The best directors of "Dexter"
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Born near Windsor, England, Steve became an oil painter, photographer and printer, graduating in Fine Art at Leeds University. He then joined ground-breaking British experimental theatre company Impact Theatre Cooperative as an actor. For the next six years Steve appeared in thirteen original shows which toured throughout the UK and Europe. When Impact disbanded Steve went on to write, produce, direct and design a dozen new shows for his own theatre company which performed in Britain and around the world. Retrospectives of his work were staged at Glasgow's Centre for Contemporary Arts and the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London.
In recognition of his work in theatre, Steve was selected for the BBC Drama Director's Course and was trained at the Television Centre in Shepherds Bush, London to direct for the screen in multi camera, single camera, video and film. He went on to direct for UK ratings leaders "EastEnders", "Emmerdale", "Casualty" and "The Bill" before relocating to New York. His first job in the US was for Sidney Lumet on his TV courtroom series "100 Centre Street" starring Alan Arkin. Sidney wanted to make television drama the way he'd done it live in the 1950s and Steve was hired because of his BBC training and experience in that style. Following many episodes of the "Law & Order" franchise in New York for Dick Wolf, Steve began to work for HBO on "The Wire" in Baltimore and then "The Sopranos", "Rome", "Carnivale" and "Big Love". He directed the pilot of "The Tudors" in Dublin starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and was nominated for a 2006 WGA Award for his writing on "Deadwood" which he also directed. He has produced and directed many pilots around the world including "Dracula" for NBC shot entirely in Budapest.
He directed the Screen Gems motion picture "Obsessed" starring Beyonce Knowles and Idris Elba which opened at number one in the US box office.
In 2010, Steve won the Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for his work on the Season 4 finale of Showtime's "Dexter".Episodes:
My Bad (9/10)
The Big One (9/10)
Everything Is Illumenated (9/10)
Helter Skelter (9/10)
Sunshine and Frosty Swirl (8.5/10)
The Getaway (8.5/10)
There's Something About Harry (8.5/10)
Easy as Pie (8.5/10)
Surprise, *beep* (8/10)
The British Invasion (8/10)
Circle of Friends (8/10)
Goodbye Miami (7.5/10)
Remember the Monsters? (7/10)- Director
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- Cinematographer
Episodes:
Take It! (9/10)
First Blood (8.5/10)
Argentina (8/10)
Nebraska (8/10)
If I Had a Hammer (8/10)
This Little Piggy (8/10)- Director
- Actor
- Producer
Keith Gordon was born on 3 February 1961 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and actor, known for A Midnight Clear (1992), Waking the Dead (2000) and Mother Night (1996). He has been married to Rachel Griffin since 1998.Episodes:
Truth Be Told (9/10)
The Dark Defender (9/10)
In the Beginning (9/10)
Lost Boys (8.5/10)
A Beautiful Day (8.5/10)
Dirty Harry (8/10)
Morning Comes (8/10)
Do You Take Dexter Morgan? (8/10)
Our Father (7/10)
All in the Family (7/10)- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Michael Cuesta was born on 8 July 1963 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for L.I.E. (2001), Kill the Messenger (2014) and Homeland (2011).Episodes:
Born Free (9/10)
Seeing Red (8.5/10)
Dexter (8/10)
Popping Cherry (7.5/10)
Crocodile (7.5/10)- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Actor, director, producer Tony Goldwyn just finished a sold-out run of director Ivo Van Hove's Broadway production of "Network" with Bryan Cranston and Tatiana Maslany. He can be seen on the Netflix series, "Chambers," starring with Uma Thurman. Recently he concluded his role as 'President Fitzgerald Grant' in Shonda Rhimes' remarkable series "Scandal" after its seven-season run. Goldwyn continues to juggle multiple projects both behind and in front of the camera. Previously he appeared in the feature film "Mark Felt - The Man Who Brought Down the White House" as part of an all-star cast including Liam Neeson and Diane Lane. He also starred with Sharon Stone in the indie rom-com "All I Wish." Additionally, Goldwyn starred in MGM's release, "The Belko Experiment," written and produced by James Gunn. Formerly, he co-created and executive produced the critically acclaimed series "The Divide" for AMC Studios. Goldwyn directed the two hour pilot while partner Richard LaGravenese wrote the episodes. He also took on the controversial figure Warren Jeffs, starring in the Lifetime movie, "Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs" and appeared in the hit features "Divergent" and "Insurgent" based on the YA novels by Veronica Roth. In addition to acting on the shows, Goldwyn directed multiple episodes of "Scandal" along with an episode of his latest series, "Chambers." More television directing credits include prestigious programs such as "Dexter," "Justified," "Law & Order," "Damages," "Grey's Anatomy," and "The L Word," among others. Goldwyn made an auspicious feature directorial debut with "A Walk on the Moon" starring Diane Lane and Viggo Mortensen. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to receive universal praise from critics as well as winning a special recognition from the National Board of Review for Excellence in Independent Filmmaking. Goldwyn first read Pamela Gray's script five years earlier and shepherded it through multiple drafts until Dustin Hoffman came on board as a producer and got the project financed. Coincidentally when Gray originally wrote the screenplay as her Master's Thesis at UCLA Film School, she won the prestigious Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award - an honor established by Goldwyn's paternal grandfather, the legendary film producer.
