Deran Sarafianis an American film and television director and actor. He directedDeath Warrant,Gunmen,andTerminal Velocity.He has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards.[1]
Deran Sarafian | |
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| Occupation(s) | Director,actor |
| Parent | Richard C. Sarafian |
Life and career
editSarafian is the son of film directorRichard C. Sarafian,and the nephew of director, screenwriter and producerRobert Altman.He is the brother of Ani Sarafian,Tedi Sarafian,Richard Sarafian, Jr. and Damon B. Sarafian. He has two children with ex-wife, actressLaurie Fortier.[2]
In 1983 Sarafian said he had spent the previous five years "ghost directing"; i.e., taking over films where the original director was unable to complete filming. These films includedYoung Warriors(1983).[3]
After directing a number of genre movies in Spain and Italy, Sarafian entered into the mainstream by directing theJean-Claude Van Dammeaction filmDeath Warrant.As a film director, he has worked primarily in theactionandthrillergenres.
Sarafian has directed twenty-three episodes of theFOXseriesHouseand was made a co-executive producer of the series from 2007 and 2009. He was the producing director for several episodes of the first season ofCSI: NY.Sarafian has directed installments of:CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,CSI: Miami,Cold Case,The District,Without a Trace,Buffy the Vampire Slayer,Nash Bridges,Fringe,The Cape,Lost,Hell on Wheels,andNikita.[4]
Select filmography
editDirecting
edit- The Falling(1986)
- Interzone(1987)
- To Die For(1989)
- Death Warrant(1990)
- Back in the USSR(1992)
- Gunmen(1994)
- The Road Killers(1994)
- Terminal Velocity(1994)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1998) – Television | Season 2 Episode 18
- Road Rage(1999) – Television movie
- Trapped(2001) – Television
- House MD(2004) – Television
- Lost(2006) – Television
- Fringe(2010) – Television
- The Cape(2011) – Television
- Nikita(2012) – Television
- Hemlock Grove(2013) – Television
- The Strain(2014) – Television
- Dominion(2015) – Television
- Game of Silence(2015) – Television
- Rosewood(2016) – Television
- Wisdom of the Crowd(2017) – Television | Season 1 Episode 5
- Blue Bloods(2018) – Television
- The Gifted(2018) – Television | Season 2 Episode 17
- Swamp Thing(2019) – Television
- Project Blue Book(2020) – Television
Acting
edit- 10 to Midnight(1983) as Dale Anders
- Interzone(1987)
- Zombie 3(1988)
- Gunmen(1994) as the Bishop
References
edit- ^"Deran Sarafian".Emmys.RetrievedSeptember 29,2018.
- ^Brittany Frederick (April 19, 2013)."Laurie Fortier Makes Her Return With Netflix's 'Hemlock Grove'".Starpulse.Archived fromthe originalon 2016-02-23.Retrieved2015-02-15.
- ^London, Michael (14 August 1983). "EVEN FOR A 'GHOSTDIRECTOR,' THIS FILM WAS A NIGHTMARE".Los Angeles Times.p. u4.
- ^The New York TimesArchivedFebruary 26, 2008, at theWayback Machine
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