Name | Industry Job | Years | Notable Directing Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Cavanagh | Actor | 12 | Flash | |
| Timothy Van Patten | Actor | 14 | Game of Thrones | |
| Steve Shill | Actor | 7 | Flash | |
| Steve Shill | Actor | 7 | The Wire | |
| Robert Duncan McNeil | Actor | 19 | Supernatural | |
| Richard Speight Jr. | Actor | 16 | Supernatural | |
| Matt Shakman | Actor | 18 | Game of Thrones | |
| Jensen Ackles | Actor | 15 | Supernatural | |
| Jack Bender | Actor | 10 | Game of Thrones | |
| Gregory Smith | Actor | 21 | Flash | |
| Dominic West | Actor | 17 | The Wire | |
| Clark Johnson | Actor | 11 | The Wire | |
| Chales Haid | Actor | 17 | Breaking Bad | |
| Brian Cranston | Actor | 31 | Breaking Bad | |
| Antonio Negret | Actor | 7 | Flash | |
| Amanda Tapping | Actor | 13 | Supernatural | |
| Charlie McDowell | Actor | 10 | Silicon Valley | |
| Matt Ross | Actor | 18 | Silicon Valley | |
| Marc Buckland | Actor | 9 | Scrubs | |
| Will Mackenzie | Actor | 13 | Scrubs | |
| John Putch | Actor | 23 | Scrubs | |
| Zach Braff | Actor | 15 | Scrubs | |
| Michael Macdonald | Actor | 7 | Scrubs | |
| Joanna Kerns | Actor | 17 | Scrubs | |
| Paul Quinn | Actor | 8 | Scrubs | |
| Ted Wass | Actor | 15 | Scrubs | |
| Marielle Heller | Actor | 14 | Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood | |
| Olivia Wilde | Actor | 25 | Booksmart | |
| Henry Ian Cusick | Actor | 24 | The 100 | |
| Antonio Negret | Actor / Writer | 8 | The 100 | |
| Tim Andrew | AD | 3 | Supernatural | |
| Terry Ingram | AD | 8 | TV Movies | |
| Tara Nicole Weyr | AD | 12 | Flash | |
| Phil Chipera | AD | 22 | Flash | |
| Peter Medak | AD | 5 | Breaking Bad | |
| Mike Rohl | AD | 8 | Supernatural | |
| Michael A. Allowitz | AD | 15 | Flash | |
| Kim Manners | AD | 8 | Supernatural | |
| Kevin Parks | AD | 20 | Supernatural | |
| John MacCarthy | AD | 14 | Supernatural | |
| J. Miller Tobin | AD | 11 | Supernatural | |
| Ed Bianchi | AD | 3 | The Wire | |
| Douglas Aarniokoski | AD | 12 | Flash | |
| David McWhirter | AD | 17 | Flash | |
| Daniel Attias | AD | 7 | The Wire | |
| Charles Beeson | AD | 8 | Supernatural | |
| Brent Crowell | AD | 14 | Flash | |
| Anthony Hemingway | AD | 10 | The Wire | |
| Richard A. Wells | AD | 12 | Scrubs | |
| Mairzee Almas | AD | 7 | The 100 | |
| Omar Madha | AD | 4 | The 100 | |
| Ian Samoil | AD | 19 | The 100 | |
| James L. Conway | AD/Producer | 3 | Supernatural | |
| Stephen Surjik | Art Department | 7 | Flash | |
| Terry McDonough | Cam-Op | 14 | Breaking Bad | |
| Guy Norman Bee | Cam-Op | 11 | Supernatural | |
| Colin Bucksey | Cam-Op | 3 | Breaking Bad | |
| Kevin Tancharoen | Choreographer | 3 | Flash | |
| Matthew Diamond | Choreographer | 3 | Scrubs | |
| Bronwen Hughes | Director Assistant | 5 | Breaking Bad | |
| Serge Ladouceur | DOP | 10 | Supernatural | |
| Phil Abraham | DOP | 25 | Breaking Bad | |
| Michael Slovis | DOP | 16 | Breaking Bad | |
| John Behring | DOP | 7 | Flash | |
| James Head | DOP | 10 | TV Movies | |
| Glen Winter | DOP | 9 | Flash | |
| Felix Enriquez Alcala | DOP | 7 | Breaking Bad | |
| Ernest R. Dickerson | DOP | 8 | The Wire | |
| Dermott Downs | DOP | 10 | Flash | |
