
David Muir
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 8, 1973
- Birthplace
- Syracuse, New York, USA
David Jason Muir (/ˈmjʊər/ MURE; born November 8, 1973) is an American journalist and anchor for ABC World News Tonight and co-anchor of the ABC News magazine 20/20, part of the news department of the ABC broadcast-television network, based in New York City. Muir previously served as the weekend anchor and primary substitute anchor on ABC's World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer before succeeding her on September 1, 2014. Since joining ABC News in 2003, Muir has reported from hotspots all over the world, with dispatches from Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Ukraine, Tahrir Square, Mogadishu, Gaza, Guantanamo, Fukushima, Beirut, Amman, and the Syrian border, among other places. At ABC News, Muir has won multiple Emmy and Edward R. Murrow awards for his national and international journalism. He was the 2024 recipient of the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism. In both 2023 and 2024 Muir won the Emmy for Outstanding Live News Program and the Edward R. Murrow Award for Network TV Newscast. Muir has become one of the most visible journalists in America. World News Tonight with David Muir has been the most watched newscast in the United States since 2015. Muir's climate reporting has also been recognized with the George Polk Award, and the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Muir, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
- 9/11 Tribute in Light: Live from Lower Manhattan
9/11 Tribute in Light: Live from Lower Manhattan 2026
as Self - Host

Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20 2026
as Self - Host

Instadocs: The Prediction Games 2026
as Self (archive footage)
- Seven Natural Wonders of America with David Muir
Seven Natural Wonders of America with David Muir 2026
Actor

Instadocs: Alex Murdaugh, Unconvicted 2026
as Self (archive footage)

Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20 2025
as Self - Co-Host
- The American Pope: Leo XIV - Special Edition of 20/20
The American Pope: Leo XIV - Special Edition of 20/20 2025
as Self

Francis: The People's Pope 2025
as Self

American Catastrophe: LA Burning -- Special Edition of 20/20 2025
as Self - Co-Host

Jimmy Carter: A Full Life 2024
as Self
- The Year: 2024
The Year: 2024 2024
as Self

From Russia with Lev 2024
as Self (archive footage)

Trump | Assassination Attempt: Minute by Minute 2024
Producer
- You’ve Got Jail
You’ve Got Jail 2023
as Self - Host
- The Kill List
The Kill List 2023
as Self - Host
- Kill Or Be Killed
Kill Or Be Killed 2023
as Self - Host
- Horror in Idaho: The Student Murders
Horror in Idaho: The Student Murders 2023
as Self - Host

Our Barbara 2023
as Self

The Year: 2022 2022
as Self

Queen Elizabeth II: A Royal Life - A Special Edition of 20/20 2022
as Self - Host

Queen Elizabeth II: Passing of the Crown – A Special Edition of 20/20 2022
as Self - Co-Host

The Year: 2021 2021
Actor

9/11: The Day that Changed America 2021
as Self - Host

The Babies of 9/11: Twenty Years Later 2021
as Self - Host

The Dating Game Killer 2021
as Self - Co-Host

John Lennon: His Life, Legacy, Last Days 2020
as Self - Host

The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20 2019
as Self - Co-Host

Truth and Lies: The Murder of Laci Peterson 2017
as Self - Co-Host

Life 2017
as 20/20 Anchor
Credits from TMDB.