David Simon

Writer and producer. Born 9 February 1960 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 9 titles

Born

9 February 1960, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Active

1993–present

Frequently works with

David Mills, Ed Burns, George Pelecanos, Brad Anderson, Clark Johnson, Eric Overmyer, Ernest Dickerson, William F. Zorzi

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

82Fi1m

81Critics

We rate David’s work 1 point above the press, across 9 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above6

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 9 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 0 films, 9 series
Active: 1993–present

Genres

Drama9
Crime5
War & Politics2
Action & Adventure1
Mystery1
Sci-Fi & Fantasy1

Best and worst on Fi1m

90BestThe Wire2002

75WorstWe Own This City2022

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31990s

42000s

42010s

32020s

Directors most worked with

Brad Anderson3 titles

Clark Johnson3 titles

Ernest Dickerson3 titles

Agnieszka Holland2 titles

Alex Hall2 titles

Alex Zakrzewski2 titles

Producers most worked with

Ed Burns4 titles

George Pelecanos4 titles

Eric Overmyer3 titles

Awards

Other awards3 won

Won2010MacArthur Fellows Program: MacArthur Fellows Program
Won1992Anthony Award: Anthony Award · Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
Won1992Edgar Awards: Edgar Awards

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.