Greg Beeman (born 1962 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American film and television director and producer and winner of the Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs.
He is known for his work on the television series JAG, Smallville, and Heroes. Beeman worked on the TNT apocalyptic/science-fiction series Falling Skies, as executive producer and main director.
Career Beeman started his directorial career in the late 1980s, guest directing for the television show The Wonder Years, and directing two television films. In 1988, Beeman made his theatrical directing debut in License to Drive. During the early 1990s, Beeman continued work in the television industry, directing episodes of JAG, Harts of the West, Danger Theatre, and Nash Bridges. Beeman also contributed two episodes to the sci-fi series Eerie, Indiana. Beeman would work on numerous television projects during the late 1990s, most notably as a recurring director on television series JAG.
In 2000, Beeman won a Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs for the television film Miracle in Lane 2. The next year, he came on board The WB super-hero series Smallville, as a director and co-executive producer. He later was promoted to executive producer and directed the show's series finale. In 2003, Beeman was again nominated for a Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs for the television adaptation of A Ring of Endless Light.
In 2006, he became a co-executive producer and director on the NBC series Heroes. He would later be promoted to executive producer. Heroes was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form in 2008. Beeman and fellow Heroes' producers were nominated for a PGA Award in the same year. In 2009, he joined The CW drama Melrose Place, as a director and executive producer. Beeman boarded the TNT science-fiction/action series Falling Skies, as a director and co-executive producer in 2011. In the show's second season, Beeman served as executive producer and primary director. For the TV series Minority Report and American Gothic, Beeman directed as well as acting as co-executive producer.
Filmography
Feature Year Title Director Writer Notes1988License to Driverowspan=4 1990Tales of the Unknown"The Big Garage"1992Mom and Dad Save the Worldrowspan=2 1995Bushwhacked
Television TV movies Year Title Director Producer1986The Richest Cat in the Worldrowspan=10 rowspan=5 Little Spies1995Problem Child 3: Junior in Love1997Under Wraps1998Brink!1999Horse Senserowspan=2 2000Miracle in Lane 2The Ultimate Christmas Presentrowspan=2 2002A Ring of Endless Light
TV series Year Title Director Producer Notes1988–1993The Wonder Yearsrowspan=48 rowspan=8 3 episodes1991–1992Eerie, Indiana1 episode1993–1994The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.1 episodeHarts of the West2 episodes1995–1996Nowhere Man1 episodeStrange Luck2 episodes1995–2005JAG11 episodes1996–1999The Sentinel1996–2001Nash Bridges18 episodes1998–2000Martial Lawrowspan=7 4 episodes1999–2000The Strip1999–2002Providence2 episodes2000I SpikeCity of AngelsSecret Agent Man1 episode2001–2002Philly1 episode2001–2011Smallvillerowspan=2 105 episodes2006–2010Heroes58 episodes2007Aquamanpilot2009–2010Melrose Place16 episodes 2010Rizzoli & Islesrowspan=5 1 episode 2010Blue Bloods1 episode2010–2011The Defenders1 episodeNo Ordinary Family1 episodeMemphis Beat1 episode2011Falling Skies17 episodesOnce Upon a Timerowspan=7 1 episode2012–2013Touch1 episodeVegas1 episode2012–2014Perception6 episodes2014The Last Ship1 episode2015–2016Heroes Reborn2 episodes2015–2017Lucifer4 episodes2015Minority Reportrowspan=2 6 episodes2016American Gothic13 episodes2017No Tomorrowrowspan=13 1 episodeZoo1 episodeSalvation1 episodeMidnight, Texas1 episode2017–2019S.W.A.T.2 episodes2018The Rookie1 episode2019Charmed1 episode Swamp Thing1 episode2020 Nancy Drew1 episode2020–2021 Batwoman2 episodes Stargirl4 episodes 2021The Mysterious Benedict Society1 episode2022The Flash1 episode
References
External links
Greg Beeman's blog