---
name: "Seith Mann"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/seith-mann"
fi1m_id: "seith-mann"
imdb_id: "nm0542960"
tmdb_id: 204250
wikidata_id: "Q7446997"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 17
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "director"
average_over: 17
updated: "2026-10-20T04:05:28.687184+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."
---

# Seith Mann

## Identity

Seith Mann

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/seith-mann
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** seith-mann
- **IMDb ID:** nm0542960
- **TMDB ID:** 204250
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7446997
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seith_Mann, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7446997, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0542960/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/204250

Director. Born 1 January 1973.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1973
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Adam Davidson](https://film.one/person/adam-davidson.md), [Dan Attias](https://film.one/person/dan-attias.md), [Anthony Hemingway](https://film.one/person/anthony-hemingway.md), [Billy Gierhart](https://film.one/person/billy-gierhart.md), [Christopher Misiano](https://film.one/person/christopher-misiano.md), [Clark Johnson](https://film.one/person/clark-johnson.md), [Ernest Dickerson](https://film.one/person/ernest-r-dickerson.md), [John Dahl](https://film.one/person/john-dahl.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as director, over 17 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 71 (11), 2010s 71 (4), 2020s 66 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 70 across 14 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 11 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 17, Crime 7, Comedy 4, Mystery 4, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 3, Action & Adventure 2
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seith_Mann, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7446997, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0542960/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/204250

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Fringe*](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md) (80), [*Homeland*](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md) (78), [*Grey's Anatomy*](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md) (68), [*R.J. Decker*](https://film.one/tv/r-j-decker.md) (67), [*Sons of Anarchy*](https://film.one/tv/sons-of-anarchy.md) (67)
- **Netflix:** [*The Walking Dead*](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md) (68), [*Heroes*](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md) (68)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Wire*](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md) (90)
- **AMC+:** [*Rectify*](https://film.one/tv/rectify.md) (87)
- **Paramount+:** [*Friday Night Lights*](https://film.one/tv/friday-night-lights.md) (86)
- **Apple TV:** [*Dexter*](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md) (74)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Nurse Jackie*](https://film.one/tv/nurse-jackie.md) (72)

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

## Biography

Seith Mann (born 1973) is an American film and television director. He graduated from Morehouse College and earned an MFA in film from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. His thesis short film *Five Deep Breaths* (2003) premiered at Sundance, won a Gold Plaque for Best Narrative Short at the Chicago International Film Festival and other festival awards, and led to an ABC DGA Fellowship.

A producer on *The Wire* saw the short and invited Mann to shadow directors during season three. He joined the directing staff for season four and made his television debut with the episode "Home Rooms" (2006). He later directed a further episode in season five. Mann has directed episodes of many series including *Grey's Anatomy* (2006), *Fringe*, *The Walking Dead*, *Homeland*, *Dexter* and *Sons of Anarchy*. He received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for an episode of *Friday Night Lights* and further nominations for his work on *The Wire* and other programmes.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, tisch.nyu.edu, walkingdead.fandom.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (17)

- *R.J. Decker* (2026), Fi1m 67, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/r-j-decker.md)
- *The Drop: A Snowfall Saga* (2026), Fi1m 65, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-drop-a-snowfall-saga.md)
- *Rectify* (2013), Fi1m 87, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/rectify.md)
- *Hell on Wheels* (2011), Fi1m 52, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/hell-on-wheels.md)
- *Homeland* (2011), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Nurse Jackie* (2009), Fi1m 72, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/nurse-jackie.md)
- *Fringe* (2008), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *Sons of Anarchy* (2008), Fi1m 67, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/sons-of-anarchy.md)
- *Californication* (2007), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/californication.md)
- *Dexter* (2006), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)
- *Friday Night Lights* (2006), Fi1m 86, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/friday-night-lights.md)
- *Heroes* (2006), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md)
- *Shark* (2006), Fi1m 55, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/shark.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Entourage* (2004), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/entourage.md)
- *The Wire* (2002), Fi1m 90, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)

## Complete filmography (48)

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

- *The Drop: A Snowfall Saga* (2026), series, Director — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-drop-a-snowfall-saga.md)
- *R.J. Decker* (2026), series, Director — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/r-j-decker.md)
- *Good American Family* (2025), series, Director
- *Brilliant Minds* (2024), series, Director
- *Let the Right One In* (2022), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *Blindspotting* (2021), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *#FreeRayshawn* (2020), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *Raising Dion* (2019), series, Director
- *New Amsterdam* (2018), series, Director
- *The Breaks* (2017), series, Director, Writer, Creator
- *The Breaks* (2016), Writer, Director
- *Veracity* (2015), Director
- *Rectify* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/rectify.md)
- *Elementary* (2012), series, Director
- *Common Law* (2012), series, Director
- *Touch* (2012), series, Director
- *The Finder* (2012), series, Director
- *House of Lies* (2012), series, Director
- *Hell on Wheels* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/tv/hell-on-wheels.md)
- *Homeland* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *Unforgettable* (2011), series, Director
- *Falling Skies* (2011), series, Director
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Detroit 1-8-7* (2010), series, Director
- *Rubicon* (2010), series, Director
- *Mercy* (2009), series, Director
- *Melrose Place* (2009), series, Director
- *Hung* (2009), series, Director
- *Nurse Jackie* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/nurse-jackie.md)
- *Harper's Island* (2009), series, Director
- *Lie to Me* (2009), series, Director
- *Fringe* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *Sons of Anarchy* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/sons-of-anarchy.md)
- *Californication* (2007), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/californication.md)
- *The Riches* (2007), series, Director
- *Lincoln Heights* (2007), series, Director
- *Friday Night Lights* (2006), series, Director — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/friday-night-lights.md)
- *Dexter* (2006), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)
- *Heroes* (2006), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md)
- *Shark* (2006), series, Director — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/shark.md)
- *Jericho* (2006), series, Director
- *Men in Trees* (2006), series, Director
- *Brotherhood* (2006), series, Director
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Entourage* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/entourage.md)
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, Director
- *Five Deep Breaths* (2003), Director, Writer
- *The Wire* (2002), series, Director — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)

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