David Greenwalt

David Greenwalt
David Greenwalt in 2016.
Name	David Greenwalt
Birthdate	October 16, 1949
Birthplace	Los Angeles, USA
Job(s)	Co-creator Producer Screenwriter Director

David Greenwalt is writer and director whose work includes Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel episodes, and the co-creator of the Angel series with Joss Whedon.

Career

In addition to Buffy and Angel, Greenwalt's writing credits include the television series Grimm, Moonlight, Kidnapped, Surface, Jake 2.0, Miracles, Profit, The X Files, The Commish, The Hat Squad, Doogie Howser, M.D., The Wonder Years, and Shannon's Deal. He has directed as well episodes of Grimm, Jake 2.0, Profit, The Commish, The Wonder Years, and Shannon's Deal.

He has written as well as the films Vasos de Papel, Secret Admirer, American Dreamer, Class, Utilities, and Wacko, all along fellow Angel and Grimm writer Jim Kouf. He also directed Rude Awakening and Secret Admirer.

Buffyverse credits

Greenwalt was a co-executive producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer until the third season, when he was promoted to executive producer. In total, he wrote for eight episodes of Buffy and directed four. He then left the show at the end of the third season to co-create the spin-off series Angel with Joss Whedon. He was credited as a consulting producer on Buffy for the remaining four seasons, although did not write or direct any episodes.

In Angel, Greenwalt was an executive producer and served as the showrunner for the first three seasons, when he wrote for fifteen episodes and directed seven. He left the staff at the end of the third season to pursue other works, and was credited as a consulting producer for the final two seasons. He returned in the fifth season to direct one episode.

Writer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

• "Teacher's Pet"
• "Angel"
• "Nightmares" (with Joss Whedon)
• "School Hard" (with Whedon)
• "Reptile Boy"
• "Ted" (with Whedon)
• "Faith, Hope & Trick"
• "Homecoming"

Angel

• "City Of" (with Whedon)
• "I Fall to Pieces" (with Whedon)
• "Rm w/a Vu" (with Jane Espenson)
• "I Will Remember You" (with Jeannine Renshaw)
• "She" (with Marti Noxon)
• "To Shanshu in L.A."
• "Judgment"
• "Dear Boy"
• "Happy Anniversary"
• "Dead End"
• "There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb"
• "Heartthrob"
• "Offspring"
• "Sleep Tight"
• "Tomorrow"

Director

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

• "Reptile Boy"
• "Bad Eggs"
• "Homecoming"
• "The Wish"

Angel

• "She"
• "To Shanshu in L.A."
• "Dear Boy"
• "There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb"
• "Heartthrob"
• "Tomorrow"
• "The Girl in Question"

Featurettes

• Audio commentary for "Reptile Boy"
• "Designing Buffy"
• "A Buffy Bestiary"
• "Beauty and the Beasts: Behind Buffy's Makeup"
• Audio commentary for "City Of"
• "Angel Season 1 Overview"
• "Introducing Angel"
• "I'm Cordelia!"
• "The Demons"
• "Angel Season 2 Overview"
• "The Sets of Angel"
• "The Make-Up of Angel"
• "Action! The Stunts of Angel"
• "Angel Season 3 Overview"
• "From Page to Screen"
• "Darla: Deliver Us From Evil"

Gallery

Greenwalt behind the scenes for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.

External links

• David Greenwalt on Wikipedia
• David Greenwalt on IMDb