John David Coles is an American director and producer. Coles was nominated in 2015 for an Emmy and PGA Award for his work as an Executive Producer and Director on the Netflix phenomenon, House of Cards. Known for his recent directing credits on the Emmy Award-winning Showtime series Homeland, the Epix original series Berlin Station, 11/22/63 for Hulu, and Amazon’s Mad Dogs. His production company, Talking Wall Pictures, has focused on the development of cutting-edge and writer-forward feature and television projects after securing a first round of equity financing in 2019. Early life Coles shot his first full length 16mm film at age 17 – a wry update of Casablanca (1942) re-imagined in a high school. While at Amherst College he directed a documentary about the school that was aired on PBS, and soon after was making short films for NBC’s Saturday Night Live and directing industrial films for AT&T and Pepsi-Cola. Career Coles began his career as an editor on Francis Ford Coppola’s Rumble Fish (1983) and The Cotton Club (1984). His feature directorial debut and break into the indie scene came in 1989 with the Beau Bridges and Vincent D’Onofrio starring, Signs of Life, which earned Coles the International Critics Prize at Deauville American Film Festival, France. This was followed by additional long form directing credits Rising Son (1990) starring Matt Damon and Brian Dennehy, and Darrow (1991) with Kevin Spacey. In the theatre space, Coles was a member of the Circle Rep Lab and an alumnus of Wynn Handman at the American Place Theater. His Off-Broadway credits include directing the critically acclaimed play The Impostor (1986) starring Austin Pendleton and Calista Flockhart, as well as Johnny Suede (1987), starring Tom DiCillo. Coles began directing episodic television in the 90s on titles such as William Tell (1987), I’ll Fly Away (1991), and Going to Extremes (1992). Since then, his directing credits have grown to include the Emmy Award-winning Homeland (2015), the Epix original series Berlin Station (2016), 11/22/63 for Hulu (2016), and Amazon’s Mad Dogs (2016). Other credits include Bates Motel (2014), Power (2014), Damages (2007), Justified (2011), Sex and the City (1999-2002), and The West Wing (2002-2003). Executive Producer credits include Thief (2006), Elementary (2013), Unforgettable (2012), 3 lbs. (2006), Law and Order: Criminal Intent (2012), New Amsterdam (2008), Wonderland (2000), and most recently, USA’s hit drama The Sinner (2018). In 2015, Coles was nominated for an