Michael W. Watkins (often credited as Michael Watkins) is an American

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...

television director A television director is in charge of the activities involved in making a television program or section of a program. They are generally responsible for decisions about the editorial content and creative style of a program, and ensuring the prod ...

and

television producer A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of a television show, television program. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the television networks, but upon acce ...

. He has worked on ''

Smallville ''Smallville'' is an American superhero fiction, superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produce ...

'', ''

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'', ''

The X-Files ''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The original series aired from September 10, 1993, to Ma ...

'', and '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', ''

Monk A monk (; from , ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery. A monk usually lives his life in prayer and contemplation. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many reli ...

'', ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, launching the ''Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire ...

'', ''

No Ordinary Family ''No Ordinary Family'' is an American television series that aired on ABC in the United States and CTV in Canada. The one hour science fiction comedy drama was produced by ABC Studios for the 2010–2011 television season. The series ran from ...

'', ''

Warehouse 13 ''Warehouse 13'' is an American science fiction television series that originally ran from July 7, 2009, to May 19, 2014, on the Syfy network, and was executively produced by Jack Kenny and David Simkins for Universal Cable Productions. Des ...

'' and several other film and television series. He also directed the made for TV movies ''Deadlocked'' (2000), ''

The Rockford Files ''The Rockford Files'' is an American detective drama television series starring James Garner, aired on NBC from September 13, 1974, to January 10, 1980. Garner portrays Los Angeles private investigator Jim Rockford, with Noah Beery Jr. in th ...

'' (2010), as well as the 2004 TV miniseries ''

5ive Days to Midnight ''Five Days to Midnight'' (styled as ''5ive Days to Midnight'') is a five-part television miniseries which ran on the Sci Fi Channel in June 2004. It stars Timothy Hutton as J.T. Neumeyer, a physicist who discovers a briefcase containing postd ...

''. Watkins has won two

Primetime Emmy Award The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Owned and operated by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the P ...

s for his cinematography work on ''

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''. As a producer, Watkins also produced episodes of ''

Brooklyn South ''Brooklyn South'' is an American ensemble police drama television series that aired on CBS for one season from September 22, 1997, to April 27, 1998. It was aired during the 1997–98 television season. The series was co-created by Steven Boch ...

'', ''

Prison Break ''Prison Break'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers: Lincoln Burrows (Dominic P ...

'', ''

The Blacklist ''The Blacklist'' is an American crime thriller television series created by Jon Bokenkamp and developed by John Eisendrath. It stars James Spader as Raymond Reddington, an international criminal and one of the FBI's Most Wanted fugitives ...

'', as well as the 2001 made-for-TV movie '' Semper Fi''. Watkins is a member of the

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(A.S.C.)"Biography"
Director Michael Watkins. Retrieved August 12, 2012.

Selected television credits

*'' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' : - "Illusions of Grandeur" (1994), director : - " Whine, Whine, Whine" (1995), director : - "

Ordinary People ''Ordinary People'' is a 1980 American Tragedy, tragedy film directed by Robert Redford in his List of directorial debuts, feature directorial debut. The screenplay by Alvin Sargent is based on the Ordinary People (Guest novel), 1976 novel by ...

" (1995) : - " Chip Off the Old Clark" (1995) *'' Detention: The Siege at Johnson High'' (1997) *''

Millennium A millennium () is a period of one thousand years, one hundred decades, or ten centuries, sometimes called a kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky). Normally, the word is used specifically for periods of a thousand years that begin at the starting ...

'' : - "

Sacrament A sacrament is a Christian rite which is recognized as being particularly important and significant. There are various views on the existence, number and meaning of such rites. Many Christians consider the sacraments to be a visible symbol ...

" (1997) * ''

'' : - "

X-Cops "X-Cops" is the twelfth episode of the The X-Files season 7, seventh season of the American science fiction television series ''The X-Files''. Directed by Michael W. Watkins, Michael Watkins and written by Vince Gilligan, the installment serves ...

" (2000) : - "

Sein und Zeit ''Being and Time'' () is the 1927 ''magnum opus'' of German philosopher Martin Heidegger and a key document of existentialism. ''Being and Time'' had a notable impact on subsequent philosophy, literary theory and many other fields. Though controv ...

" (2000) : - " The Sixth Extinction" (2000) : - " Arcadia" (2000) : - "

Tithonus In Greek mythology, Tithonus ( or ; ) was the lover of Eos, Goddess of the Dawn. He was a prince of Troy, the son of King Laomedon by the Naiad Strymo (). The mythology reflected by the fifth-century vase-painters of Athens envisaged Tithonus a ...

" (2000) * ''

'' : - "

Metamorphosis Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops including birth transformation or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and different ...

" (2001) : - " Jitters" (2001) * ''

'' : - " No Ordinary Brother" (2010) * '' Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior'' : - " Lonely Hearts" (2011) *''

'' : - " Wujing" (2013) : - " Frederick Barnes" (2013) : - "

Anslo Garrick Conclusion "Anslo Garrick Conclusion", or "Anslo Garrick Part Two", is the tenth episode of the first season of the American crime drama ''The Blacklist'' and a direct continuation of " Anslo Garrick". The episode premiered in the United States on NBC on D ...

" (2013) : - "

The Cyprus Agency "The Cyprus Agency" is the thirteenth episode of the first season of the American crime drama ''The Blacklist''. The episode premiered in the United States on NBC on January 27, 2014. Plot After a recent spate of abductions of babies from their ...

" (2014) : - " Mako Tanida" (2014) : - " Berlin Conclusion" (2014) : - " Lord Baltimore" (2014) : - " Dr. Linus Creel" (2014) : - " The Decembrist" (2014) : - " Luther Braxton" (2015) : - " The Major" (2015) : - " Tom Connolly" (2015) : - " The Troll Farmer" (2015) : - " Zal Bin Hasaan" (2015) : - " The Vehm" (2016) : - "

Cape May Cape May consists of a peninsula and barrier island system in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is roughly coterminous with Cape May County and runs southwards from the New Jersey mainland, separating Delaware Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. Th ...

" (2016) : - "

Esteban Esteban () is a Spanish male given name, derived from Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos) and related to the English names Steven and Stephen. Although in its original pronunciation the accent is on the penultimate syllable, English-speakers tend ...

" (2016) : - " Dr. Adrian Shaw" (2016) : - " Natalie Luca" (2017) : - "

Philomena Philomena ( ), also known as Saint Philomena (; ) or Philomena of Rome ( 10 January 291 10 August 304) was a virgin (title)#Virgin martyrs, virgin martyr whose remains were discovered on May 24–25, 1802, in the Catacomb of Priscilla. Three ti ...

" (2017) : - " Mr. Kaplan" (2017) : - " The Ending" (2017) *'' SEAL Team'' : - "Rolling Dark" (2017) : - "Things Not Seen" (2019) : - "Rock Bottom" (2019) : - "Danger Crossing" (2019) *''

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series focusing on the personal and professional lives of surgical internship (medicine), interns, residency (medicine), residents, and attending physician, attendings at the fictional ...

'' : - "

Gut Feeling According to the ''American Psychological Association, APA Dictionary of Psychology'', a feeling is "a self-contained phenomenal experience"; feelings are "subjective, evaluative, and independent of the sensations, thoughts, or images evoking th ...

" (2018) : - "Add It Up" (2019) : - "It's Raining Men" (2019)

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