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David Winning was born in Calgary, Canada in 1961. He is a US/Canada Dual Citizen. At twenty-two, he directed his debut feature Storm with just $50,000. It was released theatrically by Cannon International in April 1988 and later distributed by Warner Home Entertainment in 1989; selling over 20,000 copies... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideDirector (46 titles)
2013 Trickrider (announced)
 
2013 Health Nutz (TV series)
Hypno Yoga (2013)
 
2012 XIII: The Series (TV series)
Pong (2012)
Gauntlet (2012)
 
2012 Mr. Young (TV series)
Mr. Candy (2012)
Mr. Sci-Fi (2012)
Mr. Slumber Party (2012)
 
2012 Lost Girl (TV series)
Midnight Lamp (2012)
 
2010-2012 Todd and the Book of Pure Evil (TV series)
Jungle Fever (2011)
Cockfight (2010)
 
2011 Yukonic! (TV series)
Train in Vain (2011)
Desert Dilemma (2011)
 
2008 Swamp Devil
 
2007-2008 Blood Ties (TV series)
We'll Meet Again (2008)
Drawn and Quartered (2007)
5:55 (2007)
Post Partum (2007)
 
2007 Black Swarm (TV movie)
 
2007 Something Beneath (TV movie)
 
2007 Dinosapien (TV series)
Critters (2007)
Without a Paddle (2007)
 
2006-2007 Naturally, Sadie (TV series)
Poetic Justice (2007)
Smother's Day (2007)
Double Jeopardy (2006)
Year of the Dragon (2006)
 
2006 Past Sins (TV movie)
 
2000-2005 Andromeda (TV series)
Past Is Prolix (2005)
Attempting Screed (2004)
 
2004 Stargate: Atlantis (TV series)
Childhood's End (2004)
 
2002-2003 Dinotopia (TV series)
LeSage (2003) (uncredited)
The Big Fight (2002) (fight scenes - uncredited)
Handful of Dust (2002)
 
2002 Body & Soul (TV series)
Saviors (2002)
 
2001-2002 Earth: Final Conflict (TV series)
The Journey (2002)
Legacy (2002)
Boone's Assassin (2001)
Guilty Conscience (2001)
Termination (2001)
 
1999-2001 Twice in a Lifetime (TV series)
The Choice (2001) (uncredited)
War of the Poseys (2000)
 
2000 Call of the Wild (TV series)
Doc (2000) (uncredited)
Molly Brown (2000)
 
1999 Don't Look Behind You (TV movie)
 
1998-1999 NightMan (TV series)
Gore (1999)
The People's Choice (1998)
Fear City (1998)
 
1998 Merlin (TV movie)
 
1997 One of Our Own
 
1995-1997 Sweet Valley High (TV series)
Swing Time (1997)
Skiing Is Believing (1997)
 
1997 Breaker High (TV series)
Rooming Violations (1997)
Belly of the Beast (1997)
Radio Daze (1997)
Kenya Dig It? (1997)
 
1997 Dead Man's Gun (TV series)
Black Widow (1997)
 
1996 Goosebumps (TV series)
 
1992-1993 Street Justice (TV series)
Hello... Again (1993)
A Sense of Duty (1993)
Angel of Death (1992)
Innocent Blood (1992)
Country Justice (1992)
 
1993 Matrix (TV series)
False Witness (1993)
 
1992 Killer Image
 
1992 Neon Rider (TV series)
Straight Home (1992)
 
1989-1990 Friday the 13th (TV series)
Jack-in-the-Box (1990)
Scarlet Cinema (1989)
The Sweetest Sting (1989)
 
1987 Storm
 
1982 All Star Comedy (TV movie) (uncredited)
 
1982 Profile (TV series)
 
1980 Sequence (short)
 
1978 Game Over (short)
 
1977 The Visitors (short)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (4 titles)
2011 Yukonic! (TV series) (supervising director - 13 episodes)
Yukon Gold (2011) (supervising director)
Looking Down on Creation (2011) (supervising director)
A Sort of Homecoming (2011) (supervising director)
Snow Blind (2011) (supervising director)
Fish Lake Buddy Break-Up (2011) (supervising director)
 
