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Richard Schwadel

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Richard Schwadel
To see more of my work please go to www.rschwadel.com
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Richard's editing career began while working as a runner on a network comedy where he became drawn to narrative storytelling.

Intrigued by how editors could craft actors' performances and execute 'the final rewrite', he became an assistant editor. It wasn't long before he was flying solo, working with leading showrunners on numerous series and pilots.

An experienced storyteller whose resume ranges from independent features to sitcoms (and most everything in between) Richard's broad experience allows him to move fluidly between genres, approaching each new project with an arsenal of narrative skills and a zeal for fresh challenges.

Over the course of his career, he's had the good fortune to have collaborated with such notable talents as David Steinberg, Nora Ephron, Jason Alexander, Penny Marshall and the Farrelly brothers.

Affiliations: DGA, DGC, IATSE 700 & 891, ACFC

Passports: USA, CANADA
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 8 nominations total

    Known for

    Lucky Hank (2023)
    Lucky Hank
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Editor
    Dave Franco, Jimmy Tatro, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. in The Now (2021)
    The Now
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Editor
    Ron Livingston in Loudermilk (2017)
    Loudermilk
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Editor
    Samuel L. Jackson and Dominic Cooper in Reasonable Doubt (2014)
    Reasonable Doubt
    5.7
    • Editor
    • 2014

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    Editor



    • How to Lose a Popularity Contest
      • Editor
      • Post-production
      • 2026



    • Downey Wrote That (2025)
      Downey Wrote That
      7.2
      • Editor
      • 2025
    • Kat Graham, James Tupper, and Evan Roderick in If I Run (2025)
      If I Run
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2025
    • Scott Caan and Dania Ramirez in Alert: Missing Persons Unit (2023)
      Alert: Missing Persons Unit
      6.0
      TV Series
      • edited by
      • 2024–2025
    • In Cold Water: The Shelter Bay Mystery (2024)
      In Cold Water: The Shelter Bay Mystery
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Editor
      • 2024
    • Heather Hemmens and Niall Matter in Come Fly with Me (2023)
      Come Fly with Me
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2023
    • Lucky Hank (2023)
      Lucky Hank
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2023
    • Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Alix Villaret, Agam Darshi, Elena Kampouris, Sara Sampaio, and Rachelle Goulding in Wifelike (2022)
      Wifelike
      4.9
      • Editor
      • 2022
    • Women Who Rock (2022)
      Women Who Rock
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2022
    • Dave Franco, Jimmy Tatro, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. in The Now (2021)
      The Now
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Editor
      • 2021
    • Bailee Madison and Michael Evans Behling in A Cinderella Story: Starstruck (2021)
      A Cinderella Story: Starstruck
      5.5
      • Editor
      • 2021
    • Ron Livingston in Loudermilk (2017)
      Loudermilk
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2018–2020
    • Gabby Duran & The Unsittables (2019)
      Gabby Duran & The Unsittables
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2020
    • Terry Chen, Jessica Lucas, and Dylan Bruce in The Murders (2019)
      The Murders
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • Eddie Cibrian and Rachel Bilson in Take Two (2018)
      Take Two
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2018
    • Gina Carano in Scorched Earth (2018)
      Scorched Earth
      4.5
      • Editor
      • 2018

    Producer



    • The Debaters (2011)
      The Debaters
      6.5
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • associate producer
      • 2011
    • Mark Dacascos in The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (1998)
      The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
      6.4
      TV Series
      • associate producer (as Richard A. Schwadel)
      • 1998–1999

    Director



    • Flavor Flav and Kelly Perine in Under One Roof (2008)
      Under One Roof
      1.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Crash Test Mommy (2004)
      Crash Test Mommy
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Big Sound (2000)
      Big Sound
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Drew Carey in The Drew Carey Show (1995)
      The Drew Carey Show
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director (as Richard A. Schwadel)
      • 1998
    • Anything for Money (1985)
      Anything for Money
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1985
    • Breakaway (1983)
      Breakaway
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1983–1984

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      • R. A. Schwadel
    • Other works
      Co-author and publisher, "L.A. Shortcuts"

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