Davis Guggenheim
DirectingBorn Nov 3, 1963
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Philip Davis Guggenheim (born November 3, 1963) is an Academy Award-winning American documentary and live action film director and producer. His credits as a producer and director include Training Day, The Shield, Alias, 24, NYPD Blue, ER, Deadwood, and Party of Five and the documentaries An Inconvenient Truth and Waiting for 'Superman'. Since 2006, Guggenheim is the only filmmaker to release three different films that were ranked within the top 100 highest-grossing documentaries of all time (An Inconvenient Truth, It Might Get Loud, and Waiting for 'Superman'). Guggenheim's cinematographic projects received severals awards and nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film for An Inconvenient Truth, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Documentary Feature for He Named Me Malala and two nominations at the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program.
Known For
Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna
movie2025
Sweetheart Dancers
movie2019
Once Upon a Time in Londongrad
tv2022
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
movie2020
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris
movie2016
Deaf President Now!
movie2025
Deaf President Now!
movie2025
The Shield
tv2002
Deadwood
tv2004
Deadwood
tv2004
Charlie Grace
tv1995
ER
tv1994
Filmography
2026Love Apptuallyas Executive Producermovie2026The Plastic Detoxas Executive Producermovie2026Soul Patrolas Executive Producermovie2025The Tale of Silyanas Executive Producermovie2025Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halynaas Executive Producermovie2025Uvalde Momas Executive Producermovie2025Mistress Dispelleras Executive Producermovie2025Deaf President Now!as Producermovie2024Ritaas Executive Producermovie2024Eternal Youas Executive Producermovie2024We Can Be Heroesas Executive Producermovie2024Girls Stateas Executive Producermovie2023The Enfield Poltergeistas Executive Producertv2023Navajo Police: Class 57as Executive Producertv2023Burden of Proofas Executive Producertv2023Working: What We Do All Dayas Executive Producertv2023Subjectas Selfmovie2023Under G-das Executive Producermovie2023STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movieas Producermovie2022Mijaas Executive Producermovie2022Acceptedas Executive Producermovie2022Bitterbrushas Executive Producermovie2022Once Upon a Time in Londongradas Executive Producertv2022Aftershockas Executive Producermovie2021Swan Songas Executive Producermovie2021Mistress Dispelleras Executive Producermovie2021Processionas Executive Producermovie2021At the Readyas Executive Producermovie2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)as Executive Producermovie2021All These Sonsas Executive Producermovie2021Homeroomas Executive Producermovie2020An Unlikely Friendship: Joe Biden and John McCain (Biden Convention Film)as Directormovie2020The Granddaughters (Biden Convention Film)as Directormovie2020When You See Something Wrong (Biden Convention Film)as Directormovie2020Joe Biden Biography (Biden Convention Film)as Directormovie2020Never Just A Job: Biden Convention Filmas Directormovie2020Containeras Executive Producermovie2020Timeas Executive Producermovie2020Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020as Co-Directormovie2020Bloody Nose, Empty Pocketsas Executive Producermovie2020Boys Stateas Executive Producermovie2020A Thousand Cutsas Executive Producermovie2019Where's My Roy Cohn?as Executive Producermovie2019Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gatesas Creatortv2019Pauletteas Executive Producermovie2019Wolf's Mouthas Executive Producermovie2019Darlinas Executive Producermovie2019To Be Queenas Executive Producermovie2019El Vacíoas Executive Producermovie2019Walk Run Cha-Chaas Executive Producermovie2019Sweetheart Dancersas Executive Producermovie2018Bisbee '17as Executive Producermovie2018The Price of Freeas Producermovie2017An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Poweras Executive Producermovie2016Barack Obama DNC 2016 Filmas Directormovie2016U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Parisas Executive Producermovie2015U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015as Executive Producermovie2015U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 11/11/2015as Executive Producermovie2015He Named Me Malalaas Producermovie2014Spent: Looking for Changeas Executive Producermovie2013Teachas Directormovie2013The Dream Is Nowas Writermovie2012Widow Detectiveas Directormovie2012The Road We've Traveledas Directormovie2012Obama 2012 Convention Filmas Directormovie2011U2: From the Sky Downas Producermovie2010Waiting for "Superman"as Camera Operatormovie2010The Defendersas Executive Producertv2009Melrose Placeas Executive Producertv2008A Mother's Promise: Barack Obama Bio Filmas Directormovie2008Carissaas Executive Producermovie2008It Might Get Loudas Producermovie2008The Toweras Directormovie2007Gracieas Producermovie2006The Making of 'an Inconvenient Truth'as Producermovie20063 lbsas Executive Producertv2006An Inconvenient Truthas Director of Photographymovie2006The Unitas Directortv2005Wanted 2005as Directortv2005Numb3rsas Directortv