DIRECTOR · FROM BROOKLYN, USA

Tim Van Patten

Born 1959 · 67 years old46 credits since 19782 coming up

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ABOUT TIM

Timothy Van Patten is an American television director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He has directed episodes of Boardwalk Empire, Black Mirror, Deadwood, Ed, Game of Thrones, The Pacific, Rome, Sex and the City, The Sopranos, and The Wire. Wikipedia

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born10 June 1959

BirthplaceBrooklyn, USA

Known forDirecting

On Cineora31 of 46 titles

Known for

The titles people know Tim from.

Series

Game of Thrones

2011–2019IMDb9.2

Series

Black Mirror

2011–IMDb8.7

Series

The Sopranos

1999–2007IMDb9.2

Series

The Wire

2002–2008IMDb9.3

Series

Boardwalk Empire

2010–2014IMDb8.5

Series

Rome

2005–2007IMDb8.7

Series

Sex and the City

1998–2004IMDb7.4

Series

The Pacific

2010IMDb8.3

Series

Deadwood

2004–2006IMDb8.6

Series

Masters of the Air

2024IMDb7.8

Series

Perry Mason

2020–2023IMDb7.6

Series

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993–1999IMDb8.7

Coming up

What Tim is working on next.

NocturneDirector · Executive ProducerOut Oct 2026
Beat the ReaperDirector · Executive ProducerDate to be announced

Career

IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 31
Average IMDb: 8.0
Highest rated: The WireIMDb 9.3
Working since: 1978

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

46 credits

The 2020s

5 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average

Not on Cineora

Rare Birds

2026

Executive Producer

Series

Chief of War

2025IMDb7.5

Executive Producer · 9 episodes

Series

Franklin

2024IMDb6.9

Director · Executive Producer · 8 episodes

Series

Masters of the Air

2024IMDb7.8

Director · 1 episode

Series

Perry Mason

2020–2023IMDb7.6

Director · Executive Producer · 16 episodes

The 2010s

5 titles · IMDb 8.6 on average

Movie

Underfire: The Untold Story of Pfc. Tony Vaccaro

2016IMDb8.1

Executive Producer

Series

Black Mirror

2011–IMDb8.7

Director · 1 episode

Series

Game of Thrones

2011–2019IMDb9.2

Director · 2 episodes

Series

Boardwalk Empire

2010–2014IMDb8.5

Director · Executive Producer · 18 episodes

Series

The Pacific

2010IMDb8.3

Director · 3 episodes

The 2000s

8 titles · IMDb 8.3 on average

Series

Rome

2005–2007IMDb8.7

Director · 2 episodes

Series

Into the West

2005IMDb8.0

Director · 1 episode

Series

Deadwood

2004–2006IMDb8.6

Director · 1 episode

Series

Keen Eddie

2003–2004IMDb8.3

Director · 1 episode

Series

The Wire

2002–2008IMDb9.3

Director · 3 episodes

Not on Cineora

The American Embassy

2002

Director · 6 episodes

Series

Pasadena

2001IMDb7.8

Director · 1 episode

Series

2000–2004IMDb7.7

Director · 5 episodes

The 1990s

13 titles · IMDb 7.6 on average

Series

Now and Again

1999–2000IMDb8.1

Director · 1 episode

Series

The Sopranos

1999–2007IMDb9.2

Director · Story · 20 episodes

Not on Cineora

Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle

1998

Director

Series

Sex and the City

1998–2004IMDb7.4

Director · 4 episodes

Series

The Visitor

1997–1998IMDb7.0

Director · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Promised Land

1996

Director · 1 episode

Series

The Sentinel

1996–1999IMDb6.5

Director · 4 episodes

Not on Cineora

Central Park West

1995

Director · 2 episodes

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Tim’s titles.

Danny BilsonDirector · The Sentinel, Zone Troopers and 1 more

Paul De MeoWriter · The Sentinel, Zone Troopers and 1 more

Shea WhighamBoardwalk Empire and Perry Mason

Hans ZimmerComposer · The Pacific and Chief of War

Lindsay DuncanBlack Mirror and Rome

Richard BelzerHomicide: Life on the Street and The Wrong Guys

Jon SedaThe Pacific and Homicide: Life on the Street

Mark ValleyKeen Eddie and Pasadena