---
name: "Scott Ellis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/scott-ellis"
fi1m_id: "scott-ellis"
imdb_id: "nm0255081"
tmdb_id: 169288
wikidata_id: "Q7436288"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "19 April 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "director"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-07T15:06:59.126618+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 Ellis

## Identity

Scott Ellis

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/scott-ellis
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** scott-ellis
- **IMDb ID:** nm0255081
- **TMDB ID:** 169288
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7436288
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Ellis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7436288, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0255081/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/169288

Director. Born 19 April 1957 in Washington, D.C., USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 19 April 1957, Washington, D.C., USA
- **Active:** 1993–2017
- **Frequently works with:** [Adam Bernstein](https://film.one/person/adam-bernstein.md), [Craig Zisk](https://film.one/person/craig-zisk.md), [Jack Burditt](https://film.one/person/jack-burditt.md), [Jeff Melman](https://film.one/person/jeff-melman.md), [Jeffrey Richman](https://film.one/person/jeffrey-richman.md), [Ken Whittingham](https://film.one/person/ken-whittingham.md), [Paul Feig](https://film.one/person/paul-feig.md), [Anne Flett-Giordano](https://film.one/person/anne-flett-giordano.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as director, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 88 (1), 2000s 79 (6), 2010s 76 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 79 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 7, Drama 5, Crime 1, Family 1, Mystery 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Ellis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7436288, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0255081/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/169288

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Frasier*](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md) (88), [*30 Rock*](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md) (86)
- **Paramount+:** [*The Good Wife*](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md) (84), [*Weeds*](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md) (76)
- **Disney+:** [*Desperate Housewives*](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md) (78), [*Modern Family*](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md) (77)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*](https://film.one/tv/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel.md) (76), [*Nurse Jackie*](https://film.one/tv/nurse-jackie.md) (72)

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

## Biography

Scott Ellis (born 19 April 1957) is an American stage and television director. He trained at the Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago (now part of DePaul University) and studied drama at HB Studio in New York City. He began his career as a stage actor before moving into directing.

Ellis has directed numerous Broadway and Off-Broadway productions and has been Associate Artistic Director of the Roundabout Theatre Company since 1998. On television he has directed episodes of *Frasier* (1993), *Weeds* (2005), *30 Rock* (2006), *Desperate Housewives* (2004), *Modern Family* (2009), *The Good Wife* (2009), *Nurse Jackie* (2009), *2 Broke Girls* (2011) and *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* (2017), among others. He served as executive producer on *Weeds* and received an Emmy nomination for directing an episode of *30 Rock*.

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

## On Fi1m (8)

- *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* (2017), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel.md)
- *Modern Family* (2009), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *Nurse Jackie* (2009), Fi1m 72, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/nurse-jackie.md)
- *The Good Wife* (2009), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *30 Rock* (2006), Fi1m 86, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *Weeds* (2005), Fi1m 76, Director, Supervising Producer, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md)
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md)
- *Frasier* (1993), Fi1m 88, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

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

- *Fallen Angels* (2026), Stage Director
- *Étoile* (2025), series, Co-Executive Producer, Director
- *Elsbeth* (2024), series, Director
- *Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits* (2023), Director
- *Julia* (2022), series, Director
- *Harvey* (2021), Director
- *B Positive* (2020), series, Director
- *The Little Dog Laughed* (2020), Director
- *Carol's Second Act* (2019), series, Director
- *All Rise* (2019), series, Director
- *A Christmas Story Live!* (2017), Director, Executive Producer
- *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* (2017), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel.md)
- *Divorce* (2016), series, Director
- *She Loves Me* (2016), Stage Director
- *Sebastian Says* (2016), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Dr. Ken* (2015), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *One Big Happy* (2015), series, Director
- *Us & Them* (2014), series, Director
- *The Michael J. Fox Show* (2013), series, Director
- *The New Normal* (2012), series, Director
- *Harvey* (2012), Director
- *2 Broke Girls* (2011), series, Director
- *Mad Love* (2011), series, Director
- *Running Wilde* (2010), series, Director
- *Modern Family* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Hung* (2009), series, Director
- *Nurse Jackie* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/nurse-jackie.md)
- *30 Rock* (2006), series, Director — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *Out of Practice* (2005), series, Director
- *Weeds* (2005), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer, Supervising Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md)
- *The Closer* (2005), series, Director
- *Stacked* (2005), series, Director
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md)
- *Hope & Faith* (2003), series, Director
- *My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies* (1999), Stage Director
- *Frasier* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall* (1992), Director
- *New York City Opera: A Little Night Music* (1990), Stage Director

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 8 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical 2016: Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (nominated), for *She Loves Me*
- Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play 2015: Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical 2013: Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical 2007: Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play 2005: Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical 1998: Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical 1997: Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical 1994: Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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