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David Semel(I)

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David Semel
David Semel is known for Heroes (2006), My Own Worst Enemy (2008) and American Horror Story (2011).
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 7 nominations total

    Known for

    Ali Larter, Hayden Panettiere, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka, Noah Gray-Cabey, and James Kyson in Heroes (2006)
    Heroes
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Producer
    My Own Worst Enemy (2008)
    My Own Worst Enemy
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Emma Roberts in American Horror Story (2011)
    American Horror Story
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    Hugh Laurie in House (2004)
    House
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Producer

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    Producer

    • Blank
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Wilson Cruz, Robinne Fanfair, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Blu del Barrio, Sonequa Martin-Green, David Ajala, and Mary Wiseman in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
      Star Trek: Discovery
      7.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Augustus Prew in Pure Genius (2016)
      Pure Genius
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Billy Bob Thornton in Goliath (2016)
      Goliath
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Rob Lowe, Marcia Gay Harden, Luis Guzmán, and Boris Kodjoe in Code Black (2015)
      Code Black
      8.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Téa Leoni in Madam Secretary (2014)
      Madam Secretary
      7.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2014–2015
    • Rufus Sewell in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
      The Man in the High Castle
      7.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Sean Bean in Legends (2014)
      Legends
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Josh Holloway in Intelligence (2014)
      Intelligence
      6.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Blair Underwood, Kenneth Choi, Spencer Grammer, Brent Sexton, Pablo Schreiber, and Neal Bledsoe in Ironside (2013)
      Ironside
      5.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • Jim Caviezel and Michael Emerson in Person of Interest (2011)
      Person of Interest
      8.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Julie Benz, Michael Chiklis, Kay Panabaker, and Jimmy Bennett in No Ordinary Family (2010)
      No Ordinary Family
      6.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2010–2011
    • Limelight
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • My Own Worst Enemy (2008)
      My Own Worst Enemy
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2008
    • My Own Worst Enemy: Conspiracy Theory
      5.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2008
    • The Cleaner (2008)
      The Cleaner
      7.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2008

    Director

    • Blank
      • Director
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Tulsa King (2022)
      Tulsa King
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Rebecca Ferguson, Shane McRae, Harriet Walter, Chinaza Uche, and Remmie Milner in Silo (2023)
      Silo
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Olivia Williams, Eleanor Tomlinson, Laura Donnelly, Rochelle Neil, Zackary Momoh, and Ann Skelly in The Nevers (2021)
      The Nevers
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Main Justice
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Regina King in Watchmen (2019)
      Watchmen
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Wilson Cruz, Robinne Fanfair, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Blu del Barrio, Sonequa Martin-Green, David Ajala, and Mary Wiseman in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
      Star Trek: Discovery
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Augustus Prew in Pure Genius (2016)
      Pure Genius
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Rob Lowe, Marcia Gay Harden, Luis Guzmán, and Boris Kodjoe in Code Black (2015)
      Code Black
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Rufus Sewell in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
      The Man in the High Castle
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Téa Leoni in Madam Secretary (2014)
      Madam Secretary
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Sean Bean in Legends (2014)
      Legends
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • The Strain (2014)
      The Strain
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Mads Mikkelsen in Hannibal (2013)
      Hannibal
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Josh Holloway in Intelligence (2014)
      Intelligence
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Hemlock Grove (2013)
      Hemlock Grove
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013

    Editorial Department

    • Anne-Marie Martin, Harrison Page, and David Rasche in Sledge Hammer! (1986)
      Sledge Hammer!
      8.1
      TV Series
      • assistant editor
      • 1986
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