2003-2005 Andromeda (TV series) (director: archive footage - 3 episodes)
The Heart of the Journey: Part 2 (2005) (director: archive footage - uncredited)
The Heart of the Journey: Part 1 (2005) (director: archive footage - uncredited)
Delenda Est (2003) (director: archive footage)
 
1999 Twice in a Lifetime (TV series) (creative consultant)
 
1999 Don't Look Behind You (TV movie) (additional writer: action scenes)
 
Show ShowProducer (8 titles)
2013 Trickrider (producer) (announced)
 
2013 City Limits (producer) (pre-production)
 
2000 Cameras Rolling: 20 Days on Set (TV documentary) (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1992 Killer Image (producer)
 
1987 Storm (producer)
 
1980 Sequence (short) (producer)
 
1978 Game Over (short) (producer)
 
1977 The Visitors (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (7 titles)
2013 Trickrider (screenplay) (announced)
 
2013 City Limits (screenplay) (pre-production)
 
1992 Killer Image
 
1987 Storm
 
1980 Sequence (short)
 
1978 Game Over (short) (writer)
 
1977 The Visitors (short)
 
Show ShowActor (8 titles)
2010 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Chili John's customer
Episode #18.120 (2010) … Chili John's customer (uncredited)
 
2007 Something Beneath (TV movie)
Beast in the Woods/Angry Arab guest/TV announcer (voice) (uncredited)
 
2006 Past Sins (TV movie)
Voice/News Announcer/Informant/Reverend on telephone (uncredited)
 
1996 Profile for Murder
Boyfriend on Answering Machine (voice) (uncredited)
 
1987 Storm
Young Jim/Voice of Radio Announcer/Man in the Wilderness (dream) (uncredited)
 
1983 Superman III
Commuter (uncredited)
 
1982 All Star Comedy (TV movie)
Phil Donahue / Rod Serling / Primitive Man / …
 
1978 Game Over (short)
Body In Elevator/Voice on Tape Machine (uncredited)
 
Show ShowEditor (4 titles)
1992 Killer Image
 
1982 All Star Comedy (TV movie) (uncredited)
 
1978 Game Over (short)
 
1977 The Visitors (short)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (2 titles)
1978 Game Over (short)
 
1977 The Visitors (short)
 
Show ShowEditorial Department (1 title)
1992 Killer Image (supervising editor)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
2012 Bikeman Begins (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2011 The 13th Annual Leo Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Direction in a Dramatic Series
 
2000 Cameras Rolling: 20 Days on Set (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Storm: In the Making (TV documentary short)
Himself
 

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David Winning  -- Directors Reel -- Director 13 Features, 21 Series, Over 100 TV credits. www.DavidWinning.com. He is mainly known for his work on Gene Roddenberrys Andromeda, MGMs Stargate: Atlantis, ABCs Dinotopia and the HBO thriller Exception to the Rule, starring Kim Cattrall and Eric McCormack. Winning became a dual Citizen of US and Canada in 2003. He was making films at the age of ten with a Super 8 camera in hometown Calgary, Canada. Throughout the 1990's and 2000's he directed many movies and episodes of over twenty series from kids shows to science-fiction. M. Night Shyamalan has cited Winning's episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark?, The Tale of the Dream Girl, as the inspiration for The Sixth Sense. In 2002 he received a National award from the Directors Guild of Canada for outstanding achievement in television drama. He was nominated again for this award in 2006. Recently he helmed a trilogy of monster movies for the SYFY Channel starring Bruce Dern, Kevin Sorbo and Robert Englund and the Vampire series BLOOD TIES for Lifetime. In 2010 he directed episodes of Space Channel's hit comedy/horror series TODD AND THE BOOK OF PURE EVIL -- and supervised and directed the far north webisode series YUKONIC! to be released in 2011. Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie -- Open-ended Trailer from 20th Century Fox Call of the Wild: :  -- Open-ended Trailer from Allumination
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Personal Details

Other Works:

At 19, directed the "Rat Patrol" commercial for Alberta's 75th Anniversary. (1980) See more »

Publicity Listings:

8 Interviews  | 115 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Personal Quote:

My big complaint about Storm is that it was a little too personal, I'm going to be stricter with myself this time. See more »

Trivia:

Began making films in 1971, at age ten. Favorite directors are Stanley Kubrick and John Carpenter. See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus