Directed credits
1
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
David Benioff
Writing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.4
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 16
TMDB ID: 9813
IMDb ID: nm1125275
Known for: Writing
Born: September 25, 1970
Age: 55
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2002 - 2025
Years active: 24
Average TMDB rating: 7.24
Wikidata: Q503997
Also known as
David Friedman • 데이비드 베니오프 • დეივიდ ბენიოფი
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Screenplay (7)Executive Producer (5)Writer (2)Novel (1)
Biography
David Friedman (/ˈfriːdmən/; born September 25, 1970), known professionally as David Benioff(/ˈbɛniɒf/), is an American writer and producer. Along with his collaborator D. B. Weiss, he is best known for co-creating Game of Thrones (2011–2019), the HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin's series of books A Song of Ice and Fire. He also wrote 25th Hour (2002), Troy (2004), City of Thieves (2008) and co-wrote X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). Description above from the Wikipedia article David Benioff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Photos
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by David Benioff.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with David Benioff.
Screenplay
The Kite Runner
2007 • Movie
Screenplay
Brothers
2009 • Movie
Novel
25th Hour
2002 • Movie
Screenplay
Troy
2004 • Movie
Executive Producer
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019 • Movie
Executive Producer
Metal Lords
2022 • Movie
Screenplay
Stay
2005 • Movie
Screenplay
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
2009 • Movie
Screenplay
Gemini Man
2019 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with David Benioff.
Writer • 50 eps
Game of Thrones
2011 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 • Series
as Delos Technician #2 • 1 eps
Westworld
2016 • Series
Executive Producer • 8 eps
3 Body Problem
2024 • Series
Executive Producer • 4 eps
Death by Lightning
2025 • Series
Executive Producer • 6 eps
The Chair
2021 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with David Benioff.
Screenplay
Troy
2004 • Movie
Screenplay
Brothers
2009 • Movie
Screenplay
Gemini Man
2019 • Movie
Screenplay
Stay
2005 • Movie
Screenplay
The Kite Runner
2007 • Movie
Novel
25th Hour
2002 • Movie
Executive Producer
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019 • Movie
Executive Producer
Metal Lords
2022 • Movie
Screenplay
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
2009 • Movie
Screenplay
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015 • Movie
as Self
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
2015 • Movie
Director
Leslie Jones: Time Machine
2020 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with David Benioff.
Writer • 50 eps
Game of Thrones
2011 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 • Series
as Delos Technician #2 • 1 eps
Westworld
2016 • Series
Executive Producer • 8 eps
3 Body Problem
2024 • Series
Executive Producer • 4 eps
Death by Lightning
2025 • Series
Executive Producer • 6 eps
The Chair
2021 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for David Benioff.
Executive Producer
Metal Lords
2022 • Movie
Screenplay
Gemini Man
2019 • Movie
Executive Producer
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019 • Movie
Screenplay
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015 • Movie
Screenplay
Brothers
2009 • Movie
Screenplay
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
2009 • Movie
Screenplay
The Kite Runner
2007 • Movie
Screenplay
Stay
2005 • Movie
Screenplay
Troy
2004 • Movie
Novel
25th Hour
2002 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for David Benioff.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for David Benioff.
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for David Benioff.