David Von Ancken

David Von Ancken

producer, director, writer

David Von Ancken was born on Dec 05, 1964 in USA. David Von Ancken's big-screen debut came with Seraphim Falls directed by David Von Ancken in 2006.

Executive Producer / Director / Writer David Von Ancken is a prolific television director and executive producer as well as a feature film director. David executive produced and directed, Tut, an epic six hour action-adventure-thriller for Spike starring Ben Kingsley. Spike's first mini-series features King Tut's ascension to power, the chaotic political intrigue of the youngest Pharaoh's rule of ancient Egypt, and the mystery surrounding his death. He executive produced and directed the first season of Salem, the premiere series for cable network, WGN. The show was picked up for a second season. He executive produced and directed the pilot of AMC's series, Hell on Wheels, then continued as executive producer/director for its first two seasons. David has also directed multiple episodes such popular series as Californication, The Shield, CSI:NY and Cold Case. And he has directed shows as diverse as Intelligence, The Following, House of Lies, Oz, Numb3rs, Heroes, Gossip Girl, Vampire Diaries and Person of Interest. In addition to his work in television, David co-wrote and directed Seraphim Falls, a civil war action-thriller starring Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson. David was nominated for Gotham's Breakthrough Director Award for his work on the film. David's acclaimed debut short film, Bullet in the Brain, won Universal/Hypnotic Films' Million Dollar Film Festival as well as numerous other awards at festivals including Rotterdam, The Silver Bear at Chicago and South By Southwest.

  • Birthday

    Dec 05, 1964
  • Place of Birth

    New York, USA

Awards

5 wins & 1 nominations

Method Fest
2002
Short
Winner - Best Short Film
Bullet in the Brain (2001)
San Francisco International Film Festival
2001
Film & Video - Short Narrative
Winner - Certificate of Merit
Bullet in the Brain (2001)
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