David Greenwalt (born October 16, 1949) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer.
He was the co-executive producer of the TV series ''
Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and co-creator of its spinoff, ''
Angel''. He is also co-creator of the short-lived cult television show ''
Profit'', and co-created the NBC supernatural drama ''
Grimm''.
Early life
Greenwalt was born and raised in
West Los Angeles,
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
. He attended
Los Angeles City College,
California State University, Northridge, and
University of Redlands, where he graduated with a B.A. in drama, English, and education.
Credits
''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''
Greenwalt was a co-executive producer on ''Buffy'' until the show's third season, when he was promoted to executive producer. He 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'' from Season 4 until the sixth season, although did not write or direct any episodes.
* 1x04 "
Teacher's Pet" (writer)
* 1x07 "
Angel" (writer)
* 1x10 "
Nightmares" (teleplay; story with
Joss Whedon)
* 2x03 "
School Hard" (teleplay and story; story by Joss Whedon)
* 2x05 "
Reptile Boy" (writer and director)
* 2x11 "
Ted" (co-writer; with Joss Whedon)
* 2x12 "
Bad Eggs" (director)
* 3x03 "
Faith, Hope & Trick" (writer)
* 3x05 "
Homecoming" (writer and director)
* 3x09 "
The Wish" (director)
''Angel''
Greenwalt was an executive producer and served as the
showrunner for the first three seasons. 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 an episode.
* 1x01 "
City Of" (co-writer; with
Joss Whedon)
* 1x04 "
I Fall to Pieces" (teleplay and story; story with Joss Whedon)
* 1x05 "
Rm w/a Vu" (story; teleplay and story by
Jane Espenson)
* 1x08 "
I Will Remember You" (co-writer; with Jeannine Renshaw)
* 1x13 "
She" (co-writer and director; with
Marti Noxon
Martha Mills Noxon (born August 25, 1964) is an American television and film writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her work as a screenwriter and executive producer on the supernatural drama series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' ( ...
)
* 1x14 "
I've Got You Under My Skin" (story; teleplay and story by Jeannine Renshaw)
* 1x22 "
To Shanshu in L.A." (writer and director)
* 2x01 "
Judgment" (teleplay and story; story with Joss Whedon)
* 2x05 "
Dear Boy" (writer and director)
* 2x09 "
The Trial" (story; teleplay by
Doug Petrie and
Tim Minear)
* 2x13 "
Happy Anniversary" (teleplay and story; story with Joss Whedon)
* 2x18 "
Dead End" (writer)
* 2x22 "
There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb" (writer and director)
* 3x01 "
Heartthrob" (writer and director)
* 3x07 "
Offspring
In biology, offspring are the young creation of living organisms, produced either by sexual reproduction, sexual or asexual reproduction. Collective offspring may be known as a brood or progeny. This can refer to a set of simultaneous offspring ...
" (writer)
* 3x16 "
Sleep Tight" (writer)
* 3x22 "
Tomorrow" (writer and director)
* 5x20 "
The Girl in Question" (director)
''Moonlight''
On June 1, 2007, ''
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...
'' announced that he would serve as
executive producer
Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the production of media. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights or royalties). In film ...
and
showrunner on ''
Moonlight'', a similarly themed vampire detective show. He later had to leave the show prior to its debut for health reasons, but executive producer
Joel Silver stated that his imprint would remain: "He worked really hard on the arc of the series. He really helped us focus and get started."
''Grimm''
Greenwalt is the co-creator and executive producer alongside fellow ex-''
Angel'' writer
Jim Kouf.
* 1x01 "
Pilot" (teleplay and story; story with
Jim Kouf and
Stephen Carpenter; teleplay with Jim Kouf)
* 1x02 "
Bears Will Be Bears" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 1x05 "
Danse Macabre
The ''Danse Macabre'' (; ), also called the Dance of Death, is an artistic genre of allegory from the Late Middle Ages on the universality of death.
The ''Danse Macabre'' consists of the dead, or a personification of death, summoning represen ...
" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 1x13 "
Three Coins in a Fuchsbau" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 1x15 "
Island of Dreams" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 1x20 "
Happily Ever Aftermath" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 1x22 "
Woman in Black" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 2x01 "
Bad Teeth" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 2x02 "
The Kiss" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 2x12 "
Season of the Hexenbiest" (teleplay; with Jim Kouf)
* 2x13 "
Face Off" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 2x18 "
Volcanalis" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 2x21 "
The Waking Dead" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 2x22 "
Goodnight, Sweet Grimm" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 3x01 "
The Ungrateful Dead" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 3x02 "
PTZD" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 3x12 "
The Wild Hunt" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 3x13 "
Revelation
Revelation, or divine revelation, is the disclosing of some form of Religious views on truth, truth or Knowledge#Religion, knowledge through communication with a deity (god) or other supernatural entity or entities in the view of religion and t ...
" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 3x19 "
Nobody Knows the Trubel I've Seen" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 3x22 "
Blond Ambition" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 4x01 "
Thanks for the Memories" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 4x02 "
Octopus Head" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 4x10 "
Tribunal
A tribunal, generally, is any person or institution with authority to judge, adjudicate on, or determine claims or disputes—whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title. For example, an advocate who appears before a court with a singl ...
" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 4x12 "
Maréchaussée" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 4x19 "
Iron Hans" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 4x21 "
Headache
A headache, also known as cephalalgia, is the symptom of pain in the face, head, or neck. It can occur as a migraine, tension-type headache, or cluster headache. There is an increased risk of Depression (mood), depression in those with severe ...
" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 5x01 "
The Grimm Identity" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 5x06 "
Wesen Nacht" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 5x12 "
Into the Schwarzwald" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 5x16 "
The Believer" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 5x21 "
Set Up" (director, co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 6x01 "
Fugitive" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 6x02 "
Trust Me Knot" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
* 6x12 "
Zerstörer Shrugged" (story; with Jim Kouf)
* 6x13 "
The End" (director, co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
Trivia
*After he left ''Angel'' to do ''Jake 2.0'', both shows ended up competing against each other on Wednesday nights at 9/8c on
The WB
The WB Television Network (shortened to The WB, stylized as "THE WB", and nicknamed the "Frog Network" and/or "The Frog" for its former mascot Michigan J. Frog) was an American television network that ran from 1995 to 2006. It launched on ter ...
and
UPN respectively in the 2003–2004 season. Both series were cancelled at the end of that season.
*In the Superman comic #180 Superman battles Dracula and in Dracula's "wine" cellar is a bottle of blood marked "Mr. David Greenwalt - 1949-1999". One of the contributors to the comic was Joss Whedon, who worked with David Greenwalt on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel''.
Filmography
*''
Wacko'' (with
Jim Kouf,
Dana Olsen and Michael Spound) (1982)
*''
Utilities
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'' (with
Jim Kouf) (1983)
*''
Class
Class, Classes, or The Class may refer to:
Common uses not otherwise categorized
* Class (biology), a taxonomic rank
* Class (knowledge representation), a collection of individuals or objects
* Class (philosophy), an analytical concept used d ...
'' (with
Jim Kouf) (1983)
*''
American Dreamer'' (with
Jim Kouf) (1984)
*''
Secret Admirer'' (with
Jim Kouf) (1985)
*''Help Wanted: Kids'' (1986) (TV) (director only)
*''
Double Switch'' (1987) (TV) (director only)
*''
Rude Awakening'' (1989) (co-director only, with
Aaron Russo)
*''
Shannon's Deal'' (1990) (TV)
*''Exile'' (1990) (TV) (director only)
*''
The Wonder Years'' (1991–1992) (TV)
*''
Doogie Howser M.D.'' (1992) (TV)
*''
The Commish'' (1993–1995) (TV)
*''
Profit'' (1996) (TV)
*''
The X-Files
''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The original series aired from September 10, 1993, to Ma ...
'' (1997) (TV)
*''
Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1997–1998)
*''
Angel'' (1999–2004) (TV) (also co-creator)
*''
Miracles'' (2003) (TV)
*''
Jake 2.0'' (2003) (TV)
*''
Surface'' (2005) (TV)
*''
Eureka'' (2006) (TV) (consulting producer only)
*''
Kidnapped'' (2006) (TV)
*''
Moonlight'' (2007) (TV)
*''
In Plain Sight'' (2010) (TV) (consulting producer only)
*''
Grimm'' (2011–2017) (TV) (also co-creator)
References
External links
*
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1949 births
Living people
American male screenwriters
American male television writers
American television directors
American television writers
Screenwriters from Los Angeles
Television producers from California
American television show creators
University of Redlands alumni