Morgan Neville
Directing
Morgan Neville (born October 10, 1967) is an American documentary film producer, director, and writer. His acclaimed film 20 Feet from Stardom won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2014 as well as a Grammy Award for Best Music Film. His documentary Best of Enemies, on the debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley, was shortlisted for the 2016 Academy Award and won an Emmy Award. His 2018 film Won't You Be My Neighbor?, a documentary about Fred Rogers, received critical acclaim and became the highest-grossing biographical documentary of all time. Neville has been nominated for five additional Grammys for films including Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story, Muddy Waters: Can’t Be Satisfied, Johnny Cash’s America, and The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble. Neville’s other films include The Cool School, Shotgun Freeway, Keith Richards: Under the Influence, and, as producer, Miss Americana, Beauty Is Embarrassing, and Crossfire Hurricane. For television, Neville directed and executive produced the series Ugly Delicious, Abstract: The Art of Design, Chelsea Does, Shangri-La, and Song Exploder.
Known for
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movieLorne
2026
Director
movieMan on the Run
2026
Director
movieBreakdown: 1975
2025
Director
moviePiece by Piece
2024
Director
tvShangri-La
2019
Director
tvUgly Delicious
2018
Director
movieA Fighting Chance
2016
Director
movieBest of Enemies
2015
Director
movie20 Feet from Stardom
2013
Director
movieTroubadours
2011
Director
movieJohnny Cash's America
2008
Director
movieThe Cool School
2008
Director
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movieLorne
2026
Producer
movieMan on the Run
2026
Producer
movieBTS Army: Forever We Are Young
2025
Executive Producer
movieThank You Very Much
2025
Executive Producer
tvSNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
Executive Producer
moviePiece by Piece
2024
Producer
movieLeap of Faith
2024
Producer
tvWhat's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
2024
Executive Producer
movieArt for Everybody
2023
Producer
tvThe 12th Victim
2023
Executive Producer
movieHallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
2022
Executive Producer
tvWatch the Sound with Mark Ronson
2021
Executive Producer
movieWe Were There to Be There
2021
Executive Producer
movieThe Painter and the Thief
2020
Executive Producer
movieMiss Americana
2020
Producer
tvShangri-La
2019
Executive Producer
tvUgly Delicious
2018
Executive Producer
tvAbstract: The Art of Design
2017
Executive Producer
tvChelsea Does
2016
Executive Producer
movieBest of Enemies
2015
Producer
movie20 Feet from Stardom
2013
Producer
movieBurn
2012
Executive Producer
movieCrossfire Hurricane
2012
Producer
movieBeauty Is Embarrassing
2012
Producer
moviePearl Jam Twenty
2011
Producer
movieThe Union
2011
Co-Producer
movieSearch and Destroy: Iggy & The Stooges' Raw Power
2010
Executive Producer
movieJohnny Cash's America
2008
Executive Producer
movieAmerican Revolutions: The Highwaymen
2006
Executive Producer
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movieLorne
2026
Self (voice) (uncredited)
moviePiece by Piece
2024
Morgan Neville (voice)
movieA Documentary on Documentaries
2017
Self - Documentary Filmmaker
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest