Jeffrey W. Byrd is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Once a protégé of Spike Lee, Byrd started his film career by working on several of Lee's films including Mo' Better Blues, Malcolm X and Jungle Fever. Byrd directed more than one hundred music videos and numerous television commercials as well as feature films such as Jasper Texas, Seventeen Again and King's Ransom. His film, A Beautiful Soul, was released in 2012.
Byrd is a native of Brooklyn, New York.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Seventeen Again | Director | Won the 2000 American Black Film Festival Best Work in Progress |
| 2002 | Book of Love | Director, Writer | Praised by Variety for characters he wrote and directed |
| 2005 | King's Ransom | Director | |
| 2012 | A Beautiful Soul |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–04 | Soul Food | Director | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Single Ladies | 2 episodes | |
| 2017 | The Quad | ||
| Switched at Birth | "Occupy Truth" | ||
| Rebel | 2 episodes | ||
| 2017–18 | Runaways | ||
| 2018–20 | Dynasty | 7 episodes | |
| 2018 | The Originals | "Don't It Just Break Your Heart" | |
| Light as a Feather | 2 episodes | ||
| 2018–20 | Charmed | 3 episodes | |
| 2019 | Black Lightning | 2 episodes | |
| 2020–22 | Good Trouble | 3 episodes | |
| 2020–22 | The Flash | 4 episodes | |
| 2021 | Nancy Drew | 2 episodes | |
| 2021–22 | Our Kind of People | 4 episodes | |
| 2022 | Star Trek: Discovery | "Rosetta"; co-directed with Jen McGowan | |
| 2022 | Tom Swift | " ...And Nine Inches of Danger" | |
| 2023 | Yellowjackets | "Digestif" | |
| 2023 | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | "Under the Cloak of War" | |
| 2024 | The Irrational | "Bad Blood" |
References
- ^ Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810863781.page 69
- ^ a b c Jeff Byrd, FilmBug
- ^ Foundas, Scott (2002-04-12). "Book of Love". Variety. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
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