Daniel Attias is an American television director. Attias has directed several present-day programs on the networks and a majority of programs on HBO.

Daniel Attias is the father of David Attias who killed four students and critically wounded a fifth in the Isla Vista massacre near the University of California Santa Barbara campus on February 23, 2001. Daniel Attias was sued in 2002 for wrongful death and personal injury relating to that case.

Dan Attias was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2006 for comedy directing for Entourage (episode: "Oh, Mandy!"). He has twice been nominated by the Directors Guild of America for its directing award in the drama category for episodes of The Sopranos ("46 Long") and Six Feet Under ("Back to the Garden"). After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from UC Berkeley, he studied acting in Los Angeles for three years, before enrolling at UCLA where he received an MFA in film production. He is a graduate of the DGA's Assistant Directors Training Program and worked as an assistant director for Steven Spielberg, Francis Coppola, Wim Wenders and Sam Fuller.