American television director and producer
Doug Aarniokoski
Born Douglas Aarniokoski
(1965-08-25 ) August 25, 1965 (age 59) Other names Arnold Cassius Occupation(s) Television director, television producer Years active 1991–present
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 supernatural series Sleepy Hollow .
Career
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 .[ 1]
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 .[ 1]
His directorial debut was with the 2000 action film Highlander: Endgame . His other credits include Animals and The Day .[ 1]
He co-wrote and directed the 2013 horror Nurse 3D .[ 1]
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 .[ 1] [ 2]
Sleepy Hollow
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".[ 2]
Limitless
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 .[ 3]
Filmography
Television
Acting credits
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