Dan Lindsay is an American documentary filmmaker. He is the co-director, producer and an editor of the 2011 sports documentary Undefeated, which received the 2011 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.
Lindsay and T. J. Martin co-directed LA 92 for National Geographic Channel in 2017, which went on to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking.
In 2021, Lindsay and T. J. Martin co-directed a documentary film about the life of singer Tina Turner, titled Tina, for HBO. The same year, Lindsay and Martin signed a first look deal with Imagine Documentaries.
In 2023, Lindsay and T. J. Martin founded a production company, Everyone Else, dedicated to telling compelling stories from all walks of life. The company works across a diverse range of styles, mediums, and platforms, with a focus on cinematic documentary films and series. Everyone Else's first production was the four-part series Earnhardt about legendary NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, which debuted on Amazon Prime Video in May 2025.
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Last Cup: Road to the World Series of Beer Pong | Also writer |
| 2011 | Undefeated | |
| 2013 | My Favorite Picture of You | Short film |
| 2015 | I Am Dying | |
| 2017 | LA 92 | Credited as Dan Lindsay |
| 2021 | Tina | Also writer |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Dogs | Episode: "Territorio de Zaguates" |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Undefeated | Credited as Dan Lindsay |
| 2013 | My Favorite Picture of You | |
| 2017 | Copwatch | Executive producer |
| 2020 | Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn | Executive producer; television film |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9/11: One Day in America | Executive producer 5 episodes |
| 2023 | JFK: One Day in America | Executive producer 3 episodes Credited as Dan Lindsay |
| 2024 | Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown | Executive producer Episode: "The Promised Land" Credited as Dan Lindsay |
| 2025 | Earnhardt | Executive producer
4 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Missed Connection | Dan | Short film |
| 2007 | Entourage | Waiter | Episode: "Sorry, Harvey" Credited as Dan Lindsay |
| 2008 | Cute Couple | Zach | Short film |
| 2021 | Riverdale | Sean McPharlin | Episode: "Chapter Eighty-Eight: Citizen Lodge" |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Academy Awards | Best Documentary Feature Film | Undefeated | Won |
| Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Documentary | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking | LA 92 | Won |
| Black Reel TV Awards | Outstanding Television Documentary or Special | Nominated | ||
| Seattle Film Critics Society Awards | Best Documentary Feature | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | Black Reel TV Awards | Outstanding Television Documentary or Special | Tina | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | British Academy Television Awards | Best Factual Series | 9/11: One Day in America | Nominated |
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