He has studied with the legendary improvisation guru Del Close (Second City, SNL), appeared as an actor on Law & Order (charged with murder one), worked as a clerk at Kim’s Video (New York’s mecca for rare and experimental film) and written for the animated cult comedy series Behind the Music That Sucks. 

In 2014, Spencer vaulted into the commercial directing world with his spot for DailyMVP starring Tom Brady, which got over two million views in one day and was featured by USA Today, Time Magazine, Sports Illustrated and ABC World News Tonight. In 2019, he won the Super Clio for co-directing JOUST, a collaboration between Bud Light and HBO promoting the final season of Game of Thrones in Super Bowl LII. In 2022, Spencer directed WALTER IN WINTER — a 60-second epic about a man, his cat and his Chevy Silverado — which became a viral sensation after it premiered during the Winter Olympics and was named SHOOT MAGAZINE’s most-viewed ad of the year.

Spencer grew up in Seattle and graduated from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study with a concentration in Writing & Performance. He is a proud member of the Directors Guild of America, the Screen Actors Guild and Costco.