Paris Barclay
Directing Born Jun 30, 1956 Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA 82 credits
Biography
Paris Barclay (born June 30, 1956) is an American renowned Emmy-winning director and producer who served as the first African-American and first openly gay President of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) for two terms from 2013 to 2017.
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Career timeline
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It · DirectorBilly Preston: That's the Way God Planned It · Executive ProducerBilly Preston: That's the Way God Planned It · Writer
Brilliant Minds · DirectorMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story · DirectorDoctor Odyssey · Executive ProducerDoctor Odyssey · DirectorAmerican Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez · Director
The Night Agent · Director
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story · DirectorThe Watcher · DirectorThe Watcher · Executive ProducerMama's Boy
With Love · DirectorThe Normal HeartThe Normal Heart · Director
Station 19 · DirectorStation 19 · Executive Producer
Pitch · Director
Empire · DirectorThe Bastard Executioner · DirectorThe Bastard Executioner · Executive Producer
How to Get Away with Murder · DirectorExtant · DirectorManhattan · Director
Smash · Director
American Horror Story · DirectorThe Chicago Code · Director
Miami Medical · Director
NCIS: Los Angeles · DirectorThe Good Wife · DirectorGlee · Director
The Mentalist · DirectorSons of Anarchy · ProducerSons of Anarchy · DirectorIn Treatment · DirectorIn Treatment · Co-Executive Producer
DirtDirt · Director
Numb3rs · DirectorWeeds · DirectorHate · DirectorHate · Writer
House · DirectorLost · DirectorHuff · DirectorTV Revolution
Cold Case · Director1MMs · DirectorThe Street Lawyer · Director
Monk · DirectorThe Shield · DirectorAmerican Dreams · DirectorFastlane · DirectorThe Big Time · Director
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation · DirectorCity of Angels · DirectorCity of Angels · Producer
The West Wing · Director
Will & Grace
Brooklyn South · Director
Clueless · DirectorDon't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood · DirectorSecond Noah · DirectorThe Cherokee KidThe Cherokee Kid · Director
SlidersSliders · Director
ER · Director
NYPD Blue · ProducerNYPD Blue · Supervising ProducerNYPD Blue · DirectorDiagnosis: Murder · DirectorMoon Over Miami · Director
Angel Street · Director
Silk Stalkings · Director
Law & Order · Director
Full filmography
- Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It (2026) Director
- Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It (2026) Executive Producer
- Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It (2026) Writer
- Brilliant Minds (2024) Director
- Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024) Director
- Doctor Odyssey (2024) Executive Producer
- Doctor Odyssey (2024) Director
- American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez (2024) Director
- The Night Agent (2023) Director
- DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022) Director
- The Watcher (2022) Director
- The Watcher (2022) Executive Producer
- Mama's Boy (2022) as Self
- With Love (2021) Director
- The Normal Heart (2021)
- The Normal Heart (2021) Director
- Station 19 (2018) Director
- Station 19 (2018) Executive Producer
- Pitch (2016) Director
- Empire (2015) Director
- The Bastard Executioner (2015) Director
- The Bastard Executioner (2015) Executive Producer
- How to Get Away with Murder (2014) Director
- Extant (2014) Director
- Manhattan (2014) Director
- Smash (2012) Director
- American Horror Story (2011) Director
- The Chicago Code (2011) Director
- Miami Medical (2010) Director
- NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) Director
- The Good Wife (2009) Director
- Glee (2009) Director
- The Mentalist (2008) Director
- Sons of Anarchy (2008) Producer
- Sons of Anarchy (2008) Director
- In Treatment (2008) Director
- In Treatment (2008) Co-Executive Producer
- In Treatment (2008) Executive Producer
- Pedro (2008) Executive Producer
- Pedro (2008) Story
- Dirt (2007) as Director
- Dirt (2007) Director
- Numb3rs (2005) Director
- Weeds (2005) Director
- Hate (2005) Director
- Hate (2005) Writer
- House (2004) Director
- Lost (2004) Director
- Huff (2004) Director
- TV Revolution (2004)
- Cold Case (2003) Director
- 1MMs (2003) Director
- The Street Lawyer (2003) Director
- Monk (2002) Director
- The Shield (2002) Director
- American Dreams (2002) Director
- Fastlane (2002) Director
- The Big Time (2002) Director
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) Director
- City of Angels (2000) Director
- City of Angels (2000) Producer
- The West Wing (1999) Director
- Will & Grace (1998) as Director
- Brooklyn South (1997) Director
- Clueless (1996) Director
- Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996) Director
- Second Noah (1996) Director
- The Cherokee Kid (1996) as #1 Bad Cowboy
- The Cherokee Kid (1996) Director
- America's Dream (1996) Director
- Sliders (1995) as Bureaucrat
- Sliders (1995) Director
- ER (1994) Director
- NYPD Blue (1993) Producer
- NYPD Blue (1993) Supervising Producer
- NYPD Blue (1993) Director
- Diagnosis: Murder (1993) Director
- Moon Over Miami (1993) Director
- Angel Street (1992) Director
- Silk Stalkings (1991) Director
- Law & Order (1990) Director
- Dead Lawyers Director