| C. Kim Miles | DOP | 17 | Flash | |
| Alex Zakrzewski | DOP | 11 | The Wire | |
| Michael Spiller | DOP | 15 | Scrubs | |
| John Inwood | DOP | 15 | Scrubs | |
| Victor Nelli Jr. | DOP | 15 | Scrubs | |
| Uta Briesewitz | DOP | 14 | The 100 | |
| Michael C. Blundell | DOP | 31 | The 100 | |
| Wendey Stanzler | Editor | 15 | Flash | |
| Viet Nguyen | Editor | 15 | Flash | |
| Philip Sgriccia | Editor | 4 | Supernatural | |
| Kevin Mock | Editor | 4 | Flash | |
| John F. Showalter | Editor | 24 | Supernatural | |
| Harry Jierjian | Editor | 13 | Flash | |
| Elodie Keene | Editor | 10 | The Wire | |
| Daniel Sackheim | Editor | 11 | Game of Thrones | |
| Chris Peppe | Editor | 17 | Flash | |
| Bert Kish | Editor | 4 | TV Movies | |
| Tim Roche | Editor | 15 | Silicon Valley | |
| John Michel | Editor | 28 | Scrubs | |
| Rick Blue | Editor | 18 | Scrubs | |
| Henry Chan | Editor | 12 | Scrubs | |
| John F. Showalter | Editor | 24 | The 100 | |
| Matt Barber | Editor | 10 | The 100 | |
| Rob Hardy | Feature Filmmaker | 6 | Flash | started with feature film |
| Kevin Smith | Feature Filmmaker | 3 | Flash | Successful indie feature: Clerks |
| Eduardo Sanchez | Feature Filmmaker | 7 | Supernatural | Successful indie feature: Blair Witch |
| Brad Anderson | Feature Filmmaker | 3 | The Wire | Started with feature film |
| Rob J Greenlea | Key Grip | 24 | Flash | |
| Stefan Pleszczynski | Location Manager | 6 | Flash | |
| Milcho Manchevski | Music Videos | 9 | The Wire | |
| Leslie Libman | Music Videos | 13 | The Wire | |
| John Dahl | Music Videos | 4 | Breaking Bad | |
| Johan Renck | Music Videos | 9 | Breaking Bad | |
| Jim McKay | Music Videos | 6 | Breaking Bad | |
| David Slade | Music Videos | 11 | Breaking Bad | Successful indie feature: Hard Candy - Drama |
| Adam Bernstein | Music Videos | 6 | Breaking Bad | |
| Peter Lauer | Music Videos | 6 | Scrubs | |
| Scott Winant | Producer | 6 | Breaking Bad | |
| Robert Singer | Producer | 16 | Supernatural | |
| Robert Colesberry | Producer | 27 | The Wire | |
| D.B. Weiss | Producer | 5 | Game of Thrones | |
| Craig Zisk | Producer | 8 | Scrubs | |
| Randall Keenan Winston | Producer | 11 | Scrubs | |
| Jeff Melman | Producer | 12 | Scrubs | |
| Jason Ensler | Producer | 5 | Scrubs | |
| Jay Alaimo | Producer | 6 | Scrubs | |
| Dean White | Producer | 18 | The 100 | |
| Tim Scanlan | Producer | 13 | The 100 | |
| Steve DePaul | Producer | 7 | ||
| Rachel Talalay | Producer / Accountant | 10 | Flash | |
| Lawrence Trilling | Producer / Actor | 10 | Scrubs | |
| Milan Cheylov | Producer / Actor | 10 | The 100 | |
| Tricia Brock | Producer / Writer | 25 | Breaking Bad | |
| John Shiban | Producer / Writer | 7 | Breaking Bad | |
| Mark Stegemann | Producer / Writer | 10 | Scrubs | |
| Rob Greenberg | Producer / Writer | 12 | Scrubs | |
| Michelle MacLaren | Producer /PM | 12 | Breaking Bad | |
| Nina Lopez-Corrado | Producer Assistant | 8 | Supernatural | |
| Alice Troughton | Producer Assistant | 4 | Flash | |
| Jerry Wanek | Production Designer | 19 | Supernatural | |
| Thomas J. Wright | Production Ilustrator | 19 | Supernatural | |
| Josh Podeswa | Production Manager | 10 | Game of Thrones | |
