David Von Ancken is an American film, television director and screenwriter. His feature film directorial debut was the 2007 Western film Seraphim Falls. He also directed the 2015 miniseries Tut. Some of Von Ancken's credits as a television director include Oz, Without a Trace, Numb3rs, The Shield, Heroes, Gossip Girl, CSI: NY, Cold Case, Californication, Tut, Ghost Wars, Hell on Wheels, The Vampire Diaries and episode two, "Made of Stone" of The InBetween.