David Strasser
British Columbia
David Strasser is a prolific, award-winning director and executive producer known for his versatility across mystery, thriller, procedural, romance, and elevated dramatic storytelling. His work reaches global audiences on major platforms including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hallmark Channel, and Lifetime Television, earning recognition from the Canadian Screen Awards, the Leo Awards, and the Directors Guild of Canada Awards.
David recently wrapped production on the psychological ballet thriller Principal Girl, starring Jessica Lord and Briar Nolet, further expanding his work into darker, character-driven feature storytelling. He also directed Lifetime’s Love, Again, starring Valerie Bertinelli, Eric McCormack, and Henry Czerny. The film won the 2026 Leo Award for Best Television Movie and earned David a nomination for Best Direction at the 2026 Directors Guild of Canada Awards.
His recent portfolio also includes directing key episodes of UPtv’s procedural Blue Skies and serving as executive producer and director of Hallmark Mystery’s Nelly Knows Mysteries franchise, whose All Manners of Murder received the Leo Award for Best Screenwriting in a Television Movie. His romantic comedy The Wish Swap earned a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Direction and won the 2026 Leo Award for Best Choreography.
A graduate of Vancouver Film School and the Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia, David is an alumnus of the TIFF Filmmaker Lab and the Berlinale JETS Talent Lab. Known for his precise visual style and emotionally grounded performance direction, he continues to bring a cinematic sensibility to elevated, character-driven storytelling across features and episodic television.
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Awards
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Christmas Delivered
Dates: 2026
Link: IMDB
Role: Director
Studio / Network: Hallmark
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
Genre: Holiday, Romance
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Who's Coming for Christmas
Dates: 2026
Link: IMDB
Roles: Director, Executive Producer
Studio / Network: Hallmark
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
Genre: Romance, Holiday
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Nelly Knows Mysteries: All Manners of Murder
Dates: 2026
Link: IMDB
Studio / Network: Hallmark
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
Genre: Mystery
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Love, Again
Dates: 2026
Link: IMDB
Role: Director
Studio / Network: Lifetime
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
Genre: Drama
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Nelly Knows Mysteries: A Fatal Engagement
Link: IMDB
Roles: Director, Executive Producer, Producing Director
Studio / Network: Hallmark
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
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Death in the Cul-De-Sac
Link: IMDB
Role: Director
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
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A Glenbrooke Christmas
Link: IMDB
Studio / Network: Hallmark
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
Genre: Romance
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A Wedding to Remember
Link: IMDB
Studio / Network: Reel One Entertainment
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
Genre: Romance
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Love's Second Chance
Link: IMDB
Studio / Network: Hallmark
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
Genre: Romance
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Just for the Summer
Link: IMDB
Studio / Network: Reel One Entertainment
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
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The Dating List
Episodes: TV Movie
Link: IMDB
Studio / Network: Reel One Entertainment
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
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The Wrong Patient
Episodes: TV Movie
Link: IMDB
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
Genre: Thriller, Crime
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Delinquent
Episodes: Feature Film
Link: IMDB
Roles: Director, Executive Producer, Writer
Studio / Network: Tubi
Type: Indie Feature
Genre: Crime, Drama
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The Picture of Christmas
Link: IMDB
Roles: Director, Creative Producer
Studio / Network: UPtv
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
Genre: Family, Romance, Christmas
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Christmas at the Golden Dragon
Link: IMDB
Role: Director
Studio / Network: Hallmark
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
Genre: Romance, Holiday
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Campfire Christmas
Link: IMDB
Role: Director
Studio / Network: Hallmark
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Holiday
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A Very Merry Bridesmaid
Link: IMDB
Role: Director
Studio / Network: Hallmark
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
Genre: Romance, Holiday
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Coyote Creek Christmas
Link: IMDB
Role: Director
Studio / Network: Hallmark
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
Genre: Romance, Holiday
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A Snapshot of Forever
Link: IMDB
Roles: Director, Creative Producer
Studio / Network: UPtv
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
Genre: Romance, Comedy
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Listen Out for Love
Link: IMDB
Role: Director
Studio / Network: UPtv
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
Genre: Romance, Comedy
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Small Voices
Roles: Director, Writer, Creator
Studio / Network: Knowledge Network
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The Wish Swap
Link: IMDB
Roles: Executive Producer, Producing Director, Director
Studio / Network: Hallmark
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Dance, Magical Realism
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All I Need for Christmas
Link: IMDB
Role: Director
Studio / Network: Hallmark
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
Genre: Holiday, Drama, Christmas
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