| Alik Sakharov | Production Manager | 22 | Game of Thrones | |
| Linda Mendoza | Production Supervisor | 8 | Scrubs | |
| Alexandra La Roche | Script Supervisor | 17 | Flash | |
| Jamie Babbit | Script Supervisor | 3 | Silicon Valley | |
| Gail Mancuso | Script Supervisor | 12 | Scrubs | |
| Thor Freudenthal | Short Filmmaker | 13 | Flash | |
| Seith Mann | Short Filmmaker | 5 | The Wire | |
| Scott Kecken | Short Filmmaker | 16 | The Wire | |
| Rian Johnson | Short Filmmaker | 9 | Breaking Bad | |
| Rashaad Ernesto Green | Short Filmmaker | 7 | Supernatural | Successful indie feature: Gun Hill Road |
| Neil Marshall | Short Filmmaker | 10 | Game of Thrones | |
| Millicent Shelton | Short Filmmaker | 8 | Flash | |
| Laura Belsey | Short Filmmaker | 9 | Flash | |
| Jesse Warn | Short Filmmaker | 4 | Flash | |
| Hanelle M. Culpepper | Short Filmmaker | 12 | Flash | |
| Clement Virgo | Short Filmmaker | 3 | The Wire | |
| Brian Kirk | Short Filmmaker | 6 | Game of Thrones | |
| Amyn Kaderali | Short Filmmaker | 11 | Supernatural | Successful indie feature: Kissing Cousins |
| Alan Taylor | Short Filmmaker | 5 | Game of Thrones | |
| Agnieszka Holland | Short Filmmaker | 9 | The Wire | |
| David Yates | Short Filmmaker | 6 | Harry Potter Films | |
| Liza Johnson | Short Filmmaker | 13 | Silicon Valley | |
| Maggie Carey | Short Filmmaker | 10 | Silicon Valley | Comedy/drama |
| Gillian Robespierre | Short Filmmaker | 6 | Silicon Valley | |
| Pete Chatmon | Short Filmmaker | 6 | Silicon Valley | |
| Ed Fraiman | Short Filmmaker | 3 | The 100 | |
| David Platt | Sound Mixer | 20 | The Wire | |
| Clay Tarver | Soundtrack | 7 | Silicon Valley | Chavez band member in 1991 |
| Mark Mylod | Stage Manager | 6 | Game of Thrones | |
| Ken Whittingham | Stage Manager | 10 | Scrubs | |
| Miguel Sapochnik | Storyboard Artist | 14 | Game of Thrones | |
| Steve Boyum | Stunt Coordinator | 23 | Supernatural | |
| J.J. Makaro | Stunt Coordinator | 31 | Flash | |
| Ralph Hemecker | title Sequence Creator | 5 | Flash | |
| Armen V. Kevorkian | VFX Coordinator | 17 | Flash | |
| Vince Gilligan | Writer | 7 | Breaking Bad | Creator of Breaking Bad |
| Thomas Schnauz | Writer | 11 | Breaking Bad | |
| Peter Gould | Writer | 6 | Breaking Bad | |
| Joy Kecken | Writer | 16 | The Wire | |
| George Mastras | Writer | 6 | Breaking Bad | |
| Eric Kripke | Writer | 10 | Supernatural | |
| David Benioff | Writer | 11 | Game of Thrones | |
| Daniel Minahan | Writer | 5 | Game of Thrones | |
| Christie Will Wolf | Writer | 10 | TV Movies | |
| Ben Edlund | Writer | 10 | Supernatural | |
| Alec Berg | Writer | 16 | Silicon Valley | |
| Eric Appel | Writer | 6 | Silicon Valley | |
| Bill Lawrence | Writer | 11 | Scrubs | |
| Celine Sciamma | Writer | 3 | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | |
| Sam Catlin | Writer / Actor | 15 | Breaking Bad | |
| Elen Celeboglu | Writer / Director Assistant | 6 | Scrubs | |
| Niki Caro | Writer | 6 | Mulan |
* Data collected from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com). Timespan calculated as difference between earliest credit on IMDb and first legitimate directorial debut (where legitimacy determined by an amount of IMDb ratings: ~50+)