Paris Barclay
Known for directing · Born 30 June 1956 · 70 · Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA
68 credits
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
Sons of Anarchy
2008
American Horror Story
2011
House
2004
Station 19
2018
Lost
2004
The Mentalist
2008
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
2022
Glee
2009
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Monk
2002
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
The Night Agent
2023
Acting (7)
2022Mama's BoySelfFilm
2021The Normal HeartFilm
2007DirtDirectorSeries
2004TV Revolution · 3 episodesSeries
1998Will & GraceDirectorSeries
1996The Cherokee Kid#1 Bad CowboyFilm
1995SlidersBureaucratSeries
Directing (57)
2026Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned ItDirector, Executive Producer, WriterFilm
2024Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez StoryDirectorSeries
2024Brilliant MindsDirectorSeries
2024American Sports Story: Aaron HernandezDirectorSeries
2023The Night AgentDirectorSeries
2022DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer StoryDirectorSeries
2022The WatcherDirector, Executive ProducerSeries
2021With LoveDirectorSeries
2021The Normal HeartDirectorFilm
2018Station 19Director, Executive ProducerSeries
2016PitchDirectorSeries
2015EmpireDirectorSeries
2015The Bastard ExecutionerDirector, Executive ProducerSeries
2014How to Get Away with MurderDirectorSeries
2014ExtantDirectorSeries
2014ManhattanDirectorSeries
2012SmashDirectorSeries
2011American Horror StoryDirectorSeries
2011The Chicago CodeDirectorSeries
2010Miami MedicalDirectorSeries
2009NCIS: Los AngelesDirectorSeries
2009GleeDirectorSeries
2009The Good WifeDirectorSeries
2008The MentalistDirectorSeries
2008Sons of AnarchyDirector, ProducerSeries
2008In TreatmentDirector, Co-Executive ProducerSeries
2007DirtDirectorSeries
2005WeedsDirectorSeries
2005Numb3rsDirectorSeries
2005HateDirector, WriterFilm
2004HouseDirectorSeries
2004LostDirectorSeries
2004HuffDirectorSeries
2003Cold CaseDirectorSeries
2003The Street LawyerDirectorFilm
20031MMsDirectorSeries
2002MonkDirectorSeries
2002The ShieldDirectorSeries
2002FastlaneDirectorSeries
2002American DreamsDirectorSeries
2002The Big TimeDirectorFilm
2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationDirectorSeries
1999The West WingDirectorSeries
1997Brooklyn SouthDirectorSeries
1996Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the HoodDirectorFilm
1996CluelessDirectorSeries
1996The Cherokee KidDirectorFilm
1996America's DreamDirectorFilm
1996Second NoahDirectorSeries
1995SlidersDirectorSeries
1994ERDirectorSeries
1993Diagnosis: MurderDirectorSeries
1993Moon Over MiamiDirectorSeries
1992Angel StreetDirectorSeries
1991Silk StalkingsDirectorSeries
1990Law & OrderDirectorSeries
—Dead LawyersDirectorFilm
Production (4)
2024Doctor OdysseyExecutive Producer, DirectorSeries
2008PedroExecutive Producer, StoryFilm
2000City of AngelsProducer, DirectorSeries
1993NYPD BlueProducer, Supervising Producer, DirectorSeries