Davis Guggenheim

Career Overview

Davis Guggenheim has 108 screen credits in a career dating back to 1989. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Boys / Girls State Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie, Gracie, Deaf President Now!. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 108
Birth Date: 1963-11-03
Birth Place: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

Boys / Girls State Collection (2 titles)
An Inconvenient Collection (1 titles)
City Slickers Collection (1 titles)
Training Day Series (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Jason Calder (2 collaborations)
Vicky Lambert (2 collaborations)
Michael J. Fox (1 collaborations)
Tracy Pollan (1 collaborations)
Sam Fox (1 collaborations)
Aquinnah Fox (1 collaborations)
Schuyler Fox (1 collaborations)
Annabelle Fox (1 collaborations)
Susan Bressman (1 collaborations)
Ryan Orser (1 collaborations)

Credits

production (61 credits)
- Soul Patrol
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- A Statement
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Love Apptually
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- The Plastic Detox
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- The Tale of Silyan
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- Uvalde Mom
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- Mistress Dispeller
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- Deaf President Now!
  producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- Rita
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- Eternal You
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- We Can Be Heroes
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- Girls State
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- Under G-d
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
  producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- Mija
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Accepted
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Bitterbrush
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Aftershock
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Swan Song
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Mistress Dispeller
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Procession
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- At the Ready
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- All These Sons
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Homeroom
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Container
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- Time
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- Boys State
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- A Thousand Cuts
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- Where's My Roy Cohn?
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Paulette
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Wolf's Mouth
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- To Be Queen
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Darlin
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- El Vacío
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Walk Run Cha-Cha
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Sweetheart Dancers
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Bisbee '17
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- The Price of Free
  producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 11/11/2015
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- He Named Me Malala
  producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Spent: Looking for Change
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- U2: From the Sky Down
  producer
  
  production
  
  2011
- The Defenders
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Morelli v. Kaczmarek (2011) ... executive producer production
  
  - Nevada v. Greene (2011) ... executive producer production
  
  - Noland v. Galloway Pharmaceuticals (2011) ... executive producer production
  
  - Nevada v. Hunter (2011) ... executive producer production
  
  - Nevada v. Doug the Mule (2011) ... executive producer production
  
  2010
- Carissa
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2008
- It Might Get Loud
  producer
  
  production
  
  2008
- The Tower
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2008
- Gracie
  producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- The Making of 'an Inconvenient Truth'
  producer
  
  production
  
  2006
- Deadwood
  producer
  
  production
  
  - Tell Him Something Pretty (2006) ... producer production
  
  - The Catbird Seat (2006) ... producer production
  
  - A Constant Throb (2006) ... producer production
  
  - Amateur Night (2006) ... producer production
  
  - Leviathan Smiles (2006) ... producer production
  
  2004
- Training Day
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2001
- The First Year
  producer
  
  production
  
  2001
- Teach
  producer
  
  production
  
  2001
- The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them
  co-producer
  
  production
  
  1992
- Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
  associate producer
  
  production
  
  1991
- sex, lies, and videotape
  production coordinator
  
  production
  
  1989
directing (36 credits)
- Deaf President Now!
  director
  
  directing
  
  2025
- STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
  director
  
  directing
  
  2023
- Joe Biden Biography (Biden Convention Film)
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- When You See Something Wrong (Biden Convention Film)
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- The Granddaughters (Biden Convention Film)
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- An Unlikely Friendship: Joe Biden and John McCain (Biden Convention Film)
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- Never Just A Job: Biden Convention Film
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
  co-director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- Barack Obama DNC 2016 Film
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- He Named Me Malala
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Teach
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- The Dream Is Now
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- Widow Detective
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- The Road We've Traveled
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Obama 2012 Convention Film
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- U2: From the Sky Down
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- Waiting for "Superman"
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- The Defenders
  
  - Pilot (2010) ... director directing
  
  2010
- A Mother's Promise: Barack Obama Bio Film
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- It Might Get Loud
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- The Tower
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- Gracie
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- The Unit
  
  - First Responders (2006) ... director directing
  
  2006
- Numb3rs
  
  - Pilot (2005) ... director directing
  
  2005
- Deadwood
  
  - Sold Under Sin (2004) ... director directing
  
  - Plague (2004) ... director directing
  
  - Reconnoitering the Rim (2004) ... director directing
  
  - Deep Water (2004) ... director directing
  
  2004
- The Shield
  
  - Coyotes (2003) ... director directing
  
  2002
- The First Year
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- Teach
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- Alias
  
  - The Prophecy (2002) ... director directing
  
  2001
- 24
  
  - 10:00 A.M.-11:00 A.M. (2002) ... director directing
  
  - 9:00 A.M.-10:00 A.M. (2002) ... director directing
  
  2001
- Gossip
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- The Art of Norton Simon
  director
  
  directing
  
  1999
- ER
  
  - Homeless for the Holidays (1996) ... director directing
  
  1994
- Party of Five
  
  - Poor Substitutes (1996) ... director directing
  
  1994
- NYPD Blue
  
  - Yes Sir, That's My Baby (1996) ... director directing
  
  - Hollie and the Blowfish (1996) ... director directing
  
  - Aging Bull (1995) ... director directing
  
  1993
- Breaking and Entering
  director
  
  directing
  
  1992
actors (2 credits)
- Subject
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them
  Pitcher
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
writing (5 credits)
- Teach
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2013
- The Dream Is Now
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2013
- Waiting for "Superman"
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2010
- It Might Get Loud
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2008
- Gracie
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2007
camera (3 credits)
- Waiting for "Superman"
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2010
- The First Year
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2001
- Teach
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2001
sound (1 credits)
- The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them
  music supervisor
  
  sound
  
  1992