Bryan Gordon is an American television and film director, writer and producer. He is primarily known for directing comedy television shows.
Gordon was born and raised in Dover, Delaware. He graduated from Dover High School. He graduated from the University of Delaware in 1969.
After college, Gordon moved to New York City and started his career as a comedy writer on the ABC late night variety show Fridays in the early 1980s. He became an independent filmmaker, writing and directing the Academy Award winning short "Ray’s Male Heterosexual Dance Hall" (1987) and the feature film Pie in the Sky starring Anne Heche, John Goodman, and Josh Charles. He also directed the feature film Career Opportunities.
Gordon has directed episodes on such TV series as Grace and Frankie, The Office, Weeds, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The West Wing, Ally McBeal, Boston Public, Sports Night (also starring Josh Charles), Curb Your Enthusiasm (created, written by and starring Larry David, Gordon's co-worker on Fridays), Freaks and Geeks and The Wonder Years.