Stephen Surjik

Stephen Surjik (born 1960) is a film and television director, and producer.

He is known for his work on the film Wayne's World 2, the Marvel Television series Daredevil and The Punisher, the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy and The Witcher.

He was nominated three times for Gemini Awards for best direction, for Little Criminals, Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery and Intelligence, and received four Emmy Award nominations for Weapons of Mass Distraction.

Career

Born in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1960,[citation needed] he studied at the Concordia University in Montreal and received a Best Director award at the 14th Canadian Student Film & Video Festival in 1982 for Second Story Man.[1]

After working as production designer and art director in the mid-80s, he moved on, directing for the series The Kids in the Hall. In 1993 Surjik made his feature film debut with Wayne's World 2, starring fellow Canadian Mike Myers.

For television, he has directed films such as the 1996 Grand Prix "Cinéma Tout Ecran" award-winning Little Criminals, the Emmy-nominated Weapons of Mass Distraction, starring Ben Kingsley and Gabriel Byrne, and the CBC movie Intelligence. His episodic credits include Da Vinci's Inquest, Legacy, The Handler, Road to Avonlea, Due South, X-Files, Warehouse 13 and pilots for Bull, Miss Miami and Zoe Busiek: Wildcard and Intelligence. His more recent television work includes; Common Law, Burn Notice, Graceland, Person of Interest, Arrow and The Flash.

Radio show

In 2018 Surjik launched his own radio show and podcast on Brigade-Radio-One called Field Report. The show is produced by Ethan Dettenmaier and centers on his current projects.

Filmography

Short film

  • Shipbuilder (1985)

Feature film

TV series

Year Title Director Producer Notes
1990-1991 Maniac Mansion Yes No 2 episodes
1990-1993 The Kids in the Hall Yes No Film segments, 24 episodes
1991 Max Glick Yes No Episode "Odd Couple"
1992-1995 Road to Avonlea Yes No 5 episodes
1994 The X-Files Yes No Episode: "Excelsis Dei"
1998-2005 Da Vinci's Inquest Yes No 10 episodes
1999 Due South Yes No Episode: "A Likely Story"
Legacy Yes No 2 episodes
2000-2001 Bull Yes No 2 episodes
2001 Soul Food Yes No Episode: "The Root"
2002 The American Embassy Yes No Episode: "China Cup"
Miss Miami Yes No TV Pilot
2003 Wild Card Yes No Episode: "Pilot"
2003-2004 The Handler Yes No 2 episodes
2005 Terminal City Yes No 2 episodes
2005-2006 Da Vinci's City Hall Yes No 2 episodes
2005-2007 Intelligence Yes Co-producer 8 episodes
2006 Monk Yes No Episodes: "Mr. Monk Bumps His Head" and "Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing"
2007-2010 Psych Yes No 7 episodes
2007-2013 Burn Notice Yes Co-executive 10 episodes
2008-2009 Flashpoint Yes No 3 episodes
2009 The Listener Yes No 2 episodes
Eureka Yes No Episode: "Shower the People"
2009-2011 Warehouse 13 Yes Yes 6 episodes;
Also supervising producer of 13 episodes
2010 Shattered Yes No 2 episodes
The Good Guys Yes No 2 episodes
2011 No Ordinary Family Yes No Episode: "No Ordinary Proposal"
2012 Common Law Yes Co-executive 2 episodes
2012-2016 Person of Interest Yes No 7 episodes
2013 The Blacklist Yes No Episode: "General Ludd"
2014 Reckless Yes No Episode: "Stand Your Ground"
Arrow Yes No Episode: "Corto Maltese"
2014-2015 Graceland Yes No 2 episodes
2015 The Flash Yes No Episode: "Fallout"
2015-2016 The Romeo Section Yes Executive 2 episodes
2015-2018 Daredevil Yes No 4 episodes
2015-2019 Jessica Jones Yes No 3 episodes
2016 Bates Motel Yes No Episode: "Unfaithful"
2016-2018 Luke Cage Yes No 2 episodes
2017 Designated Survivor Yes No Episode: "Warriors"
Hand of God Yes No Episode: "What Do You Hear..."
The Defenders Yes No Episode: "Ashes, Ashes"
The Punisher Yes No Episode: "Memento Mori"
2017-2018 Iron Fist Yes No 2 episodes
2017-2019 The Gifted Yes No 3 episodes
2018 Six Yes No Episode: "Dua"
Runaways Yes No Episode: "Earth Angel"
2018-2019 Lost in Space Yes No 2 episodes
2019 Instinct Yes No Episode: "Stay Gold"
See Yes No Episode: "Silk"
2019-2022 FBI Yes No 5 episodes
2019-2020 The Umbrella Academy Yes No 4 episodes
2021 The Witcher Yes No 2 episodes
2022 Reacher Yes No 1 episode
2022-2024 Law & Order: Organized Crime Yes No 3 episodes
2023 FUBAR Yes No 2 episodes

TV movies

Acting roles

Year Title Role Notes
1990 The Kids in the Hall Prisoner Episode 5
1993 Wayne's World 2 Director Uncredited
1999 The City Garston Episode "Shadows"

References

  1. ^ Canadian Student Film & Video Festival Archived 2005-11-23 at the Wayback Machine (Montreal World Film Festival)