Michael W. Watkins
Directing 78 credits
Biography
Michael W. Watkins is an American television and film director producer and cinematographer.
He has worked on Smallville, The X-Files, and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Monk, Law & Order, Boomtown, No Ordinary Family and several other film and television series.
Watkins, who won an Emmy Award for his work on Quantum Leap, is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.)
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Career timeline
SEAL Team · Director
The Blacklist · DirectorThe Blacklist · Co-Executive Producer
Grimm · DirectorAlphas · DirectorFairly Legal · Director
Justified · DirectorCaprica · DirectorThe Event · DirectorKnucklehead · DirectorCircle · Director
Warehouse 13 · DirectorRoyal Pains · DirectorMake It or Break It · DirectorThe Beast · Director
In Plain Sight · DirectorMy Own Worst Enemy · Director
Dirty Sexy Money · Director
Kidnapped · DirectorThe Lost Room · DirectorAngela's Eyes · Director
Grey's Anatomy · DirectorCriminal Minds · DirectorPrison Break · DirectorNumb3rs · DirectorInto the West · Director
The 4400 · Director5ive Days to Midnight · Director
Las Vegas · DirectorLas Vegas · Co-Executive Producer
Monk · DirectorAmerican Dreams · DirectorBoomtown · DirectorSmallville · DirectorPrince William · Director
Smallville · DirectorThe Guardian · DirectorThe Agency · DirectorNight Visions · DirectorUC: Undercover · Director
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation · DirectorThe District · DirectorThe $treet · DirectorBull · DirectorDeadlocked · Director
Brooklyn South · DirectorDesire · Director of PhotographyHostage High · Director
Millennium · DirectorRelativity · DirectorThe Naked Detective · Director of PhotographyTo Love, Honor and Deceive · Director
The Client · DirectorThe Watcher · DirectorThe Monroes · DirectorCrowfoot · Director of Photography
Chicago Hope · DirectorFamily Album · Director of PhotographyAccidental Meeting · Director of Photography
The X-Files · DirectorNYPD Blue · DirectorNYPD Blue · ProducerLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman · DirectorHeart and Souls · Director of Photography
Steel Justice · Cinematography
For the Very First Time · Director of Photography
Law & Order · DirectorWaiting for God · Writer
Quantum Leap · DirectorQuantum Leap · Director of PhotographyCold Sassy Tree · CinematographyCold Sassy Tree · Director of Photography
The Glitter Dome · Director of Photography
Fighting Mad · Director of Photography
Full filmography
- SEAL Team (2017) Director
- The Blacklist (2013) Director
- The Blacklist (2013) Co-Executive Producer
- Grimm (2011) Director
- Alphas (2011) Director
- Fairly Legal (2011) Director
- Justified (2010) Director
- Caprica (2010) Director
- The Event (2010) Director
- Knucklehead (2010) Director
- Circle (2010) Director
- Warehouse 13 (2009) Director
- Royal Pains (2009) Director
- Make It or Break It (2009) Director
- The Beast (2009) Director
- In Plain Sight (2008) Director
- My Own Worst Enemy (2008) Director
- Dirty Sexy Money (2007) Director
- Kidnapped (2006) Director
- The Lost Room (2006) Director
- Angela's Eyes (2006) Director
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) Director
- Criminal Minds (2005) Director
- Prison Break (2005) Director
- Numb3rs (2005) Director
- Into the West (2005) Director
- The 4400 (2004) Director
- 5ive Days to Midnight (2004) Director
- Las Vegas (2003) Director
- Las Vegas (2003) Co-Executive Producer
- Monk (2002) Director
- American Dreams (2002) Director
- Boomtown (2002) Director
- Smallville (2002) Director
- Prince William (2002) Director
- Smallville (2001) Director
- The Guardian (2001) Director
- The Agency (2001) Director
- Night Visions (2001) Director
- UC: Undercover (2001) Director
- Little Shop of Erotica (2001) Director of Photography
- Semper Fi (2001) Executive Producer
- Semper Fi (2001) Director
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) Director
- The District (2000) Director
- The $treet (2000) Director
- Bull (2000) Director
- Deadlocked (2000) Director
- Brooklyn South (1997) Director
- Desire (1997) Director of Photography
- Hostage High (1997) Director
- Millennium (1996) Director
- Relativity (1996) Director
- The Naked Detective (1996) Director of Photography
- To Love, Honor and Deceive (1996) Director
- The Client (1995) Director
- The Watcher (1995) Director
- The Monroes (1995) Director
- Crowfoot (1995) Director of Photography
- Chicago Hope (1994) Director
- Family Album (1994) Director of Photography
- Accidental Meeting (1994) Director of Photography
- The X-Files (1993) Director
- NYPD Blue (1993) Director
- NYPD Blue (1993) Producer
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) Director
- Heart and Souls (1993) Director of Photography
- Point of No Return (1993) Director of Photography
- Steel Justice (1992) Cinematography
- For the Very First Time (1991) Director of Photography
- Law & Order (1990) Director
- Waiting for God (1990) Writer
- Quantum Leap (1989) Director
- Quantum Leap (1989) Director of Photography
- Cold Sassy Tree (1989) Cinematography
- Cold Sassy Tree (1989) Director of Photography
- The Glitter Dome (1984) Director of Photography
- Fighting Mad (1976) Director of Photography