Directed credits
8
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Thomas Kail
Production
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 2All crew credits: 15
TMDB ID: 1485823
IMDb ID: nm2371802
Known for: Production
Born: January 20, 1978
Age: 48
Place of birth: Alexandria, Virginia
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1956 - 2026
Years active: 71
Average TMDB rating: 7.05
Wikidata: Q7791435
Also known as
Tommy Kail
Frequent jobs
Director (8)Executive Producer (2)Producer (2)Co-Executive Producer (1)Songs (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
Thomas Kail (born January 20, 1977) is an American theatre and television director known for directing the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musicals In the Heights and Hamilton, garnering the 2016 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for the latter. Kail was awarded the Kennedy Center Honor in 2018. He has also directed the television series Fosse/Verdon (2019), for which he was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas Kail, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Thomas Kail.
Moana
Director
2026 Movie
Hamilton
Director
2025 Movie
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
Director
2020 Movie
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
Director
2020 Movie
Tiny Beautiful Things
Director
2020 Movie
Fiddler on the Roof
Director
Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Thomas Kail.
Fosse/Verdon
Director • 5 eps
2019 Series
2 Broke Girls
Director • 3 eps
2011 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Thomas Kail.
Hamilton
Director
2025 Movie
Moana
Director
2026 Movie
In the Heights
Thanks
2021 Movie
Grease Live
Co-Executive Producer
2016 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Thomas Kail.
We Were the Lucky Ones
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2024 Series
2 Broke Girls
Director • 3 eps
2011 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Thomas Kail.
Moana
Director
2026 Movie
Hamilton
Director
2025 Movie
In the Heights
Thanks
2021 Movie
World's Best
Producer
2023 Movie
Grease Live
Co-Executive Producer
2016 Movie
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
Director
2020 Movie
In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams
as Self
2009 Movie
Hamilton's America
as Self
2016 Movie
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
2017 Movie
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
Director
2020 Movie
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
Producer
2020 Movie
Siempre, Luis
as Self
2020 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Thomas Kail.
2 Broke Girls
Director • 3 eps
2011 Series
Tony Awards
Songs • 1 eps
1956 Series
Charlie Rose
as Self • 1 eps
1991 Series
We Were the Lucky Ones
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2024 Series
Fosse/Verdon
Director • 5 eps
2019 Series
Up Here
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2023 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Thomas Kail.
World's Best
Producer
2023 Movie
In the Heights
Thanks
2021 Movie
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
Producer
2020 Movie
Grease Live
Co-Executive Producer
2016 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Thomas Kail.
We Were the Lucky Ones
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2024 Series
Up Here
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2023 Series
Tony Awards
Songs • 1 eps
1956 Series
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Thomas Kail.
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
2020 Movie
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
as Self
2020 Movie
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
as Self
2020 Movie
Siempre, Luis
as Self
2020 Movie
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
2017 Movie
Hamilton's America
as Self
2016 Movie
In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams
as Self
2009 Movie
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Thomas Kail.
Charlie Rose
as Self • 1 eps
1991 Series
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
1956 Series