Daniel Minahan (born 1962) is an American television and film director and writer. Minahan has directed several episodes of the HBO original series '' Six Feet Under'', '' Deadwood'', ''

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'' on ABC. He also wrote and directed the independent film '' Series 7: The Contenders''. He was also the writer (and

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) for the 1996 film, ''

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''.

Career

Minahan joined the crew of the HBO western drama '' Deadwood'' as a director for the first season in 2004. The series was created by

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and focused on a growing town in the American West. Minahan directed the episodes "Suffer the Little Children" and "Mister Wu". He returned as a director for the second season in 2005 and helmed the episode "Advances, None Miraculous". He remained a director for the third and final season in 2006 and helmed the episode "A Two-Headed Beast". Minahan directed the 2019 film continuation of ''Deadwood''.

Personal life

Minahan majored in Film and Video at the

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in Manhattan, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1987. He is openly gay.

Filmography

Television

Director

Film

*'' Series 7: The Contenders'' (2001) *''

'' (1996) co-wrote with director Mary Harron

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Minahan, Dan Place of birth missing (living people) 1962 births Living people American film directors American television directors American male screenwriters LGBT film directors LGBT television directors 21st-century LGBT people School of Visual Arts alumni