Phil Traill

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Phil Traill
Born (1973-06-06) June 6, 1973 (age 51)
New Jersey, United States
Occupation(s)Film and television director
Years active1998present

Phil Traill (born June 6, 1973) is a British television and film director. Phil was born in New Jersey, but had moved to London, England at the age of six. There he attended and graduated from Newcastle University, with a degree in English and Film Studies. Phil started his career in the UK by directing short films, TV shows, and music videos for leading production companies. In 2006, Phil had moved back to the United States, currently living in the city of Los Angeles. Since moving to the US, Phil has directed over 100 episodes of American television. [1]

Contents

Filmography

Film

YearFilmPosition
2006 Opal Dream Writer
2009 All About Steve Director
2011 Chalet Girl Director
2023 Good Burger 2 Director [2]

Television

YearShowNotes
2009–10 10 Things I Hate About You 2 episodes
2009–11 Men of a Certain Age 3 episodes
2009 Cougar Town 1 episode
2012–18 The Middle 25 episodes
2014 Selfie 1 episode
2015 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1 episode
Black-ish 1 episode
The Last Man on Earth 1 episode
The Grinder 1 episode
Modern Family 1 episode
2016 The Real O'Neals 1 episode
2018 Alex, Inc. 1 episode
I Feel Bad 1 episode
2019–20 Good Girls 3 episodes
2022–23 Single Drunk Female 3 episodes
2022 American Auto 1 episode

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References

  1. "Phil Traill | Director, Producer, Writer". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  2. Rajput, Priyanca (April 28, 2023). "Kenan and Kel's Good Burger 2 to film in Rhode Island for Paramount+". KFTV.com . Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.