David Carson

David Carson is a British director of television and film.

Career Carson's first work in directing was in the British theatre scene and on British television. He directed an episode of the British soap opera Coronation Street. Carson sought to move to the United States in order to work in the American film scene, and prior to travelling, his agent arranged an interview for him with the producers of Star Trek: The Next Generation. However, he had never heard of Star Trek,

The producers liked the different British style of directing and scene blocking that Carson brought to the set, as it was a style that the show hadn't previously used. He was subsequently brought back for another episode, but when he arrived for the first of eight days of preparation he was told that Whoopi Goldberg was available, and so they would like him to direct one of the scripts that she appeared in. This turned out to be "Yesterday's Enterprise", which was developed from an outline to script during the eight days of preparation prior to shooting. His other Deep Space Nine episodes included "Dax", "Move Along Home" and "The Alternate".

After his work on the Star Trek franchise, he worked on the miniseries The 10th Kingdom, as well as shows such as Smallville and One Tree Hill. He returned to his homeland in 2000, to film In His Life: The John Lennon Story. In 2002, he directed an adaptation of Stephen King's novel Carrie. During the same year, he was also executive producer for the pilot of Odyssey 5, which had been written by Manny Coto, former showrunner of Star Trek: Enterprise.

Personal life In 1981, Carson married the actress Kim Braden. They have two children.

Filmography Film Star Trek Generations (1994) Letters from a Killer (1998) Unstoppable (2004)

TV movies Year Title Director Co-Producer 1993 Shameful Secrets 1998 Man Made 2000 In His Life: The John Lennon Story Celebrity 2002 Carrie 2007 Blue Smoke

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