---
name: "Terry McDonough"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/terry-mcdonough"
fi1m_id: "terry-mcdonough"
imdb_id: "nm0568192"
tmdb_id: 1193575
wikidata_id: "Q7704779"
roles: ["Director"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "director"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-07T19:01:44.313079+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."
---

# Terry McDonough

## Identity

Terry McDonough

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/terry-mcdonough
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** terry-mcdonough
- **IMDb ID:** nm0568192
- **TMDB ID:** 1193575
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7704779
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_McDonough, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7704779, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568192/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1193575

Director.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Active:** 2008–present
- **Also known as:** Террі Мак-Доно
- **Frequently works with:** [John Shiban](https://film.one/person/john-shiban.md), [Michael Slovis](https://film.one/person/michael-slovis.md), [Michelle MacLaren](https://film.one/person/michelle-maclaren.md), [Phil Abraham](https://film.one/person/phil-abraham.md), [Adam Bernstein](https://film.one/person/adam-bernstein.md), [Adam Davidson](https://film.one/person/adam-davidson.md), [Alison Tatlock](https://film.one/person/alison-tatlock.md), [Bronwen Hughes](https://film.one/person/bronwen-hughes.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as director, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 91 (1), 2010s 74 (6)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 70 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Crime 3, Action & Adventure 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, Western 1
- **Screen time:** 1 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_McDonough, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7704779, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568192/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1193575

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Breaking Bad*](https://film.one/tv/breaking-bad.md) (91), [*Better Call Saul*](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md) (84)
- **AMC+:** [*Halt and Catch Fire*](https://film.one/tv/halt-and-catch-fire.md) (84), [*Hell on Wheels*](https://film.one/tv/hell-on-wheels.md) (52)
- **Apple TV:** [*Killing Eve*](https://film.one/tv/killing-eve.md) (82)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Expanse*](https://film.one/tv/the-expanse.md) (64)

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

## Biography

Terry McDonough is a British television director. He has been active since 1985, directing episodes of British series including *Peak Practice*, *The Royal*, *Wire in the Blood*, *The Street* and *Vincent*.

From 2008 he directed episodes of American series such as *Breaking Bad*, *The Gates*, *Suits*, *Hell on Wheels*, *Better Call Saul*, *Halt and Catch Fire* and *Killing Eve*. He directed four episodes of the first season of *The Expanse*, including the pilot.

In 2013 he directed the BBC docudrama *An Adventure in Space and Time*. He directed the 2024 film *Damaged*. He has received BAFTA awards and a Hugo Award.

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

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Killing Eve* (2018), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/killing-eve.md)
- *Better Call Saul* (2015), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md)
- *The Expanse* (2015), Fi1m 64, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-expanse.md)
- *Halt and Catch Fire* (2014), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/halt-and-catch-fire.md)
- *An Adventure in Space and Time* (2013), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/an-adventure-in-space-and-time.md)
- *Hell on Wheels* (2011), Fi1m 52, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/hell-on-wheels.md)
- *Breaking Bad* (2008), Fi1m 91, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/breaking-bad.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

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

- *The Iris Affair* (2025), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *Damaged* (2024), Director
- *Anthony* (2020), Director
- *Dolly Parton's Heartstrings* (2019), series, Director
- *Killing Eve* (2018), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/killing-eve.md)
- *The Expanse* (2015), series, Director — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-expanse.md)
- *Better Call Saul* (2015), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md)
- *Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure* (2014), Director
- *Halt and Catch Fire* (2014), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/halt-and-catch-fire.md)
- *The Red Road* (2014), series, Director
- *An Adventure in Space and Time* (2013), Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/an-adventure-in-space-and-time.md)
- *Red Widow* (2013), series, Director
- *Clue* (2011), series, Director
- *Hell on Wheels* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/tv/hell-on-wheels.md)
- *Suits* (2011), series, Director
- *Tower Prep* (2010), series, Director
- *The Gates* (2010), series, Director
- *Breaking Bad* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/breaking-bad.md)
- *Instinct* (2007), series, Director
- *The Royal* (2003), series, Director
- *Peak Practice* (1993), series, Director

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