David Hollander

David Hollander (born May 16, 1968) is an Emmy nominated American TV writer, director and producer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the creator, screenwriter, and an executive producer of The Guardian, a Pittsburgh-based legal drama which aired on CBS. The series starred Simon Baker. He also created the short-lived TNT series Heartland and has been the show runner of the long running Showtime hit series Ray Donovan since 2014. Hollander also directed the 2009 film Personal Effects starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Ashton Kutcher and Kathy Bates.

Hollander has also served on the faculty of the USC Screenwriting Master's Program from 1995-2000.

He is an alumnus of Northwestern University in Chicago.

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