Paris Barclay

Directing

Paris Barclay

Born June 30, 1956Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA62 credits

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.

Known For

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It

Movie

2026

Doctor Odyssey
6.4

Doctor Odyssey

TV

2024

Brilliant Minds
7.2

Brilliant Minds

TV

2024

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
7.6

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

TV

2024

American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez
7.1

American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez

TV

2024

The Night Agent
7.7

The Night Agent

TV

2023

Filmography

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
2026Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned ItExecutive ProducerMovie
Doctor Odyssey
2024Doctor OdysseyExecutive ProducerTV
Brilliant Minds
2024Brilliant MindsDirectorTV
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
2024Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez StoryDirectorTV
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez
2024American Sports Story: Aaron HernandezDirectorTV
The Night Agent
2023The Night AgentDirectorTV
Mama's Boy
2022Mama's Boyas SelfMovie
The Watcher
2022The WatcherDirectorTV
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
2022DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer StoryDirectorTV
The Normal Heart
2021The Normal HeartMovie
Station 19
2018Station 19DirectorTV
Pitch
2016PitchDirectorTV
The Bastard Executioner
2015The Bastard ExecutionerDirectorTV
Empire
2015EmpireDirectorTV
How to Get Away with Murder
2014How to Get Away with MurderDirectorTV
Manhattan
2014ManhattanDirectorTV
Extant
2014ExtantDirectorTV
Smash
2012SmashDirectorTV
American Horror Story
2011American Horror StoryDirectorTV
The Chicago Code
2011The Chicago CodeDirectorTV
Miami Medical
2010Miami MedicalDirectorTV
The Good Wife
2009The Good WifeDirectorTV
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009NCIS: Los AngelesDirectorTV
Glee
2009GleeDirectorTV
The Mentalist
2008The MentalistDirectorTV
Pedro
2008PedroExecutive ProducerMovie
Sons of Anarchy
2008Sons of AnarchyDirectorTV
In Treatment
2008In TreatmentDirectorTV
Dirt
2007Dirtas DirectorTV
Weeds
2005WeedsDirectorTV
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rsDirectorTV
H
2005HateDirectorMovie
House
2004HouseDirectorTV
Huff
2004HuffDirectorTV
Lost
2004LostDirectorTV
T
2004TV RevolutionTV
Cold Case
2003Cold CaseDirectorTV
1
20031MMsDirectorTV
T
2003The Street LawyerDirectorMovie
The Big Time
2002The Big TimeDirectorMovie
American Dreams
2002American DreamsDirectorTV
Fastlane
2002FastlaneDirectorTV
Monk
2002MonkDirectorTV
The Shield
2002The ShieldDirectorTV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationDirectorTV
City of Angels
2000City of AngelsDirectorTV
The West Wing
1999The West WingDirectorTV
Will & Grace
1998Will & Graceas DirectorTV
Brooklyn South
1997Brooklyn SouthDirectorTV
The Cherokee Kid
1996The Cherokee Kidas #1 Bad CowboyMovie
Clueless
1996CluelessDirectorTV
America's Dream
1996America's DreamDirectorMovie
Second Noah
1996Second NoahDirectorTV
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
1996Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the HoodDirectorMovie
Sliders
1995Slidersas BureaucratTV
ER
1994ERDirectorTV
Diagnosis: Murder
1993Diagnosis: MurderDirectorTV
Moon Over Miami
1993Moon Over MiamiDirectorTV
Angel Street
1992Angel StreetDirectorTV
Silk Stalkings
1991Silk StalkingsDirectorTV
Law & Order
1990Law & OrderDirectorTV
D
—Dead LawyersDirectorMovie