# David Von Ancken

David Henry Von Ancken (December 5, 1964 – July 26, 2021) was an American film director, television director and screenwriter.

## Life and career

He directed one feature film, the 2006 Western Seraphim Falls starring Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan.
Some of Von Ancken's credits as a television director include Oz, Without a Trace, Numb3rs, The Shield, Heroes, Gossip Girl, CSI: NY, Cold Case, Californication, Tut, Ghost Wars, Hell on Wheels, The Vampire Diaries and The InBetween.
Von Ancken died on July 26, 2021, at his home in Agoura Hills, California, after battling stomach cancer. He was 56 years old.

## Filmography
### Film

| Title | Year | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Title | Year | Director | Executive producer | Writer | Notes |
| Box Suite | 1997 | Yes | No | Yes | Short film |
| Bullet in the Brain | 2001 | Yes | No | Yes | Short film |
| Seraphim Falls | 2006 | Yes | No | Yes | Directorial debut |
| Elegy | 2010 | No | Yes | No | Short film |
| The Last Son | 2021 | No | Yes | No | Posthumous release |

### Television

| Title | Year | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Title | Year | Creator | Director | Writer | Executive producer | Notes |
| Oz | 2003 | No | Yes (1) | No | No | |
| Touching Evil | 2004 | No | Yes (1) | No | No | |
| The Jury | 2004 | No | Yes (1) | No | No | |
| Cold Case | 2004–09 | No | Yes (7) | No | No | |
| Without a Trace | 2004 | No | Yes (1) | No | No | |
| Jonny Zero | 2005 | No | Yes (1) | No | No | |
| Numbers | 2005–06 | No | Yes (2) | No | No | |
| CSI: NY | 2005–12 | No | Yes (9) | No | No | |
| The Shield | 2005 | No | Yes (1) | No | No | |
| Day Break | 2007 | No | Yes (1) | No | No | |
| Saving Grace | 2007 | No | Yes (1) | No | No | |
| Californication | 2007–14 | No | Yes (15) | No | No | |
| Heroes | 2008 | No | Yes (1) | No | No | |
| Gossip Girl | 2008 | No | Yes (1) | No | No | |
| The Vampire Diaries | 2010–13 | No | Yes (3) | No | No | |
| Memphis Beat | 2010 | No | Yes (1) | No | No | |
| Awakening | 2011 | No | Yes | No | No | Unsold pilot for The CW |
| Hell on Wheels | 2011–16 | No | Yes (8) | No | Yes | Executive producer (season 1) Consulting producer (season 2) |
| Person of Interest | 2012 | No | Yes (1) | No | No | |
| The Mentalist | 2012 | No | Yes (1) | No | No | |
| Body of Proof | 2013 | No | Yes (1) | No | No | |
| House of Lies | 2013 | No | Yes (1) | No | No | |
| The Following | 2013 | No | Yes (1) | No | No | |
| Hostages | 2013 | No | Yes (1) | No | No | |
| Intelligence | 2014 | No | Yes (1) | No | No | |
| Salem | 2014 | No | Yes (5) | No | Yes | Executive producer (season 1) |
| Tut | 2015 | No | Yes (3) | No | Yes | Miniseries |
| Code Black | 2015–17 | No | Yes (7) | No | Yes | Executive producer (season 1: 13 episodes, season 2) |
| MacGyver | 2016 | No | Yes (1) | No | Yes | Director (Unaired pilot) Executive producer (episode "The Rising") |
| Ghost Wars | 2017–18 | No | Yes (1) | No | Yes | |
| The Crossing | 2018 | No | Yes (2) | No | Yes | Executive producer (10 episodes) |
| The Purge | 2018 | No | Yes (1) | No | No | |
| The InBetween | 2019 | No | Yes (2) | No | Yes | Executive producer (9 episodes) |
| The Order | 2019–20 | No | Yes (3) | No | Yes | Executive producer (19 episodes) |
* ^ * The numbers in parentheses indicate the amount of directed episodes of the corresponding series.