Doug Dearth is a multi-talented filmmaker who began his career as an actor, working with acclaimed directors including Clint Eastwood, Stephen Frears, and Harold Ramis. Drawn by his passion for music and storytelling, he transitioned behind the camera, collaborating with John Cusack’s New Crime Productions on Grosse Pointe Blank and serving as Music Coordinator on High Fidelity.
Doug went on to produce and co-produce award-winning films such as Grace Is Gone (Sundance Audience Award) and War, Inc., while also directing and producing acclaimed documentaries and TV specials for HBO, AMC, Discovery Channel, and Current TV. His directing work includes 9000 Needles, Underdogs, and Odd Man Rush.
Doug made his directorial debut in 2009 with the award winning documentary, “9000 Needles,” which was picked up for distribution and released in the fall of 2011. Shortly thereafter, he produced and directed “Under The Knife Abroad,” a one-hour documentary for the critically acclaimed Vanguard Documentary Series on Current TV. His most resent documentaries are “Inspired To Ride” and “The DR Diaries,” both of which he produced and directed.
Doug went on to direct the feature film “Underdogs,” which was released theatrically in the fall of 2013. Following that, he completed two one-hour TV specials for AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” which aired in July of 2014 . He then returned to AMC in 2015, to direct and produce a behind-the-scenes special for their new TV series “Into The Badlands.”
Currently, Doug is slated to direct the upcoming feature “Last Day” and is in development on “Three Dog Night,” a film in which he also serves as writer.
Doug is a mentor at the International Academy of Film and Television where he teaches a course in documentary filmmaking.
