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Brian McGinn(II)

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Brian McGinn
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Brian McGinn is a film and television director, writer and producer based in Los Angeles.

Together with David Gelb, he developed the documentary series Chef's Table for television, which New York Magazine said 'changed the way documentary TV looks,' and is now the longest running program on Netflix. Since it launched on the streamer in 2015, McGinn has cast and executive produced each season and directed nine episodes. For his work on Chef's Table, he's earned three Primetime Emmy nominations and five James Beard Awards.

In 2019, McGinn co-created the Netflix series Street Food, which, in its three seasons, has celebrated the casual food of Asia, Latin America and the United States.

McGinn is also the writer, producer and director of the critically acclaimed documentary Amanda Knox, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2016 and was nominated for multiple Primetime Emmys, including Best Documentary and Best Writing for Non-Fiction.

His other credits as a director include the HBO Comedy Special Ferrell Takes The Field, starring Will Ferrell, and episodes of the Netflix series Trial By Media and Dirty Money.

As a founding partner in the production company Supper Club, McGinn's producing credits include the Disney+ original documentaries Wolfgang and Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u, the Pixar documentary A Spark Story, the Marvel Studios documentary Stan Lee, and the LucasFilm documentaries Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return and More Than Robots.

Most recently, McGinn was a co-executive producer for an episode of the second season of FX's acclaimed series The Bear.
BornDecember 10, 1984
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    • Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys
      • 7 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Amanda Knox in Amanda Knox (2016)
    Amanda Knox
    6.9
    • Producer(produced by)
    • 2016
    Chef's Table (2015)
    Chef's Table
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Liza Colón-Zayas, Jeremy Allen White, Abby Elliott, Edwin Lee Gibson, Lionel Boyce, Matty Matheson, and Ayo Edebiri in The Bear (2022)
    The Bear
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Street Food: Asia (2019)
    Street Food: Asia
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer

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    Producer



    • Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
      • producer
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Untitled Mexican-American Football Project
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • People and Places
      • executive producer
      • In Production
      • TV Series



    • Chef's Table: Legends (2025)
      Chef's Table: Legends
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Chef's Table: Noodles (2024)
      Chef's Table: Noodles
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • MasterClass: Martha Stewart - Think Like a Boss, Act Like a Legend (2023)
      MasterClass: Martha Stewart - Think Like a Boss, Act Like a Legend
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Liza Colón-Zayas, Jeremy Allen White, Abby Elliott, Edwin Lee Gibson, Lionel Boyce, Matty Matheson, and Ayo Edebiri in The Bear (2022)
      The Bear
      8.5
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2023
    • Stan Lee in Stan Lee (2023)
      Stan Lee
      6.9
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Chef's Table: Pizza (2022)
      Chef's Table: Pizza
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022)
      Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
      7.3
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Street Food: USA (2022)
      Street Food: USA
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Sketchbook (2022)
      Sketchbook
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Olivia Rodrigo in Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film) (2022)
      Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film)
      7.2
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • More Than Robots (2022)
      More Than Robots
      6.1
      • producer
      • 2022
    • A Spark Story (2021)
      A Spark Story
      6.3
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2021
    • Wolfgang (2021)
      Wolfgang
      6.9
      • producer (p.g.a.)
      • 2021
    • Marvel 616 (2020)
      Marvel 616
      6.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Chef's Table: BBQ (2020)
      Chef's Table: BBQ
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020

    Director



    • Chef's Table: Legends (2025)
      Chef's Table: Legends
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Chef's Table (2015)
      Chef's Table
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015–2024
    • Chef's Table: Noodles (2024)
      Chef's Table: Noodles
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Chef's Table: Pizza (2022)
      Chef's Table: Pizza
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Chef's Table: BBQ (2020)
      Chef's Table: BBQ
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Trial by Media (2020)
      Trial by Media
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2020
    • Fisher Stevens, Alex Gibney, Matt Taibbi, Scott Tucker, Simon Trépanier, Anabel Hernández, Rachel Aviv, and Fahmi Quadir in Dirty Money (2018)
      Dirty Money
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2018
    • Amanda Knox in Amanda Knox (2016)
      Amanda Knox
      6.9
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2016
    • Ferrell Takes the Field (2015)
      Ferrell Takes the Field
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • You're So Hot: Vol. 3 with Dave Franco and Chris Mintz-Plasse
      6.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • My Imaginary Friend Is Kenny G
      8.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Alison Brie and Dave Franco in Dream Girl w/Dave Franco & Alison Brie (2013)
      Dream Girl w/Dave Franco & Alison Brie
      5.6
      Video
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Real Life H-O-R-S-E! With Dave Franco & DeAndre Jordan (2013)
      Real Life H-O-R-S-E! With Dave Franco & DeAndre Jordan
      6.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • You're So Hot: Part Deux with Dave Franco & Chris Mintz-Plasse (2012)
      You're So Hot: Part Deux with Dave Franco & Chris Mintz-Plasse
      6.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • The Record Breaker (2012)
      The Record Breaker
      7.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012

    Writer



    • Street Food: USA (2022)
      Street Food: USA
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • created by (creator)
      • 2022
    • Wolfgang (2021)
      Wolfgang
      6.9
      • written by
      • 2021
    • Street Food: Latin America (2020)
      Street Food: Latin America
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • created by (creator)
      • 2020
    • Street Food: Asia (2019)
      Street Food: Asia
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • created by (creator)
      • 2019
    • Amanda Knox in Amanda Knox (2016)
      Amanda Knox
      6.9
      • written by
      • 2016
    • The Record Breaker (2012)
      The Record Breaker
      7.5
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Carrie
      Short
      • writer
      • 2009
    • The Frozen City
      8.6
      Short
      • creator
      • 2008

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      • December 10, 1984
      • Stanford, California, USA
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