John David Coles is an American film and television director. Coles is probably most notable for his directing on the HBO sitcom, Sex and the City. In addition to Sex and the City, Coles has directed episodes of Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order, House of Cards, The West Wing and Desperate Housewives. Coles served as a producer on Wonderland, and Songs in Ordinary Time.Previous to these movies and TV series, John Coles directed a documentary about Amherst while in college, which later aired on PBS.