Danny Farber
Biography
Farber is an American director, actor, writer, and producer from Chicago, Illinois. His work spans film, television, digital media, and music, with projects collectively generating hundreds of millions of views across global platforms. As a director and producer, he has collaborated with major labels including Universal Music Group, Warner Records, and Def Jam, as well as artists such as Chance the Rapper. Farber has established himself as a prolific director in the vertical micro-drama space, helming series for platforms including Dramabox, ReelShort, GoodShort, and Pine Drama, and more. His work as a director has and actor taken him across Los Angeles, London, Istanbul, Vancouver, San Diego, and Knoxville, earning both commercial success and international recognition. While in Chicago, he began his career as a production assistant on independent feature films before advancing into the assistant directing and producing ranks. He has served as assistant director on multiple feature films and previously worked as a staff video producer for iO Comedy Network. He studied film production at DePaul University and trained at acting studios throughout Chicago before moving to Los Angeles in 2019. As an actor, Farber made his television debut on the Season 7 premiere of NBC’s Chicago Fire and has since appeared in film and television projects across networks including NBC, FOX, Paramount, Lifetime, and VetTV. His work also includes digital comedy appearances for The Onion and Cracked. His directing has earned multiple festival awards, including Best Director and Best Short Film. In addition to his work in film and television, Farber is a singer-songwriter. His debut EP, hope to see you there!! (2025), blends folk-inspired instrumentation with an energetic, offbeat sensibility. Powered by creative anxiety and restless ambition, Farber continues to act and direct in projects that he creates for himself.
Known For & Full Filmography7 Titles
Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • as Ship's Mate Running/Suite
Follow a new generation of the Dutton family during the early twentieth century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west, and the Duttons who call it home.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as J.D.
Two small-time thugs, an old woman living with a dark secret, a young woman desperate to get out, and a check cashing store full of money will all intersect in a small Texas town… in eight days.
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Assistant Coach Farber
Jane, the mascot of the High School cheerleading team, is bullied by the school tyrant. Additionally, her house is destroyed by a tornado, forcing her to move in with her childhood nemesis, whom she hasn't seen in years, affectionately nicknamed "Tubby." Unexpectedly, Tubby turns out to be the new, tall, and handsome captain of the school's basketball team.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Sam
Based on a true story, this film follows the life of Scott Highberger, an inmate turned prison minister. Through trial and tribulation, Scott met a God greater than addiction and crime who saved his life.
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Bus Boy (uncredited)
A mother's worst nightmare becomes reality when her five-year-old daughter mysteriously disappears.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Danny
After Paloma receives a seemingly innocent drawing from a friend's kid, her self image crumbles - causing distrust and paranoia between her and those she loves.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Tyler Baumgartner
A capture of the current landscape of safety rituals in schools and communities across the United States, where classrooms double as tactical training grounds, bullet-proof backpacks become armor, and conferences showcase the latest survival gadgets for a nation where mass shootings have become a part of everyday life. Equal parts absurd and unsettlingly real, the film traces the $3 billion active shooter preparedness industry and its effect on students and educators, raising important questions about the unintended consequences of these intense preparations.