Tom Donahue

Born 1968 · American film director and producer

Tom Donahue is an American film director, producer, and showrunner known for historical and cultural documentary filmmaking. He wrote and directed the Emmy-nominated Paramount+ docuseries Mafia Spies (2024), based on Thomas Maier’s book about CIA–Mafia assassination plots against Fidel Castro. In 2025, it was announced that Donahue would direct The Dream Factory of Oz, a feature documentary about the making of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way, Verdi Productions, and Danny Strong Productions. His previous work includes This Changes Everything (Netflix/STARZ), Dean Martin: King of Cool (TCM), and the Emmy-nominated HBO documentaries Casting By and Thank You for Your Service.

Tom Donahue, in order

1. 2004 Thanksgiving (short film): directed
2. 2012 Casting By: directed · critics 94%, audiences 80% · streaming on Kanopy
3. 2015 Thank You for Your Service: directed, produced
4. 2018 This Changes Everything: directed
5. 2019 Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison: directed