Bradley Mitchell Silberling (born September 8, 1963 in
Washington, D.C.,
United States) is an American
television and
film director. He is married to the actress
Amy Brenneman, whom he met on the set of
NYPD Blue and with whom he has two children, Charlotte Tucker (born March 2001) and Bodhi Russell (born June 2005).
Silberling studied film directing at the
UCLA Film School. He managed to start his career within the entertainment industry before completing his studies. In
1986 he got a job as a production assistant for a children's television program. From there he progressed to direct episodes of major television series and, eventually, films.