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Daniel Minahan : biography

Daniel Minahan is an American television and film director and writer.

Minahan has directed several episodes of the HBO original series, Six Feet Under, Deadwood, True Blood, The Newsroom and Game of Thrones; also The L Word on Showtime and Grey’s Anatomy on ABC. He also wrote and directed the independent film, Series 7: The Contenders.

He was also the assistant director and writer for the 1996 film, I Shot Andy Warhol.

Early life

Minahan majored in Film and Video at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1987."What’s in Store". Visual Arts Journal. Fall 2011. School of Visual Arts. Page 19

Filmography

Television

Director

Year Show Season Episode title Episode Notes
2012 The Newsroom 1 "Amen" 5
2011 Game of Thrones 1 "The Pointy End" 8
"You Win or You Die" 7
"A Golden Crown" 6
True Blood 4 "Spellbound" 8
"Me and the Devil" 5
2010 3 "Bad Blood" 1
2009 House Rules Television feature
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True Blood 2 "Frenzy" 11
"Nothing But the Blood" 1
2008 1 "Sparks Fly Out" 5
Life on Mars 1 "Tuesday’s Dead" 6
Swingtown 1 "Swingus Interruptus" 9
2007 Grey’s Anatomy 4 "Let the Truth Sting" 3
John from Cincinnati 1 "His Visit: Day Nine" 10
Big Love 2 "Damage Control" 1
The Black Donnellys 1 "The Black Drop" 11
2006 Grey’s Anatomy 3 "Where the Boys Are" 7
"Time Has Come Today" 1
Deadwood 3 "A Two-Headed Beast" 5
Grey’s Anatomy 2 "17 Seconds" 25
2005 "Owner of a Lonely Heart" 11
Deadwood 2 "Advances, None Miraculous" 10
Commander in Chief 1 "First… Do No Harm" 5
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author = HBO |title = Six Feet Under episode "Eat a Peach" synopsis |url = http://www.hbo.com/six-feet-under/episodes/5/56-eat-a-peach/synopsis.html |accessdate = April 12, 2010}} 5
The L Word 2 "Life, Loss, Leaving" 1
2004 Six Feet Under 4 author = HBO |title = Six Feet Under episode "Can I Come Up Now?" synopsis |url = http://www.hbo.com/six-feet-under/episodes/4/43-can-i-come-up-now/synopsis.html |accessdate = April 12, 2010}} 4
Deadwood 1 "Mister Wu" 10
"Suffer the Little Children" 8
The L Word 1 "Lawfully" 5
2003 Six Feet Under 3 author = HBO |title = Six Feet Under episode "Everyone Leaves" synopsis |url = http://www.hbo.com/six-feet-under/episodes/3/36-everyone%20leaves/synopsis.html |accessdate = April 12, 2010}} 10

Film

  • Simply Halston (2005)
  • Series 7: The Contenders (2001)
  • I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) co-wrote with director Mary Harron

Career

Minahan joined the crew of the HBO western drama Deadwood as a director for the first season in 2004. The series was created by David Milch and focused on a growing town in the American West. Minahan directed the episodes "Suffer the Little Children" and "Mister Wu". He returned as a director for the second season in 2005 and helmed the episode "Advances, None Miraculous". He remained a director for the third and final season in 2006 and helmed the episode "A Two-Headed Beast".