Michael Dinner

Michael Dinner (born May 20, 1953) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter for television.

Biography Prior to his TV career, Dinner was a singer-songwriter and recording artist for Fantasy Records, where he released two albums, The Great Pretender (1974) and Tom Thumb the Dreamer (1976), along with four singles.

In the early 1980s, Dinner attended the American Film Institute (AFI), where he directed a highly regarded student film, Miss Lonelyhearts, adapted from the classic novel by Nathanael West. It originally aired on PBS's American Playhouse series and won the Prix de la Jeunesse (Youth Film Award) at the Cannes Film Festival.

In 2017, Dinner wrote and directed an episode of the Channel 4/Amazon Video series Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams. He also served as an executive producer.

He graduated from Harvard College.

Filmography Film Heaven Help Us (1985) Off Beat (1986) Hot to Trot (1988) The Crew (2000)

Television Year Title Director Executiveproducer Notes 1989-1993 The Wonder Years 19 episodes 1994 Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story TV movie 1994-1995 Chicago Hope 5 episodes 1996-1997 Early Edition 3 episodes 2003 Karen Sisco 2 episodes 2005 Invasion 1 episode 2005 Grey's Anatomy 1 episode 2006 Kidnapped 2 episodes 2008 Sons of Anarchy 1 episode 2008-2009 Law & Order 2 episodes 2010-2013 Justified 5 episodes 2013 Masters of Sex 2 episodes 2016 The Get Down 1 episode 2017-2018 Sneaky Pete 3 episodes 2018 Electric Dreams 1 episode2019 Blood & Treasure 1 episode Unbelievable 3 episodes 2020 Amazing Stories 1 episode 2021 Mayans M.C. 2 episodes 2023 Justified: City Primeval 3 episodes 2024-2026 Silo 7 episodes