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Daniel Zelman

Personal Information

Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birth DateJun 16, 1967 (59 years old)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Career Span1990 – 2018
Known Credits13 Titles
Official Links
WritingPopularity Score 1

Daniel Zelman

Total Works

13

6 movies • 7 shows

Avg Rating

7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Daniel Luke Zelman is an American actor, screenwriter, television producer, and director. He attended New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 1993. Zelman is an executive producer on the FX drama series Damages, which he co-created with Todd A. Kessler and Glenn Kessler.[3] Todd Kessler, Glenn Kessler, and Zelman were nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for their work on the Damages pilot episode "Get Me A Lawyer".

Signature Roles & Milestones

True Detective
8.3
True Detective
2014•series
Role: Executive Producer
What Lies Beneath
6.4
What Lies Beneath
2000•movie
as PhD Student #4
Succession
8.3
Succession
2018•series
Role: Consulting Producer
Law & Order
7.3
Law & Order
1990•series
as Bruce Abelson

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 13 titles featuring Daniel Zelman

True Detective
8.3
True Detective
2014•series

Role: Executive Producer

What Lies Beneath
6.4
What Lies Beneath
2000•movie

as PhD Student #4

Succession
8.3
Succession
2018•series

Role: Consulting Producer

Fool's Gold
5.8
Fool's Gold
2008•movie

Role: Screenplay

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
5.5

Role: Screenplay

Law & Order
7.3
1 eps
Law & Order
1990•series

as Bruce Abelson

Bloodline
7.1
Bloodline
2015•series

Role: Story

Damages
7.5
Damages
2007•series

Role: Writer

The Practice
7.6
1 eps
The Practice
1997•series

as Kevin Macklin

They Nest
5.5
They Nest
2000•movie

Role: Writer

Ned & Stacey
7.2
1 eps
Ned & Stacey
1995•series

as Dave

Let It Be Me
5.4
Let It Be Me
1995•movie

as Gabriel's Friend

Milk & Money
5.0
Milk & Money
1996•movie

as Josh