Directed credits
14
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Jonathan Dayton
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 12Directed series: 2All crew credits: 19
TMDB ID: 16959
IMDb ID: nm0206760
Known for: Directing
Born: July 7, 1957
Age: 69
Place of birth: Alameda County, California
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1988 - 2025
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 7.13
Wikidata: Q13644938
Frequent jobs
Director (13)Director of Photography (1)Executive Producer (3)Creator (1)Producer (1)
Biography
Jonathan Dayton (born 7 July 1957) and Valerie Faris (born 20 October 1958) are a team of American music video directors, also husband and wife, that received critical acclaim for their feature film directorial debut, Little Miss Sunshine. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Photos
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Jonathan Dayton.
Battle of the Sexes
Director
2017 Movie
Ruby Sparks
Director
2012 Movie
Little Miss Sunshine
Director
2006 Movie
The Offspring - Complete Music Video Collection
Director
2005 Movie
Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos
Director
2004 Movie
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
Director
2004 Movie
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
Director
2003 Movie
The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection
Director
2001 Movie
Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist
Director of Photography
1997 Movie
The Smashing Pumpkins: 1979
Director
1996 Movie
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
Director
1995 Movie
Shadrach
Director
1989 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Jonathan Dayton.
Making the Video
Director • 2 eps
1999 Series
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Director • 1 eps
1995 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Jonathan Dayton.
Little Miss Sunshine
Director
2006 Movie
Ruby Sparks
Director
2012 Movie
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
Producer
1988 Movie
Battle of the Sexes
Director
2017 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Jonathan Dayton.
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Director • 1 eps
1995 Series
Stick
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2025 Series
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2022 Series
Living with Yourself
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2019 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Jonathan Dayton.
Little Miss Sunshine
Director
2006 Movie
Battle of the Sexes
Director
2017 Movie
Ruby Sparks
Director
2012 Movie
The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection
Director
2001 Movie
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
Director
1995 Movie
Students of 'The Graduate'
as Himself
2007 Movie
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
Producer
1988 Movie
Janet Jackson: janet.
1994 Movie
Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos
Director
2004 Movie
Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist
Director of Photography
1997 Movie
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
as Self
2016 Movie
The Offspring - Complete Music Video Collection
Director
2005 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Jonathan Dayton.
Stick
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2025 Series
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Director • 1 eps
1995 Series
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2022 Series
Making the Video
Director • 2 eps
1999 Series
Living with Yourself
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2019 Series
Highston
Creator
2015 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Jonathan Dayton.
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
Producer
1988 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Jonathan Dayton.
Stick
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2025 Series
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2022 Series
Living with Yourself
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2019 Series
Highston
Creator
2015 Series
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Jonathan Dayton.
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
as Self
2016 Movie
Students of 'The Graduate'
as Himself
2007 Movie
Students of 'The Graduate'
as Self
2007 Movie
Janet Jackson: janet.
1994 Movie