Directed credits
31
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Davis Guggenheim
Directing
Career Snapshot
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0.5
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Directed movies: 11Directed series: 20All crew credits: 80
TMDB ID: 19012
IMDb ID: nm0346550
Known for: Directing
Born: November 3, 1963
Age: 62
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1989 - 2026
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 6.98
Wikidata: Q721219
Also known as
Philip Davis Guggenheim
Frequent jobs
Director (30)Co-Director (1)Executive Producer (42)Producer (2)Associate Producer (1)Music Supervisor (1)Production Coordinator (1)Screenplay (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Philip Davis Guggenheim (born November 3, 1963) is an Academy Award-winning American documentary and live action film director and producer. His credits as a producer and director include Training Day, The Shield, Alias, 24, NYPD Blue, ER, Deadwood, and Party of Five and the documentaries An Inconvenient Truth and Waiting for 'Superman'. Since 2006, Guggenheim is the only filmmaker to release three different films that were ranked within the top 100 highest-grossing documentaries of all time (An Inconvenient Truth, It Might Get Loud, and Waiting for 'Superman'). Guggenheim's cinematographic projects received severals awards and nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film for An Inconvenient Truth, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Documentary Feature for He Named Me Malala and two nominations at the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Davis Guggenheim.
8.2
Deaf President Now!
Director
2025 Movie
7.8
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Director
2023 Movie
8.6
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
Co-Director
2020 Movie
6.7
He Named Me Malala
Director
2015 Movie
The Road We've Traveled
Director
2012 Movie
7.4
U2: From the Sky Down
Director
2011 Movie
6.9
Waiting for "Superman"
Director
2010 Movie
7.2
It Might Get Loud
Director
2008 Movie
6.1
Gracie
Director
2007 Movie
7.0
The First Year
Director
2001 Movie
5.8
Gossip
Director
2000 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Davis Guggenheim.
7.3
Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates
Director • 3 eps
2019 Series
7.1
The Defenders
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
5.8
Melrose Place
Director • 1 eps
2009 Series
4.2
3 lbs
Director • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.3
The Unit
Director • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.2
Wanted
Director • 2 eps
2005 Series
7.0
Numb3rs
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
5.8
imagine…
Director • 1 eps
2003 Series
4.6
Push, Nevada
Director • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.1
The Shield
Director • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.8
24
Director • 2 eps
2001 Series
6.8
Alias
Director • 1 eps
2001 Series
6.8
C-16: FBI
Director • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.0
The Visitor
Director • 1 eps
1997 Series
4.2
Relativity
Director • 1 eps
1996 Series
Charlie Grace
Director • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.8
ER
Director • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.0
Party of Five
Director • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.0
NYPD Blue
Director • 3 eps
1993 Series
7.2
Sisters
Director • 2 eps
1991 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Davis Guggenheim.
7.8
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Director
2023 Movie
7.6
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
7.5
Training Day
Executive Producer
2001 Movie
7.2
It Might Get Loud
Director
2008 Movie
7.1
Swan Song
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
7.1
Boys State
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
7.0
An Inconvenient Truth
Screenplay
2006 Movie
6.9
sex, lies, and videotape
Production Coordinator
1989 Movie
6.9
Waiting for "Superman"
Director
2010 Movie
6.8
Time
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
6.7
He Named Me Malala
Director
2015 Movie
6.6
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Davis Guggenheim.
8.1
The Shield
Director • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.1
Deadwood
Producer • 36 eps
2004 Series
7.8
ER
Director • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.8
24
Director • 2 eps
2001 Series
7.3
The Unit
Director • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.3
Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates
Director • 3 eps
2019 Series
7.0
Numb3rs
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.0
NYPD Blue
Director • 3 eps
1993 Series
7.0
Party of Five
Director • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.8
Alias
Director • 1 eps
2001 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Davis Guggenheim.
7.5
Training Day
Executive Producer
2001 Movie
6.9
sex, lies, and videotape
Production Coordinator
1989 Movie
7.1
Swan Song
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
6.1
Gracie
Director
2007 Movie
7.8
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Director
2023 Movie
5.6
Rita
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
9.0
Sweetheart Dancers
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
7.3
Mistress Dispeller
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
6.1
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Associate Producer
1991 Movie
7.4
Girls State
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
7.0
An Inconvenient Truth
Screenplay
2006 Movie
7.6
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Davis Guggenheim.
7.8
24
Director • 2 eps
2001 Series
7.8
ER
Director • 1 eps
1994 Series
8.1
The Shield
Director • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.1
Deadwood
Producer • 36 eps
2004 Series
7.0
NYPD Blue
Director • 3 eps
1993 Series
7.0
Numb3rs
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.0
Party of Five
Director • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.3
The Unit
Director • 1 eps
2006 Series
5.8
imagine…
Director • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.1
The Defenders
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
6.8
Alias
Director • 1 eps
2001 Series
Charlie Grace
Director • 1 eps
1995 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Davis Guggenheim.
Soul Patrol
Executive Producer
2026 Movie
6.8
The Tale of Silyan
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
10.0
Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
Uvalde Mom
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
7.3
Mistress Dispeller
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
5.6
Rita
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
6.2
Eternal You
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
2.0
We Can Be Heroes
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
7.4
Girls State
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
7.3
Under G-d
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
6.0
Mija
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
6.0
Accepted
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
6.0
Bitterbrush
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
7.3
Aftershock
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
7.1
Swan Song
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
6.6
Procession
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Davis Guggenheim.
6.4
The Enfield Poltergeist
Executive Producer • 4 eps
2023 Series
6.6
Navajo Police: Class 57
Executive Producer • 3 eps
2023 Series
6.1
Burden of Proof
Executive Producer • 4 eps
2023 Series
7.5
Working: What We Do All Day
Executive Producer • 4 eps
2023 Series
9.0
Once Upon a Time in Londongrad
Executive Producer • 6 eps
2022 Series
8.1
Deadwood
Producer • 36 eps
2004 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Davis Guggenheim.
