Directed credits
33
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
David Boyd
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.5
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 11Directed series: 22All crew credits: 43
TMDB ID: 55441
IMDb ID: nm0101741
Known for: Directing
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2025
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 6.68
Wikidata: Q5231620
Also known as
David R. Boyd • David Russell Boyd
Frequent jobs
Director (19)Director of Photography (12)Second Unit Director of Photography (2)Camera Operator (3)Assistant Camera (2)"B" Camera Operator (1)Additional Photography (1)Creator (1)First Assistant Camera (1)Second Assistant Camera (1)
Biography
David Russell Boyd, A.S.C. is an American cinematographer and director of television and film known for his role as director of photography for the Fox television series Firefly and the AMC series The Walking Dead. He also worked as the cinematographer on the first three episodes of HBO's Deadwood. On the NBC television series Friday Night Lights, he served as director of photography on 18 of 22 episodes in the first season and moved up to direct two more. He also directed the film Home Run, which was released in 2013. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Boyd (cinematographer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by David Boyd.
Director of Photography
An American Tragedy
2018 • Movie
Director
Home Run
2013 • Movie
Director of Photography
Dark Skies
2013 • Movie
Director of Photography
Joyful Noise
2012 • Movie
Director of Photography
Get Low
2010 • Movie
Director of Photography
12 Rounds
2009 • Movie
Director of Photography
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
2008 • Movie
Director of Photography
Two Soldiers
2003 • Movie
Second Unit Director of Photography
Joy Ride
2001 • Movie
Second Unit Director of Photography
Galaxy Quest
1999 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Laughing Dead
1989 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by David Boyd.
Director • 2 eps
Daredevil: Born Again
2025 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Dear Edward
2023 • Series
Director of Photography • 1 eps
Away
2020 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Enemy Within
2019 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Mist
2017 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Queen of the South
2016 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Containment
2016 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Shades of Blue
2016 • Series
Director • 1 eps
12 Monkeys
2015 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Constantine
2014 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Murder in the First
2014 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Believe
2014 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
2013 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Sleepy Hollow
2013 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Revolution
2012 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Longmire
2012 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Once Upon a Time
2011 • Series
Director • 12 eps
The Walking Dead
2010 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Men of a Certain Age
2009 • Series
Director of Photography • 3 eps
Deadwood
2004 • Series
Director of Photography • 11 eps
Firefly
2002 • Series
Director of Photography • 2 eps
Firestarter: Rekindled
2002 • Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with David Boyd.
Second Unit Director of Photography
Galaxy Quest
1999 • Movie
Director of Photography
Get Low
2010 • Movie
Second Unit Director of Photography
Joy Ride
2001 • Movie
Camera Operator
Kiss the Girls
1997 • Movie
Director of Photography
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
2008 • Movie
Additional Photography
What Lies Beneath
2000 • Movie
Director of Photography
Joyful Noise
2012 • Movie
First Assistant Camera
Return of the Living Dead Part II
1988 • Movie
Director of Photography
Dark Skies
2013 • Movie
Camera Operator
My Girl 2
1994 • Movie
Director of Photography
12 Rounds
2009 • Movie
"B" Camera Operator
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with David Boyd.
Director of Photography • 11 eps
Firefly
2002 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Daredevil: Born Again
2025 • Series
Director of Photography • 3 eps
Deadwood
2004 • Series
Director • 12 eps
The Walking Dead
2010 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Constantine
2014 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Longmire
2012 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Queen of the South
2016 • Series
Director • 1 eps
12 Monkeys
2015 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Sleepy Hollow
2013 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Once Upon a Time
2011 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Shades of Blue
2016 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Enemy Within
2019 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with David Boyd.
Second Unit Director of Photography
Joy Ride
2001 • Movie
Second Unit Director of Photography
Galaxy Quest
1999 • Movie
Camera Operator
Kiss the Girls
1997 • Movie
"B" Camera Operator
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 • Movie
Additional Photography
What Lies Beneath
2000 • Movie
Director of Photography
Dark Skies
2013 • Movie
First Assistant Camera
Return of the Living Dead Part II
1988 • Movie
Director of Photography
12 Rounds
2009 • Movie
Camera Operator
My Girl 2
1994 • Movie
Second Assistant Camera
Nocturna
1979 • Movie
Camera Operator
DeepStar Six
1989 • Movie
Director of Photography
Joyful Noise
2012 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with David Boyd.
Director • 12 eps
The Walking Dead
2010 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Once Upon a Time
2011 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Daredevil: Born Again
2025 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Longmire
2012 • Series
Director of Photography • 3 eps
Deadwood
2004 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Sleepy Hollow
2013 • Series
Director • 1 eps
12 Monkeys
2015 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Queen of the South
2016 • Series
Director of Photography • 11 eps
Firefly
2002 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Revolution
2012 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Constantine
2014 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Mist
2017 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for David Boyd.
Additional Photography
What Lies Beneath
2000 • Movie
Camera Operator
Kiss the Girls
1997 • Movie
"B" Camera Operator
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 • Movie
Camera Operator
My Girl 2
1994 • Movie
Camera Operator
DeepStar Six
1989 • Movie
First Assistant Camera
Return of the Living Dead Part II
1988 • Movie
Assistant Camera
Prison
1987 • Movie
Assistant Camera
Final Justice
1984 • Movie
Second Assistant Camera
Nocturna
1979 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for David Boyd.