Further feature directing credits include "The Last Kiss," based on Gabriele Muccino's "L'Ultimo Bacio," for which Goldwyn received Best Director from the Boston Film Festival, and the romantic comedy "Someone Like You." His last effort, "Conviction," starring Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell, which Goldwyn also produced, earned Swank a SAG Award nomination, won Best Film at the Boston Film Festival and was awarded a Freedom of Expression honor from the National Board of Review. As an actor, Goldwyn first caught audiences' attention with his portrayal of the villain in the box office smash "Ghost." He went on to appear in numerous other films including "The Pelican Brief" with Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington, "Kiss The Girls," Oliver Stone's "Nixon," "The Substance of Fire," "The Last Samurai" opposite Tom Cruise, and the remake of Wes Craven's classic "The Last House on the Left." He is familiar to children as the title voice in Disney's animated feature "Tarzan." His other television acting credits include "The Good Wife," "Dexter," "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "Without A Trace," "The L Word," the HBO Mini-Series "From The Earth To The Moon," "Frasier," "Murphy Brown," and "Designing Women," where he touchingly portrayed the first AIDS victim on a prime time series. Goldwyn began his acting career on the stage, spending seven seasons at the Williamstown Theater Festival. His New York theater credits include "The Water's Edge" at the 2nd Stage Theater, "The Dying Gaul" at the Vineyard Theater, "Holiday" at The Circle in the Square opposite Laura Linney, "Spike Heels" with Kevin Bacon at 2nd Stage, "The Sum of Us" at the Cherry Lane Theater, for which he earned an Obie Award and "Digby" at the Manhattan Theater Club. He last appeared on Broadway starring in the hit revival of the musical "Promises, Promises." He also dedicates much of his personal time to philanthropic work. Goldwyn serves as an Ambassador for Stand Up To Cancer and a board member for the humanitarian relief organization Americares. Additionally, he is a Trustee for Second Stage Theater, sits on the MPTF Foundation Board of Governors as well as the Board of Trustees at the Innocence Project. (10/2019)Episodes:
Shrink Wrap (8.5/10)
Return to Sender (8.5/10)
It's Alive! (8/10)
An Inconvenient Lie (7.5/10)- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Tim Hunter was born on 15 June 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a director and producer, known for The Failures (2003), River's Edge (1986) and Returning to Earth.Episodes:
Slack Tide (8/10)
About Last Night (8/10)- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Stefan Schwartz was born in 1963 in London, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for The Boys (2019), The Americans (2013) and The Walking Dead (2010).Episodes:
Scar Tissue (8/10)
Smokey and the Bandit (8/10)
Buck the System (8/10)- Director
- Art Department
- Writer
John Dahl was born on 15 June 1956 in Billings, Montana, USA. He is a director and writer, known for The Last Seduction (1994), Kill Me Again (1989) and Rounders (1998). He is married to Beth Jana Friedberg. They have four children.Episodes:
Hop a Freighter (8.5/10)
Are You...? (8.5/10)
A Horse of a Different Color (8.5/10)
Circle Us (8.5/10)
Hello, Bandit (8/10)
Hungry Man (8/10)
Run (8/10)
This Is the Way the World Ends (8/10)
Go Your Own Way (8/10)
Just Let Go (8/10)
Dex Takes a Holiday (7.5/10)
A Little Reflection (7.5/10)
Do You See What I See? (7.5/10)
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (7.5/10)
Make Your Own Kind of Music (7.5/10)
Those Kinds of Things (7/10)