Douglas Aarniokoski
Biography
Douglas Aarniokoski (born August 25, 1965) is an American television director and producer.
He is well known for his work on the CBS series Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Short Treks, Star Trek: Picard, Criminal Minds, S.W.A.T., and the CW superhero drama Arrow. He has also worked on FOX's supernatural series Sleepy Hollow.
Aarniokoski got his start as a production assistant on Turner & Hooch and as a personal assistant to Tom Cruise on his 1990 film Days of Thunder. He then worked on the 1992 horror feature Doctor Mordrid as the first assistant director. He went on to serve as assistant director on several other films such as From Dusk till Dawn, Living Out Loud, The Faculty, and Spy Kids.
Later he began serving as a second unit director for features such as The Medallion, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, and Resident Evil: Extinction.
His directorial debut was with the 2000 action film Highlander: Endgame. His other credits include Animals and The Day.
He co-wrote and directed the 2013 horror Nurse 3D.
Aarniokoski has directed 8 installments of the CBS series Criminal Minds since 2011, while directing two episodes of The CW's Green Arrow origin series Arrow and one of its sister series, The Flash.
During the first season of the FOX series Sleepy Hollow, Aarniokoski directed the 7th episode, "The Midnight Ride." In winter 2014, he joined as supervising producer and main director on the show. He has since directed the second-season episodes "Go Where I Send Thee...", "And the Abyss Gazes Back," "Kali Yuga," and "Awakening.".
In 2015, he joined the new CBS series Limitless as supervising producer and director. The show will be run by former Sleepy Hollow co-worker Mark Goffman.
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Full filmography
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2026) Director
- Tracker (2024) Director
- Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event (2023) Executive Producer
- Leverage: Redemption (2021) Director
- Clarice (2021) Director
- Star Trek: Picard (2020) Director
- Star Trek: Picard (2020) Executive Producer
- Charmed (2018) Director
- Star Trek: Short Treks (2018) Director
- Instinct (2018) Director
- S.W.A.T. (2017) Director
- Star Trek: Discovery (2017) Director
- Salvation (2017) Director
- Bull (2016) Director
- Timeless (2016) Director
- American Gothic (2016) Director
- Limitless (2015) Director
- Limitless (2015) Co-Executive Producer
- The Flash (2014) Director
- Sleepy Hollow (2013) Director
- Sleepy Hollow (2013) Co-Producer
- Sleepy Hollow (2013) Supervising Producer
- Machete Kills (2013) Co-Producer
- Nurse 3-D (2013) Director
- Nurse 3-D (2013) Screenplay
- Arrow (2012) Director
- The Day (2011) Director
- The Day (2011) Executive Producer
- Blue Bloods (2010) Director
- Takers (2010) Second Unit Director
- Tekken (2010) Second Unit Director
- Animals (2008) Director
- The Safe Side: Internet Safety (2006) Director
- Criminal Minds (2005) Director
- The Safe Side - Stranger Safety (2005) Director
- The Safe Side: Stranger Safety (2005) Director
- Highlander: Endgame (2000) Director
- The Faculty (1998) as Brun Coach
- Living Out Loud (1998) First Assistant Director
- Full Tilt Boogie (1998) as Self
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) as Voice on Dr. Evil's Telephone (voice) (uncredited)
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) First Assistant Director
- The Killing Jar (1997) First Assistant Director
- From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) First Assistant Director
- Four Rooms (1995) First Assistant Director
- Tales from the Hood (1995) First Assistant Director
- Puppet Master 5 (1994) Screenplay
- Puppet Master 5 (1994) Second Unit Director
- Puppet Master 5 (1994) First Assistant Director
- Prehysteria! 2 (1994) First Assistant Director
- Dollman vs. Demonic Toys (1993) First Assistant Director
- Dollman vs. Demonic Toys (1993) Second Unit Director
- Puppet Master 4 (1993) Screenplay
- Puppet Master 4 (1993) First Assistant Director
- Puppet Master 4 (1993) Second Unit Director
- Eddie Presley (1993) Second Assistant Director
- Doctor Mordrid (1992) First Assistant Director
- Trancers III (1992) First Assistant Director
- Howling VI: The Freaks (1991) Second Assistant Director
- Hider in the House (1989) Key Set Production Assistant