Christopher Lawrence Fisher (born December 30, 1971) is an American director, writer, producer and attorney. He worked on the

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television series ''

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'' as a director and executive producer.

Early life and education

Born in

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, Fisher grew up in

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. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and

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from the

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Career

Fisher began his career as a corporate lawyer in London before deciding to work in the entertainment industry. In 2001, Fisher established the production company Imperial Fish Company, which worked on his first film ''Nightstalker'' and the film ''Taboo''. Fisher has directed episodes of various TV series including '' Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders''. On May 9, 2008, it was announced that he would direct ''

S. Darko ''S. Darko'', also known as ''S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale'' is a 2009 American science fiction thriller film directed by Chris Fisher and starring Daveigh Chase, Briana Evigan, and Ed Westwick. It is a sequel to the 2001 cult film ''Donnie D ...

'', the sequel to 2001's ''

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'', which was directed by Richard Kelly. Fisher received the script to ''S. Darko'' in full during the time of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike but was unable to work on it further as he was a WGA member himself. Ultimately, ''S. Darko'' proved to be a box office flop and was critically panned, receiving a score of 13% on Rotten Tomatoes based on negative reviews. He wrote and directed mystery thriller '' Meeting Evil'', which was released in 2012 and starred Luke Wilson and Samuel L. Jackson. It was adapted from Thomas Berger's 1992 novel of the same name. It received generally negative reviews, and it holds a 13% on

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Filmography

* 2002 '' Nightstalker'' * 2005 ''

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'' * 2006 '' Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders'' * 2007 ''

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'' * 2007–2008 ''

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'' * 2007–2008 ''

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'' * 2009 ''

'' * 2011 '' Street Kings 2: Motor City'' * 2012 '' Meeting Evil''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Chris 1971 births Living people University of Southern California alumni Film directors from California American television directors English-language film directors American male screenwriters USC Gould School of Law alumni