Greg Whiteley

Whiteley’s documentaries have garnered an IDA award for best documentary series, two Emmy nominations and three premieres at the Sundance Film Festival.

Whiteley wrote, filmed, and directed New York Doll in 2005. This documentary explores the history of the punk rock band New York Dolls, focusing on the life of bassist Arthur Kane after he converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He then created Resolved in 2006, which follows the story of a high school debate team. Whiteley spent 2006 to 2012 filming Mitt, having gained access to the Romney family, though not his campaign staff, during both of governor Mitt Romney’s campaigns for the United States presidency. From 2012 to 2014, he created Most Likely To Succeed, which discusses the education system in the United States and proposes ideas for its reform.

Whiteley married Erin Bybee in 1999. The couple lives in San Diego, California with their son, Henry, and daughter, Scout.

From 1996 to 2000, Whiteley served as the head of Film Actors Theater in Los Angeles. While beginning work on New York Doll in 2005, he launched One Potato Productions with his wife, Erin. He named the company in homage to his recently deceased father, who grew up on an Idaho potato farm.

He served for two years, from 1989-1991, as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. He then graduated from Brigham Young University in 1995 with a BA in film and received an MFA in film from Art Center College of Design in 2001.

Greg Beck Whiteley (born November 11, 1969) is the creator, executive producer, and director of the Netflix documentary series Cheer (2020) and Last Chance U (2016-present). His films include New York Doll (2005), Resolved (2007), Mitt (2014), and Most Likely to Succeed (2015).