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Michael W. Watkins
Director
Producer
Cinematographer
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Michael W. Watkins is known for
Quantum Leap (1989)
,
Point of No Return (1993)
and
Justified (2010)
.
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Won 2 Primetime Emmys
4 wins & 10 nominations total
Known for
Quantum Leap
8.2
TV Series
Director
(as Michael Watkins)
1990–1992 • 6 eps
Point of No Return
6.1
Movie
Cinematographer
(as Michael Watkins)
1993
Justified
8.6
TV Series
Director
(as Michael Watkins)
2010–2013 • 5 eps
NYPD Blue
7.8
TV Series
Director
(as Michael Watkins)
1996–2001 • 4 eps
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Director
64
Producer
9
Cinematographer
17
Production Manager
2
Camera and Electrical Department
2
Actor
1
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Director
Previous
64
Grey's Anatomy
7.6
TV Series
Director
(as Michael Watkins)
2018–2022
10 episodes
SEAL Team
7.8
TV Series
Director
(as Michael Watkins)
2017–2019
4 episodes
The Blacklist
7.9
TV Series
Director
2013–2017
22 episodes
Royal Pains
7.2
TV Series
Director
(as Michael Watkins)
2009–2013
8 episodes
Golden Boy
7.2
TV Series
Director
(as Michael Watkins)
2013
1 episode
Justified
8.6
TV Series
Director
(as Michael Watkins)
2010–2013
5 episodes
Grimm
7.9
TV Series
Director
(as Michael Watkins)
2012–2013
2 episodes
Body of Proof
7.1
TV Series
Director
(as Michael Watkins)
2013
1 episode
The Mob Doctor
6.5
TV Series
Director
(as Michael Watkins)
2013
1 episode
Fairly Legal
7.3
TV Series
Director
(as Michael Watkins)
2012
1 episode
In Plain Sight
7.4
TV Series
Director
(as Michael Watkins)
2009–2012
5 episodes
Criminal Minds
8.1
TV Series
Director
(as Michael Watkins)
2011–2012
2 episodes
Alphas
7.2
TV Series
Director
(as Michael Watkins)
2011
1 episode
The Event
7.0
TV Series
Director
(as Michael Watkins)
2011
1 episode
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
6.2
TV Series
Director
(as Michael Watkins)
2011
1 episode
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Producer
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9
The Blacklist
7.9
TV Series
executive producer
co-executive producer
2013–2017
87 episodes
The Blacklist: Redemption
7.0
TV Series
executive producer
2017
Prison Break
8.3
TV Series
co-executive producer
(as Michael Watkins)
2005
12 episodes
Las Vegas
7.4
TV Series
co-executive producer
(as Michael Watkins)
2003
9 episodes
Smallville
7.5
TV Series
co-executive producer
(as Michael Watkins)
2001
2 episodes
Semper Fi
5.2
TV Movie
executive producer
(as Michael Watkins)
2001
The X-Files
8.6
TV Series
co-executive producer
(as Michael Watkins)
1998–2000
38 episodes
Brooklyn South
7.4
TV Series
executive producer
(as Michael Watkins)
1997–1998
3 episodes
NYPD Blue
7.8
TV Series
producer
(as Michael Watkins)
1997
6 episodes
Cinematographer
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17
Little Shop of Erotica
4.1
Cinematographer
(as Michael Watkins)
2001
Desire
4.6
Video
Cinematographer
(as Michael Watkins)
1997
The Naked Detective
4.8
Cinematographer
(as Michael Watkins)
1996
Crowfoot
5.8
TV Movie
Cinematographer
1995
Family Album
6.3
TV Mini Series
director of photography
(as Michael Watkins)
1994
2 episodes
Accidental Meeting
4.6
TV Movie
Cinematographer
1994
Heart and Souls
7.0
director of photography
(as Michael Watkins)
1993
Point of No Return
6.1
director of photography
(as Michael Watkins)
1993
Quantum Leap
8.2
TV Series
director of photography
1989–1992
60 episodes
Steel Justice
3.4
TV Movie
Cinematographer
1992
For the Very First Time
6.3
TV Movie
Cinematographer
1991
Cold Sassy Tree
6.1
TV Movie
director of photography
(as Michael Watkins)
1989
Paramedics
4.1
Cinematographer
1988
The Glitter Dome
5.7
TV Movie
director of photography
(as Michael Watkins)
1984
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
7.1
TV Series
director of photography
(as Michael Watkins)
1983
4 episodes
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Alternative name
Michael Watkins
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Trivia
He directed episodes of both
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
and
Smallville (2001)
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