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David I. Strasser
David Strasser is a prolific, award-winning director and executive producer known for his versatility across mystery, thriller, procedural, romance, and elevated dramatic storytelling.
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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 (2026), 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 (2026) and serving as executive producer and director of Hallmark Mystery’s Nelly Knows Mysteries franchise (2024–2026), whose All Manners of Murder received the 2026 Leo Award for Best Screenwriting in a Television Movie. …
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His romantic comedy The Wish Swap (2025) 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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- 2026Yes, SantaProducerUpcoming
- 2026My Kind of ChristmasProducer
- 2026Love, AgainDirector
- 2026Nelly Knows Mysteries: All Manners of MurderDirector · Producer
- 2025The Wish SwapDirector · Producer
- 2024All I Need for ChristmasDirector
- 2024Nelly Knows Mysteries: A Fatal EngagementProducer · Director
- 2024Deadly Wives ClubDirector
- 2023Dial S for SantaDirector
- 2023Mistletoe ConnectionDirector
- 2022Christmas at the Golden DragonDirector
- 2022Campfire ChristmasDirector
- 2022A Snapshot of ForeverDirector
- 2022Listen Out for LoveDirector
- 2021A Very Merry BridesmaidDirector
- 2021The Picture of ChristmasDirector
- 2021Coyote Creek ChristmasDirector
- 2021Love at the RanchDirector
- 2021A Wedding to RememberDirector
- 2020A Glenbrooke ChristmasDirector
- 2020Love's Second ChanceDirector
- 2020Love Is a Piece of CakeDirector
- 2020Just for the SummerDirector
- 2020The Dating ListDirector
- 2018The Wrong PatientDirector
- 2018DelinquentDirector · Writer
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