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Nelson Cragg (born April 7, 1978) is an American director and producer. He is known for his work on the Amazon Prime limited series ''Them'', on which he served as executive producer and director of the pilot episode and the bulk of the series. He also worked on
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'' and the FX mini-series '' The People vs. O. J. Simpson'', both of which earned him
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nominations. His other directing credits include multiple shows for producer Ryan Murphy, including '' The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story'', ''
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'', '' Pose'', and '' Ratched.''


Life and career

Cragg is of Korean American descent and was born on April 4, 1978, in
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. He attended
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, studying English Literature; then
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, graduating with a MFA in Film Production. He began his career as a director of photography on ''Battleground: The Art of War'', in 2002. He went on to serve in the capacity on such film and series as: ''Confession'', ''
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'', '' Halt and Catch Fire'', ''
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'', ''
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,'' and '' Pose''. He made his directorial debut with the fifth episode of FX's '' American Horror Story: Roanoke''. He has since directed episodes of '' The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story'', ''Pose'', ''Ratched'' for
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and ''Them: Covenant'' for
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cragg, Nelson 1978 births Living people American cinematographers American people of Korean descent American television directors James Madison University alumni People from Fairfax, Virginia USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni