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David Forsyth(II)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
  • Production Department
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David Forsyth is known for The Captive (2014), The Art of the Steal (2013) and Take This Waltz (2011).
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Ryan Reynolds in The Captive (2014)
    The Captive
    5.9
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2014
    Matt Dillon, Kurt Russell, Terence Stamp, Jay Baruchel, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jason Jones, Kenneth Welsh, and Katheryn Winnick in The Art of the Steal (2013)
    The Art of the Steal
    6.3
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2013
    Luke Kirby, Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman, and Michelle Williams in Take This Waltz (2011)
    Take This Waltz
    6.5
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2011
    The Summit (2008)
    The Summit
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Sarah Drew and Peter Mooney in Mistletoe Murders (2024)
      Mistletoe Murders
      7.6
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2024
    • Trevaunn Richards and Jermaine Richards in The Office Movers (2024)
      The Office Movers
      6.6
      TV Series
      • additional first assistant director
      • 2024
    • Alexander Elliot and Rohan Campbell in The Hardy Boys (2020)
      The Hardy Boys
      7.0
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2020
    • Lauren Lee Smith, Sharron Matthews, Rebecca Liddiard, and Chantel Riley in Frankie Drake Mysteries (2017)
      Frankie Drake Mysteries
      6.8
      TV Series
      • additional second assistant director
      • 2019
    • Franka Potente, Jay Lycurgo, Anna Diop, Ryan Potter, Brenton Thwaites, Joshua Orpin, and Teagan Croft in Titans (2018)
      Titans
      7.4
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • additional second assistant director
      • first assistant director (as David Forsythe)
      • 2018
    • Amanda Schull and Aaron Stanford in 12 Monkeys (2015)
      12 Monkeys
      7.7
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2015–2018
    • Tim Roth in Tin Star (2017)
      Tin Star
      7.2
      TV Series
      • second assistant director: second unit aerials
      • 2017
    • The Mist (2017)
      The Mist
      5.4
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2017
    • Yani Gellman and Sofia Pernas in Transylvania (2016)
      Transylvania
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director: second unit
      • 2016
    • American Gothic (2016)
      American Gothic
      6.7
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2016
    • Aaron Ashmore, Luke Macfarlane, and Hannah John-Kamen in Killjoys (2015)
      Killjoys
      7.2
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2016
    • Julie Benz, Grant Bowler, and Stephanie Leonidas in Defiance (2013)
      Defiance
      7.0
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2014–2015
    • Jennette McCurdy, Justin Kelly, Kyle Mac, and Jesse Carere in Between (2015)
      Between
      6.0
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2015
    • Dig (2015)
      Dig
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2015
    • The Hazing Secret (2014)
      The Hazing Secret
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2014

    Production Management

    • Molly Parker in Doc (2025)
      Doc
      7.3
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • 2025–2026
    • Tony Shalhoub in Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie (2023)
      Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
      6.7
      • unit production manager
      • 2023
    • Elisabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
      The Handmaid's Tale
      8.3
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • covid health & safety manager
      • 2021–2022
    • Alexander Elliot and Rohan Campbell in The Hardy Boys (2020)
      The Hardy Boys
      7.0
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • 2022
    • Rick Roberts and Joy Tanner in The Touch (1997)
      The Touch
      8.0
      Short
      • unit manager
      • 1997

    Production Department

    • Octavia Spencer in Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (2020)
      Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • assistant production manager
      • 2020
    • Julianna Margulies in The Hot Zone (2019)
      The Hot Zone
      7.3
      TV Series
      • assistant production manager
      • 2019
    • Clive Standen in Taken (2017)
      Taken
      6.6
      TV Series
      • assistant production manager
      • 2018

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Dave Forsyth
    • Height
      • 5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)

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