Daniel Lindsay
American filmmaker, actor and producer
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Dan Lindsay is an American documentary filmmaker. He is the co-director, producer and an editor of the 2011 sports documentary Undefeated, which received the 2011 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.[1]
Lindsay and T. J. Martin co-directed LA 92 for National Geographic Channel in 2017, which went on to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking.[2]
In 2021, Lindsay and T. J. Martin co-directed a documentary film about the life of singer Tina Turner, titled Tina, for HBO.[3] The same year, Lindsay and Martin signed a first look deal with Imagine Documentaries.[4]
In 2023, Lindsay and T. J. Martin founded a production company, Everyone Else, dedicated to telling compelling stories from all walks of life. The company works across a diverse range of styles, mediums, and platforms, with a focus on cinematic documentary films and series.[5] Everyone Else's first production was the four-part series Earnhardt about legendary NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, which debuted on Amazon Prime Video in May 2025.[6][7]
Filmography
As director
Film
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Last Cup: Road to the World Series of Beer Pong | Also writer |
| 2011 | Undefeated | |
| 2013 | My Favorite Picture of You | Short film |
| 2015 | I Am Dying | |
| 2017 | LA 92 | Credited as Dan Lindsay |
| 2021 | Tina | Also writer |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Dogs | Episode: "Territorio de Zaguates" |
As producer
Film
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Undefeated | Credited as Dan Lindsay |
| 2013 | My Favorite Picture of You | |
| 2017 | Copwatch | Executive producer |
| 2020 | Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn | Executive producer; television film |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9/11: One Day in America | Executive producer 5 episodes |
| 2023 | JFK: One Day in America | Executive producer 3 episodes Credited as Dan Lindsay |
| 2024 | Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown | Executive producer Episode: "The Promised Land" Credited as Dan Lindsay |
| 2025 | Earnhardt | Executive producer
4 episodes |
As actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Missed Connection | Dan | Short film |
| 2007 | Entourage | Waiter | Episode: "Sorry, Harvey" Credited as Dan Lindsay |
| 2008 | Cute Couple | Zach | Short film |
| 2021 | Riverdale | Sean McPharlin | Episode: "Chapter Eighty-Eight: Citizen Lodge" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Academy Awards | Best Documentary Feature Film | Undefeated | Won |
| Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Documentary | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking | LA 92 | Won |
| Black Reel TV Awards | Outstanding Television Documentary or Special | Nominated | ||
| Seattle Film Critics Society Awards | Best Documentary Feature | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | Black Reel TV Awards | Outstanding Television Documentary or Special | Tina | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | British Academy Television Awards | Best Factual Series | 9/11: One Day in America | Nominated |
