David Semel

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{{short description|American film and television director}}

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David Semel is an American film and television director and producer.

Semel joined the Directors Guild of America in 1989.{{Cite web |date=2018-09-20 |title=Visual Storytelling: Editing and the Magic that is Post - A DGA Director Development Initiative interactive lab in Los Angeles |url=https://www.dga.org/Events/2018/Nov2018/DDI_Lab_VisualStorytellingLA-0918 |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=www.dga.org |language=en}} His television directing credits include Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Person of Interest, Ally McBeal, Boston Public, 7th Heaven, No Ordinary Family,{{Cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=2012-07-17 |title=Executive Suite |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/executive-suite-349866/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} American Horror Story, Roswell, Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Watchmen and other series. He also directed and produced episodes of Life, House, American Dreams, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Dawson's Creek.[http://www.filmreference.com/film/99/David-Semel.html David Semel Biography ((?)-)], Film Reference

In 2007, Semel was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for directing the pilot episode of Heroes. He was also nominated the previous year for his producing work on House.{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/award_history_search?person=David+Semel&program=&start_year=1949&end_year=2011&network=All&web_category=All&winner=All |title=Primetime Emmy Awards and Nominations for David Semel |publisher=Primetime Emmy® Award Database |access-date=March 23, 2012}}

Semel has also directed two feature films, Campfire Tales (1997) and Lone Star State of Mind (2002).

He also directed the 2017 series premiere of Star Trek: Discovery, "The Vulcan Hello".