Anthony Maurice Hemingway (born 1977) is an American television and film director. He has worked extensively in television, directing numerous episodes of ''

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'', '' Treme'', ''

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'' and '' Shameless'', among others. He has also directed one feature film, ''

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'' in 2012. Before becoming a director he worked extensively as an assistant director in television and film.

Career

Hemingway began working in the industry on

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's HBO prison drama '' Oz'' as an assistant director. He later worked with Fontana on ''The Jury''. He was the first assistant director on the film '' Freedomland'' in 2006 which was written by ''The Wire'' writer

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and featured several cast members from that show alongside

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. He first worked with Jackson as assistant director on the 2002 film ''

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''. He first worked with director/producer

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on the 2000 film '' Takedown'' and has since collaborated with him on ''The Wire'' and ''

''. For ''

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'' Hemingway served as the first assistant director on several episodes in the first season and throughout the second and third season. He returned in 2006 as a director for the seventh episode of the fourth season "Unto Others". Showrunner David Simon (writer), David Simon said that Hemingway's directing debut proved what they already knew, "that it was time." The experience has led to directing work on several other series for Hemingway. Page 5 In 2012, Hemingway's first feature film ''

'' was released, produced by Rick McCallum and Chas. Floyd Johnson. HBO is also developing ''Bros'', a comedy set to be directed by Hemingway and written by Ben Cory Jones, that centers on three African-American brothers — two straight and one gay — who are each dealing with love and dating. In 2020, Anthony Hemingway signed a deal with 20th Television to produce and direct its own projects.

Personal life

Hemingway identifies as gay, stating that he had known his entire life. He and actor Steven Norfleet started dating in 2014, after being introduced through a mutual friend. They got engaged in June 2018 and married in September 2019.

Filmography

Director

Assistant director

*'' Freedomland'' (2006) First Assistant Director: Second Unit *''The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film), The Manchurian Candidate'' (2004) First Assistant Director: Washington, D.C./New York *''The Jury (TV series), The Jury'' (2004) First Assistant Director *''

'' (2002–2006) First Assistant Director - 23 episodes *''The Extreme Team'' (2003) First Assistant Director *'' Oz'' (2002) First Assistant Director - 4 episodes *''Juwanna Mann'' (2002) First Assistant Director *''New Best Friend'' (2002) Second Assistant Director *''

'' (2002) First Assistant Director: Second Unit *''Ali (film), Ali'' (2001) Second Assistant Director: New York *''Law & Order Criminal Intent'' (2001) First Assistant Director * ''The Corner'' (2000 TV Mini-Series) First Assistant Director - 4 episodes *'' Takedown'' (2000) Second Assistant Director *''Monday After the Miracle'' (1998 TV movie) Second Assistant Director *''Carriers'' (1998 TV movie) Second Assistant Director

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