David Prior

• Name — David Prior • Born — 6 January 1969 • Birthplace — Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. • Occupation — * Film director • Screenwriter • Producer • Editor • Years Active — 2008–present • Notable Works — * The Empty Man • Voir

After directing documentaries of various David Fincher films for over ten years, Prior helmed his first independent short film AM1200 in 2008. In February 2016, he was hired to write and direct his feature film debut, the supernatural horror film The Empty Man, based on the graphic novel of the same name from Boom! Studios. In September 2021, he was hired to direct an episode on the Netflix series Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities. In December 2021, he co-created, executive produced, and directed two episodes of Fincher's Netflix series Voir. By September 2025, he was hired to write and direct the Netflix film The Boy in the Iron Box, based on the short story of the same name by Guillermo del Toro.

Short film • Year — Title — Director — Writer — Producer — Editor — Sound Designer — Ref. • 2008 — AM1200 Feature film • Year — Title — Director — Writer — Editor — Notes / Ref. • 2020 — The Empty Man • TBA — The Boy in the Iron Box — Filming Television • Year — Title — Notes — Ref. • 2021 — Voir — Episodes: "Summer of the Shark" and "But I Don't Like Him" (Also writer and executive producer) • 2022 — Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities — Episode: "The Autopsy"