David Kenneth Irving (born September 25, 1949) is an American film director, screenwriter, author, and professor.

He co-wrote the textbook Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video along with Peter W. Rea.

The book is the only text on short film creation to focus on the importance of symbiosis between producer and director.

In 2008, it was announced that he would serve as head of NYU's Tisch Asia graduate film department.

[3] He then wrote a novel, Sleep 101: The Odd Rise of Doctor Louise Pond, PhD, which explores the inner workings of academia.