Biography

Brian McGinn is a film and television director, writer and producer based in Los Angeles.

Together with David Gelb, he developed the documentary series Chef's Table for television, which New York Magazine said 'changed the way documentary TV looks,' and is now the longest running program on Netflix. Since it launched on the streamer in 2015, McGinn has cast and executive produced each season and directed nine episodes. For his work on Chef's Table, he's earned three Primetime Emmy nominations and five James Beard Awards.

In 2019, McGinn co-created the Netflix series Street Food, which, in its three seasons, has celebrated the casual food of Asia, Latin America and the United States.

McGinn is also the writer, producer and director of the critically acclaimed documentary Amanda Knox, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2016 and was nominated for multiple Primetime Emmys, including Best Documentary and Best Writing for Non-Fiction.

His other credits as a director include the HBO Comedy Special Ferrell Takes The Field, starring Will Ferrell, and episodes of the Netflix series Trial By Media and Dirty Money.

As a founding partner in the production company Supper Club, McGinn's producing credits include the Disney+ original documentaries Wolfgang and Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u, the Pixar documentary A Spark Story, the Marvel Studios documentary Stan Lee, and the LucasFilm documentaries Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return and More Than Robots.

Most recently, McGinn was a co-executive producer for an episode of the second season of FX's acclaimed series The Bear.

- IMDb mini biography by: Brian McGinn