8.6
TV
Directing
Paris Barclay
- Born
- (age 70)
- Birthplace
- Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA
- Credits
- 64 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.6
TV
8.1
TV
American Horror Story
8.0
TV
Lost
8.4
TV
The Mentalist
8.4
TV
Sons of Anarchy
8.0
TV
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
7.8
TV
How to Get Away with Murder
7.0
Movie
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
8.2
TV
Station 19
7.6
TV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.9
TV
Monk
7.7
TV
The Night Agent
7.5
TV
NCIS: Los Angeles
7.5
TV
Weeds
6.8
TV
Glee
7.8
TV
ER
8.2
TV
The Shield
7.1
TV
The Watcher
Acting credits 7
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mama's Boy Film | Self |
| 2021 | The Normal Heart Film | |
| 2007 | Dirt TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2004 | TV Revolution TV | (3 ep) |
| 1998 | Will & Grace TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1996 | The Cherokee Kid Film | #1 Bad Cowboy |
| 1995 | Sliders TV | Bureaucrat (1 ep) |
Crew credits 61
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Dead Lawyers Film | Director |
| 2026 | Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It Film | Executive Producer, Director, Writer |
| 2024 | Doctor Odyssey TV | Executive Producer, Director (18 ep) |
| 2024 | Brilliant Minds TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2024 | Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2024 | American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2023 | The Night Agent TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2022 | The Watcher TV | Director, Executive Producer (2 ep) |
| 2022 | DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2021 | With Love TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2021 | The Normal Heart Film | Director |
| 2018 | Station 19 TV | Director, Executive Producer (17 ep) |
| 2016 | Pitch TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2015 | The Bastard Executioner TV | Director, Executive Producer (4 ep) |
| 2015 | Empire TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murder TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Manhattan TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Extant TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2012 | Smash TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2011 | American Horror Story TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2011 | The Chicago Code TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2010 | Miami Medical TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2009 | The Good Wife TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2009 | Glee TV | Director (10 ep) |
| 2008 | The Mentalist TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2008 | Pedro Film | Executive Producer, Story |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy TV | Producer, Director (79 ep) |
| 2008 | In Treatment TV | Director, Co-Executive Producer (35 ep) |
| 2007 | Dirt TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2005 | Weeds TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Numb3rs TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Hate Film | Director, Writer |
| 2004 | House TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Huff TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Lost TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2003 | Cold Case TV | Director (9 ep) |
| 2003 | 1MMs TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2003 | The Street Lawyer Film | Director |
| 2002 | The Big Time Film | Director |
| 2002 | American Dreams TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2002 | Fastlane TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2002 | Monk TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2002 | The Shield TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 2000 | City of Angels TV | Director, Producer (4 ep) |
| 1999 | The West Wing TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1997 | Brooklyn South TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1996 | The Cherokee Kid Film | Director |
| 1996 | Clueless TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1996 | America's Dream Film | Director |
| 1996 | Second Noah TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1996 | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood Film | Director |
| 1995 | Sliders TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1994 | ER TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue TV | Producer, Supervising Producer, Director (22 ep) |
| 1993 | Moon Over Miami TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1992 | Angel Street TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1991 | Silk Stalkings TV | Director (1 ep) |