Jesse Warnis an Americantelevision director,film director,andscreenwriter.He is well known for his work on theStarzdramaSpartacusand forThe CW'sThe Originals,Arrow,The FlashandSupergirl.[1][2]Warn also directed and made his screenwriting debut in the filmNemesis Game.
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| Years active | 1999–present |
Career
editHe began his career writing and directing the 1999short film9 Across,starringRena Owen.In 2000, he wrote and directed his second short film,Little Samurai.[citation needed]He then segued to television work, directing for series such as,Legend of the Seeker,V,Criminal Minds,The Vampire Diaries,The OriginalsandTrue Blood.[3][4]
Having had directed the first installment of theStarzmini-seriesSpartacus: Gods of the Arena,"Past Transgressions", Warn was hired as a director for the sequel seriesSpartacus: War of the Damned.He ultimately directed eight episodes ( "The Thing in the Pit", "Great and Unfortunate Things", "Kill Them All", "A Place in This World", "Sacramentum", "Wrath of the Gods", "Wolves at the Gate", "Mors Indecepta" ).[citation needed]
In winter 2014, Warn directed his first episode of theDC ComicsproducedGreen Arroworigin seriesArrow,which was episode 19, of season 2, "The Man Under the Hood", and featured characters crossing over from the series' impending spin-off,The Flash.Warn directed the third episode ofThe Flash's first season, "Things You Can't Outrun", which featured the introduction of future-superheroRonnie Raymond.[citation needed]
He directed the 8th episode ofArrow's 3rd season, "The Brave and the Bold", which again featured a crossover event withThe Flash.It also introduced the supervillainDigger Harkness/Captain Boomerang.His next episode was with the season's twelfth, "Uprising". It explored the motivations and genesis ofThe Dark Archer/Malcolm Merlyn.He directed the 17th installment of the year, "Suicidal Tendencies", from a script by co-producerKeto Shimizu.It saw the reformation ofTask Force X,with new memberCupid/Carrie Cutter;and explored the past ofDeadshot.[citation needed]
in 2023 Warn executive produced and directed for the NBC series,The Irrational.[5]
References
edit- ^Kevin, Jan (2019-09-27)."Exclusive Interview: Pop Culturalist Chats with Van Helsing's Jennifer Cheon Garcia Warn".Pop-Culturalist.Retrieved2024-06-28.
- ^Foertsch, Rachel (2023-10-11)."The Irrational Director On Jesse L. Martin's Duality As Alec Mercer".ScreenRant.Retrieved2024-06-28.
- ^"Jesse Warn".TV.RetrievedSeptember 29,2014.
- ^"Jesse Warn".Film Motel.Archived fromthe originalon March 12, 2015.RetrievedSeptember 29,2014.
- ^"What to expect from 'Doctor Who,' 'Fargo,' and 57 other fall shows".EW.Retrieved2024-06-28.