Dermott Daniel Downs (born May 25, 1962) is an American

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, producer and

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. He is well known for his work on the U.S. remake of ''

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'', and for his vast contributions to

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's ''

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''.

Career

Downs first started his career as a

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; appearing in such films as '' The Morning After'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In his adulthood, he segued into cinematography; working on films ''Secret Lies'' and '' Takedown'', and television series ''

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'', '' CSI: New York'' and ''

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'', among others. He later began a career in directing. First helming an episode of a series he was doing photography work on; ''Justice''. Since then he has directed installments of '' Close to Home'', '' K-Ville'', '' Dark Blue'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Gotham'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

''Chase''

In 2010, Downs became a producer and director on the

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series ''

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''. Ultimately, he helmed 6 episodes of the 18-episode first season.

''The Tomorrow People''

In summer 2013, he joined

series ''

'', as a director of photography and director. During the course of the series' one-season run he directed 4 installments ("Sitting Ducks", "Superhero", "Smoke and Mirrors", "Kill Switch").

''Arrowverse''

''The Flash''

After having had worked for

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on ''Tomorrow People'', Berlanti brought Downs on to his new

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superhero series ''

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''. Downs directed the freshman season's fifth episode, "Plastique", featuring the introduction of the titular villainess. He returned to helm "Grodd Lives", the season one finale "Fast Enough", the second season's seventh installment, "Gorilla Warfare", the third season's eighth, thirteenth, fourteenth and seventeenth installments, " Invasion!", "Attack on Gorilla City", "Attack on Central City", and "Duet".

''Arrow''

Downs also worked on ''Flash'' sister-series ''

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'', directing the season three episodes "The Return" and "The Offer"; as well as the season five episode "Penance".

''
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''

In early 2015, Downs directed a 3-minute network presentation for future ''Flash''/''Arrow'' spin-off ''

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''. It was shot over the course of one night. The footage ultimately clinched the series order for the show in May 2015. Downs was later confirmed to return as a director for the first season. His first episode was the third, "Blood Ties". He went on to direct the fifth episode, "Fail-Safe"; and the first-season finale, "Legendary". He directed the season two premiere, "Out of Time", and the ninth installment, "Raiders of the Lost Art".

''Supergirl''

Dermott Down also directed several episodes of The CW show ''Supergirl'' including season 1 episodes "Fight or Flight", "For the Girl Who Has Everything", "Solitude" and season 3 episodes "Far From the Tree" and "Not Kansas".

''Batwoman''

Dermott Downs directed two episodes of

show ''Batwoman'' including the season 1 episodes "Down, Down, Down" and "Drink Me".

''Blindspot''

Dermott Downs directed three episodes of the

show ''Blindspot'' for the season one episode #19: " In the Comet of Us"; the season two episode #43: " In Words, Drown I"; and the season five episode #95: " Fire & Brimstone."

''Doom Patrol''

Dermott Downs directed three episodes of the

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show ''Doom Patrol'' including the season 1 episodes "Donkey Patrol", "Danny Patrol","Ezekiel Patrol" and the season 3 episode "Possibilities Patrol".

''Prodigal Son''

Dermott Downs directed two episodes of the

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show ''Prodigal Son'' which were the episodes "Scheherazade" and "The Killabustas"

''Chucky''

Dermott Downs directed two episodes of the

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and

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show ''Chucky'' which were the episodes "Give Me Something Good to Eat" and "I Like To Be Hugged"

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Dermot Downs directed two episodes of the

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show ''Fire Country'' which were the episodes "The Fresh Prince of Edgewater" and "Two Pink Lines"

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Downs, Dermott 1962 births American film directors American television directors Living people