Stephen Surjik (born 1960) is a Canadian film and

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, and producer. He is known for his work on the film ''

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'', the Marvel TV series '' Daredevil'' and ''

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''. He was nominated three times for Gemini Awards for best direction, for '' Little Criminals'', ''Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery'' and ''

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'', and received four Emmy Award nominations for '' Weapons of Mass Distraction''.

Career

Born in Regina,

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in 1960, he studied at the Concordia University in

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and received a Best Director award at the ''14th Canadian Student Film & Video Festival'' in 1982 for ''Second Story Man''.Canadian Student Film & Video Festival
(Montreal World Film Festival) After working as production designer and art director in the mid-80s, he moved on, directing for the series ''

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''. In 1993 Surjik made his feature film debut with ''

'', starring fellow Canadian

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. For television, he has directed films such as the 1996 ''Grand Prix "

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"'' 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 ''

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'', ''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; ''

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'', '' Burn Notice'', ''

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'', '' 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

As director

As producer

As actor

Notes

External links

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Official Site including Trailer

Candy Fiveways MySpace page

Sky Movies including video diary

Video of Surjik directing an episode of "Intelligence"

Surjik's radio show
{{DEFAULTSORT:Surjik, Stephen Canadian art directors Film directors from Saskatchewan Canadian production designers Canadian television directors Concordia University alumni Living people People from Regina, Saskatchewan Canadian Film Centre alumni 1960 births