David Muir

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.

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David Muir is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 32 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20 (2026), Instadocs: Alex Murdaugh, Unconvicted (2026), Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20 (2025), The Year: 2022 (2022), The Fatal Flaw: A Special Edition of 20/20 (2022), One Day at Disney (2019), 20/20 (1978), World News Tonight with David Muir (1948). The recorded credits span 1948 to 2026, including 22 movies and 10 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.