career as an associate producer on *The White Shadow* (1979–1981). He worked on *Hill Street Blues* (1981–1986) as associate producer, producer and supervising producer, winning Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series in 1983 and 1984 and a Golden Globe in 1983.

He directed episodes of *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), *Nash Bridges* (1996), *JAG* (1995), *CSI: Miami* (2002), *Nip/Tuck* (2003) and *Grey's Anatomy* (2005). Brazil served as executive producer on *The Shield* (2002), directing 11 episodes and sharing in its 2003 Golden Globe for best drama series. He died in Sherman Oaks, California, from complications of ALS and Lyme disease.

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

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Nip/Tuck* (2003), Fi1m 70, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/nip-tuck.md)
- *The Shield* (2002), Fi1m 84, Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *Party of Five* (1994), Fi1m 73, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md)
- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), Fi1m 86, Director, Associate Producer, Supervising Producer, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

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

- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *LAX* (2004), series, Director
- *Playmakers* (2003), series, Director
- *Nip/Tuck* (2003), series, Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/nip-tuck.md)
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, Director
- *The Shield* (2002), series, Director, Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes* (2001), Co-Executive Producer
- *V.I.P.* (1998), series, Director
- *L.A. Doctors* (1998), series, Director
- *Cracker* (1997), series, Producer
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *The Burning Zone* (1996), series, Director
- *Nash Bridges* (1996), series, Director
- *The Sentinel* (1996), series, Director
- *JAG* (1995), series, Director
- *Strange Luck* (1995), series, Director
- *Live Shot* (1995), series, Director
- *Party of Five* (1994), series, Director — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md)
- *Harts of the West* (1993), series, Director
- *Space Rangers* (1993), series, Producer
- *Jack's Place* (1992), series, Director
- *WIOU* (1990), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Baywatch* (1989), series, Director
- *TV 101* (1988), series, Director, Producer
- *Thornwell* (1981), Associate Producer
- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), series, Director, Associate Producer, Producer, Supervising Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)
- *The White Shadow* (1978), series, Producer

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