Andy Mikita is a

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television director and producer. He has worked in the TV and

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industry for over 30 years. Mikita is best known for his work as a director and producer for ''

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Career

Andy Mikita began his television career on the 1987 series '' 21 Jump Street'' where he worked as a second assistant director. He worked on many other television series from 1989 to 1996, until he joined ''

s crew as a first assistant director in 1997 and in 1999 he made his directing debut on the episode " Foothold". Mikita made his acting debut as brief cameo on ''Stargate SG-1'' in the episode " Wormhole X-Treme!", he appeared again as a wedding guest in the episode " 200". In early 2009, Mikita was slated to direct a direct-to-DVD ''

'' movie with the working title of '' Stargate: Extinction''. The production was shelved later in 2009.

Selected filmography

Director

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'' (1999–2007, 29 episodes) *''

'' (2004–2009, 22 episodes) *'' Blood Ties'' (2007, 3 episodes) *'' Stargate Universe'' (2009–2011, 12 episodes) *'' Primeval: New World'' (2012–2013, 4 episodes) *'' Transporter: The Series'' (2012, 3 episodes) *'' Lost Girl'' (2013, 2 episodes) *'' Motive'' (2013–2016, 12 episodes) *''The Dark Corner'' (2013, 8 episodes, miniseries) *'' Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story'' (2013, TV movie) *'' Cedar Cove'' (2013–2015, 5 episodes) *'' Played'' (2013, 1 episode) *'' Bitten'' (2014, 2 episodes) *'' Strange Empire'' (2014, 2 episodes) *''

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'' (2015–2017, 3 episodes) *'' Killjoys'' (2015–2017, 2 episodes) *'' Olympus'' (2015, 2 episodes) *''

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'' (2015–2016, 3 episodes) *'' X Company'' (2016, 2 episodes) *'' Travelers'' (2016–2018, 11 episodes) *'' Chesapeake Shores'' (2017, 2 episodes) *'' Good Witch'' (2018, 2 episodes) *'' Blindspot'' (2018, 1 episode) *''Unspeakable'' (2019, 2 episodes, miniseries) *'' The Murders'' (2019, 2 episodes) *''Mystery 101: Words Can Kill'' (2019, TV movie) *'' Virgin River'' (2019, 4 episodes) *'' Family Law'' (2021, 2 episodes)

Producer

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'' (2002–2007, series producer / co-producer for seasons 6–10) *''

'' (2007–2009, series producer for seasons 4–5) *'' Stargate Universe'' (2009–2010, series co-producer for season 1) *'' Transporter: The Series'' (2012, consulting producer - 6 episodes) *'' Family Law'' (2021, series executive producer)

References

External links

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Andy Mikita at Stargate Official Site

Andy Mikita on StargateWiki
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