David I. Strasser

Directing·Cochabamba, Bolivia

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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. 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.

Film	Credit
Love, Again2026 · Director	Director
Nelly Knows Mysteries: All Manners of Murder2026 · Director	Director
The Wish Swap2025 · Director	Director
All I Need for Christmas2024 · Director	Director
Nelly Knows Mysteries: A Fatal Engagement2024 · Director	Director
Deadly Wives Club2024 · Director	Director
Dial S for Santa2023 · Director	Director
Mistletoe Connection2023 · Director	Director
Christmas at the Golden Dragon2022 · Director	Director
Campfire Christmas2022 · Director	Director
A Snapshot of Forever2022 · Director	Director
Listen Out for Love2022 · Director	Director
A Very Merry Bridesmaid2021 · Director	Director
The Picture of Christmas2021 · Director	Director
Coyote Creek Christmas2021 · Director	Director
Love at the Ranch2021 · Director	Director
A Wedding to Remember2021 · Director	Director
A Glenbrooke Christmas2020 · Director	Director
Love's Second Chance2020 · Director	Director
Love Is a Piece of Cake2020 · Director	Director
Just for the Summer2020 · Director	Director
The Dating List2020 · Director	Director
The Wrong Patient2018 · Director	Director
Delinquent2018 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer