---
name: "Trent O'Donnell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/trent-odonnell"
fi1m_id: "trent-odonnell"
imdb_id: "nm2094436"
tmdb_id: 1539690
wikidata_id: "Q7838438"
roles: ["Director","Producer"]
born: "12 February 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "director"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-22T01:36:26.987419+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."
---

# Trent O'Donnell

## Identity

Trent O'Donnell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/trent-odonnell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** trent-odonnell
- **IMDb ID:** nm2094436
- **TMDB ID:** 1539690
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7838438
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_O%27Donnell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7838438, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2094436/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1539690

Director and producer. Born 12 February 1976 in Sydney.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Producer
- **Born:** 12 February 1976, Sydney
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Rebecca Asher](https://film.one/person/rebecca-asher.md), [Tristram Shapeero](https://film.one/person/tristram-shapeero.md), [Tucker Gates](https://film.one/person/tucker-gates.md), [Aisha Muharrar](https://film.one/person/aisha-muharrar.md), [Alex Cuthbertson](https://film.one/person/alex-cuthbertson.md), [Alex Hardcastle](https://film.one/person/alex-hardcastle.md), [Andrew Law](https://film.one/person/andrew-law.md), [Beth McCarthy-Miller](https://film.one/person/beth-mccarthy-miller.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as director, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 81 (3), 2020s 71 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 72 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 6, Crime 1, Drama 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_O%27Donnell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7838438, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2094436/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1539690

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Good Place*](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md) (84), [*New Girl*](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md) (80)
- **Apple TV:** [*Colin from Accounts*](https://film.one/tv/colin-from-accounts.md) (82), [*Brothers*](https://film.one/tv/brothers.md) (47)
- **HBO Max:** [*Hacks*](https://film.one/tv/hacks.md) (83)
- **Netflix:** [*Brooklyn Nine-Nine*](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md) (78)

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

## Biography

Trent O'Donnell is an Australian television director, producer and screenwriter. He is co-owner of the production company Jungle Entertainment.

He wrote and directed the Australian comedy series *Review with Myles Barlow* (2008–2010) and co-created *A Moody Christmas* (2012). In the United States he served as producing director on *New Girl* (2011) for four seasons and directed episodes of *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), *The Good Place* (2016), *Ghosts* (2021) and the second-season finale of *Hacks* (2021). He also directed and co-wrote the feature *Ride the Eagle* (2021).

O'Donnell and Phil Lloyd received the Fred Parsons Award for Outstanding Contribution to Australian Comedy at the 2022 AWGIE Awards.

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

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Brothers* (2026), Fi1m 47, Director, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/brothers.md)
- *Colin from Accounts* (2022), Fi1m 82, Director, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/colin-from-accounts.md)
- *Hacks* (2021), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/hacks.md)
- *The Good Place* (2016), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md)
- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md)
- *New Girl* (2011), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)

## Complete filmography (35)

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

- *Eternally Yours* (2026), series, Director, Executive Producer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/eternally-yours.md)
- *Brothers* (2026), series, Director — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/tv/brothers.md)
- *Sunny Nights* (2025), series, Director
- *DMV* (2025), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Good Cop/Bad Cop* (2025), series, Executive Producer
- *Going Dutch* (2025), series, Director
- *St. Denis Medical* (2024), series, Director
- *Population 11* (2024), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *In Limbo* (2023), series, Director
- *It Was Written* (2023), Director
- *Colin from Accounts* (2022), series, Executive Producer, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/colin-from-accounts.md)
- *Sin novedad* (2021), series, Original Series Creator
- *Guilty Party* (2021), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *Ghosts* (2021), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Ride the Eagle* (2021), Director, Screenplay, Producer
- *Hacks* (2021), series, Director — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/hacks.md)
- *Saved by the Bell* (2020), series, Director
- *Niets Te Melden* (2020), series, Creator
- *The Moodys* (2019), series, Executive Producer
- *Single Parents* (2018), series, Director
- *Squinters* (2018), series, Executive Producer, Creator
- *A.P. Bio* (2018), series, Director
- *No Activity* (2017), series, Executive Producer, Creator
- *The Good Place* (2016), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md)
- *The Letdown* (2016), series, Director
- *No Activity* (2015), series, Creator
- *Grace and Frankie* (2015), series, Director
- *The Moodys* (2014), series, Producer, Writer, Director, Creator
- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md)
- *The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting* (2013), series, Co-Producer
- *A Moody Christmas* (2012), series, Writer, Director, Co-Producer, Creator
- *Woodley* (2012), series, Director
- *New Girl* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)
- *Laid* (2011), series, Director
- *The Urban Monkey with Murray Foote* (2009), series, Director

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