Dave Thomas
email | dthomasdirector@gmail.com
cell |213.361.3608
Somewhere along the way, Dave Thomas got very good at building tension.
Maybe it started in branding—taking big ideas and shaping them into something clear, something that lands fast. Maybe it was directing, where every look, every pause, every cut carries weight.
Over the past six years, he’s directed 18 TV movies, most of them thrillers. Stories where things go wrong, people make bad decisions, and the truth is usually hiding in plain sight.
Before that, he was an Emmy-winning creative director, shaping the voice and identity of major networks. That way of thinking still shows up in his work—an instinct for what an audience sees, feels, and picks up on without being told.
He likes working with actors. He listens. He gives them space. And together, they find the moments that feel real enough to carry everything else.
Not every story needs to shout. The good ones just pull you in—and hold on.