LGBTQ television directors

Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster is an American actress and filmmaker. Foster started her career as a child actor before establishing herself as a leading actress in film. As a performer, she is known for her versatility. She has received several accolades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Honorary Palme d'Or.

Italian director and politician (1923-2019)

American film directors, screenwriters, and producers

Anne Celeste Heche was an American actress, known for her roles across a variety of genres in film, television, and theater. She was the recipient of Daytime Emmy, National Board of Review, and GLAAD Media Awards, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and a Primetime Emmy.

American film director, writer and producer

Indian film director and producer

Ryan Patrick Murphy is an American writer, director, and producer, working mainly in television. He has often been described as "the most powerful man" in modern television and signed the largest development deal in television history with Netflix. Murphy is noted for having created a shift in inclusive storytelling that "brought marginalised characters to the masses." His accolades include six Primetime Emmy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, a Tony Award, four Producers Guild of America Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, including the honorary Carol Burnett Award.

British director

American actress, comedian and director (born 1958)

American actress

American director, producer, and screenwriter

American screenwriter

American actor, director, choreographer and dancer (born 1964)

American screenwriter, director, and producer (born 1965)

Malaysian-Taiwanese filmmaker (born 1957)

French politician (1947–2024)

American musician and actress

American writer, actor and director

Film director, screenwriter

American film director

American actress and director

American writer, director, producer, TV host and transgender rights activist

American actor and director

American television writer and producer

American director, producer, and screenwriter

American puppeteer (1951-1992)

American comedian

English film director, screenwriter and producer

American screenwriter

American television director, producer and writer (born 1957)

Spanish actor and director

Welsh film and television director

Ramón Luis Estévez, sometimes billed as Ramón Sheen, is an American actor and director who runs Estevez Sheen Productions.

American film director, screenwriter

Israeli actor and director

American film director

Spanish actor

American comedian, playwright, feminist, television writer and director

Spanish scriptwriter, director and actor

American film director

American film and television producer and director

American film director

American television director and producer

Canadian film and television director

animator, writer, director, producer, storyboard artist

American film director and screenwriter

Israeli film director

American director and screenwriter

American film director

American actor and director

American film director (1926-2007)

Polish film director and storyboard artist

Indian-British television and film director

Onir (born Anirban Dhar, 1 May 1969) is an Indian film and television director, editor, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his film My Brother…Nikhil, based on the life of Dominic d'Souza, was one of the first mainstream Hindi films to deal with AIDS and same-sex relationships.

American director and producer

American director, producer, and writer (born 1962)

British film director

British television presenter and director (1977-2010)

Canadian film director and actress

South African film director