David Petrarca

David Petrarca

Known for
Directing
Born
November 10, 1965 (age 61)
Birthplace
Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

Biography

David Petrarca is an American director and producer of theatre, television and film. He was director at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago from 1988 until 2005. His work as a director includes HBO's Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones, Big Love, Hung, and True Blood as well as Marco Polo, Jessica Jones and numerous other projects for Netflix. Other recent projects include The Alienist and Warrior. He worked as an executive producer on Those Who Kill, ABC series Eli Stone and Drop Dead Diva.

Known For

Filmography

2026
Memory of a Killer poster

Memory of a Killer

TV · Director · 2 eps

2024
Death and Other Details poster

Death and Other Details

TV · Director · 1 ep

2024
Before poster

Before

TV · Director · 2 eps

2021
On the Verge poster

On the Verge

TV · Director · 3 eps

2019
Warrior poster

Warrior

TV · Director · 4 eps

2018
The Alienist poster

The Alienist

TV · Director · 1 ep

2018
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan poster

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

TV · Director · 2 eps

2017
Knightfall poster

Knightfall

TV · Director · 2 eps

2017
HAPPY! poster

HAPPY!

TV · Director · 1 ep

2015
Marvel's Jessica Jones poster

Marvel's Jessica Jones

TV · Director · 2 eps

2015
The Man in the High Castle poster

The Man in the High Castle

TV · Director · 1 ep

2015
The Expanse poster

The Expanse

TV · Director · 2 eps

2015
Wayward Pines poster

Wayward Pines

TV · Director · 1 ep

2015
Powers poster

Powers

TV · Director · 2 eps

2014
Those Who Kill poster

Those Who Kill

TV · Director · 3 eps

2014
Marco Polo poster

Marco Polo

TV · Director · 4 eps

2014
Gracepoint poster

Gracepoint

TV · Director · 2 eps

2014
Tyrant poster

Tyrant

TV · Director · 2 eps

2013
Hemlock Grove poster

Hemlock Grove

TV · Director · 1 ep

2012
Smash poster

Smash

TV · Director · 1 ep

2012
Political Animals poster

Political Animals

TV · Director · 2 eps

2012
Nashville poster

Nashville

TV · Director · 1 ep

2011
Game of Thrones poster

Game of Thrones

TV · Director · 2 eps

2011
Pan Am poster

Pan Am

TV · Director · 1 ep

2010
Boardwalk Empire poster

Boardwalk Empire

TV · Director · 1 ep

2010
No Ordinary Family poster

No Ordinary Family

TV · Director · 1 ep

2009
Drop Dead Diva poster

Drop Dead Diva

TV · Director · 3 eps

2009
Hung poster

Hung

TV · Director · 2 eps

2008
Life on Mars poster

Life on Mars

TV · Director · 1 ep

2008
True Blood poster

True Blood

TV · Director · 3 eps

2008
Eli Stone poster

Eli Stone

TV · Director · 3 eps

2007
Dirty Sexy Money poster

Dirty Sexy Money

TV · Director · 1 ep

2006
Save the Last Dance 2 poster

Save the Last Dance 2

Movie · Director

2006
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip poster

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

TV · Director · 1 ep

2006
Brothers and Sisters poster

Brothers and Sisters

TV · Director · 1 ep

2006
Big Love poster

Big Love

TV · Director · 8 eps

2004
Jack & Bobby poster

Jack & Bobby

TV · Director · 4 eps

2004
Summerland poster

Summerland

TV · Director · 1 ep

2003
Joan of Arcadia poster

Joan of Arcadia

TV · Director · 1 ep

2002
Everwood poster

Everwood

TV · Director · 12 eps

2002
Glory Days poster

Glory Days

TV · Director · 2 eps

2001
Pasadena poster

Pasadena

TV · Director · 1 ep

2000
Gilmore Girls poster

Gilmore Girls

TV · Director · 1 ep

1999
Popular poster

Popular

TV · Director · 1 ep

1999
Jack & Jill poster

Jack & Jill

TV · Director · 4 eps

1998
To Have & to Hold poster

To Have & to Hold

TV · Director · 1 ep

1998
Dawson's Creek poster

Dawson's Creek

TV · Director · 8 eps

1998
Cupid poster

Cupid

TV · Director · 1 ep

1998
Felicity poster

Felicity

TV · Director · 1 ep

1996
Early Edition poster

Early Edition

TV · Director · 1 ep