Dan Trachtenberg

Dan Trachtenberg (born May 11, 1981) is an American director, writer, producer, and podcast host. He made his feature film debut with 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016), earning him a Directors Guild of America Award nomination for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film. He went on to direct and provide the story for the Predator franchise films Prey (2022), Predator: Killer of Killers (2025), and Predator: Badlands (2025). For television, he directed the pilot episodes of The Boys (2019) and The Lost Symbol (2021), as well as episodes of Black Mirror (2016). Trachtenberg was one of three hosts of The Totally Rad Show podcast and a former co-host of the Geekdrome podcast. He also directed episodes for the Ctrl+Alt+Chicken podcast. All three programs were hosted at Revision3.

Infobox

Born

(1981-05-11) May 11, 1981 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U .

Alma mater

Temple University

Occupations

Director, writer, producer, podcast host

Years active

1998–present

Spouse

Priscilla Hernandez (m. 2011)

Children

Website

dantrachtenberg

Tables

· Filmography › Short film

2003

Kickin'

Role(s)

Yes

Notes

Yes

2011

Portal: No Escape

Role(s)

Yes

Notes

Uncredited

2019

Warframe

Role(s)

Yes

Notes

Year	Title	Director	Writer
2003	Kickin'	Yes	Yes
2011	Portal: No Escape	Yes	Uncredited
2019	Warframe	Yes	No

· Filmography › Feature film

2016

10 Cloverfield Lane

Role(s)

Yes

Notes

2022

Prey

Role(s)

Yes

Notes

Yes

2025

Predator: Killer of Killers

Role(s)

Yes

Notes

Yes

Predator: Badlands

Role(s)

Yes

Notes

Yes

Year	Title	Director	Story	Producer
2016	10 Cloverfield Lane	Yes	No	No
2022	Prey	Yes	Yes	No
2025	Predator: Killer of Killers	Yes	Yes	Yes
2025	Predator: Badlands	Yes	Yes	Yes

· Filmography › Television

2011

BlackBoxTV Presents

Role(s)

Yes

Notes

2016

Black Mirror

Role(s)

Yes

Notes

2019

The Boys

Role(s)

Yes

Notes

Yes

2021

The Lost Symbol

Role(s)

Yes

Notes

Yes

Year	Title	Director	Executive Producer	Episode
2011	BlackBoxTV Presents	Yes	No	"More Than You Can Chew" (Also story writer)
2016	Black Mirror	Yes	No	"Playtest"
2019	The Boys	Yes	Yes	"The Name of the Game"
2021	The Lost Symbol	Yes	Yes	"As Above, So Below"

· Awards and nominations

2017

Directors Guild of America Awards

Role(s)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film

Notes

10 Cloverfield Lane

Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards

Role(s)

Best New Filmmaker

Notes

Won

Online Film & Television Association Awards

Role(s)

Best Feature Debut

Notes

Nominated

2023

Primetime Emmy Awards

Role(s)

Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Notes

Prey

Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Role(s)

Nominated

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Ref.
2017	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film	10 Cloverfield Lane	Nominated
	Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards	Best New Filmmaker		Won
	Online Film & Television Association Awards	Best Feature Debut		Nominated
2023	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie	Prey	Nominated
2023	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie	Prey	Nominated