Thomas Carter

Born 1953 · American film and television director

Thomas Colbert Carter is an American director, producer and actor, known for Swing Kids, Save the Last Dance and Coach Carter.

Thomas Carter, in order

1. 1981 Whose Life Is It Anyway?: acted · directed by John Badham · critics 70%, audiences 79%
2. 1984 Call to Glory (TV series): directed
3. 1984 Miami Vice (TV series): directed · critics 72%, audiences 92% · streaming on Tubi
4. 1986 Under the Influence (TV movie): directed
5. 1990 Equal Justice (TV series): created
6. 1993 Swing Kids: directed
7. 1995 Under One Roof (TV series): directed
8. 1997 Don King: Only in America (TV movie): produced · directed by John Herzfeld
9. 1997 Metro: directed
10. 2001 Save the Last Dance: directed
11. 2005 Coach Carter: directed · critics 62%, audiences 85% · streaming on Paramount+, MGM+, YouTube (free)
12. 2005 Hitched: directed
13. 2009 Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (TV movie): directed
14. 2014 When the Game Stands Tall: directed
15. 2016 Roots (TV series): directed
16. 2018 Five Points (TV series): directed
17. 2021 American Gods (TV series): directed
18. 2023 The Morning Show (TV series): directed
19. Company Town: directed