Paris Barclay

Directing·June 30, 1956 — 70 years old·Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA

Paris Barclay (born June 30, 1956) is an American renowned Emmy-winning director and producer who served as the first African-American and first openly gay President of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) for two terms from 2013 to 2017.

Known For

House

2004·8.6

American Horror Story

Lost

The Mentalist

Sons of Anarchy

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

2022·8.0

How to Get Away with Murder

2014·7.8

Station 19

2018·8.2

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

1996·7.0

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000·7.6

Monk

2002·8.0

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009·7.5

Filmography · 64

—Dead LawyersDirector 2026Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned ItExecutive Producer · Director · Writer 2024Doctor OdysseyTVExecutive Producer · Director 2024Brilliant MindsTVDirector 2024Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez StoryTVDirector 2024American Sports Story: Aaron HernandezTVDirector 2023The Night AgentTVDirector 2022Mama's BoySelf 2022The WatcherTVDirector · Executive Producer 2022DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer StoryTVDirector 2021With LoveTVDirector 2021The Normal HeartDirector 2018Station 19TVDirector · Executive Producer 2016PitchTVDirector 2015The Bastard ExecutionerTVDirector · Executive Producer 2015EmpireTVDirector 2014How to Get Away with MurderTVDirector 2014ManhattanTVDirector 2014ExtantTVDirector 2012SmashTVDirector 2011American Horror StoryTVDirector 2011The Chicago CodeTVDirector 2010Miami MedicalTVDirector 2009The Good WifeTVDirector 2009NCIS: Los AngelesTVDirector 2009GleeTVDirector 2008The MentalistTVDirector 2008PedroExecutive Producer · Story 2008Sons of AnarchyTVProducer · Director 2008In TreatmentTVDirector · Co-Executive Producer · Executive Producer 2007DirtTVDirector 2005WeedsTVDirector 2005Numb3rsTVDirector 2005HateDirector · Writer 2004HouseTVDirector 2004HuffTVDirector 2004LostTVDirector 2004TV RevolutionTV 2003Cold CaseTVDirector 20031MMsTVDirector 2003The Street LawyerDirector 2002The Big TimeDirector 2002American DreamsTVDirector 2002FastlaneTVDirector 2002MonkTVDirector 2002The ShieldTVDirector 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationTVDirector 2000City of AngelsTVDirector · Producer 1999The West WingTVDirector 1998Will & GraceTVDirector 1997Brooklyn SouthTVDirector 1996The Cherokee Kid#1 Bad Cowboy · Director 1996CluelessTVDirector 1996America's DreamDirector 1996Second NoahTVDirector 1996Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the HoodDirector 1995SlidersTVBureaucrat · Director 1994ERTVDirector 1993Diagnosis: MurderTVDirector 1993NYPD BlueTVProducer · Supervising Producer · Director 1993Moon Over MiamiTVDirector 1992Angel StreetTVDirector 1991Silk StalkingsTVDirector 1990Law & OrderTVDirector