Greg Beeman (born 1962 in

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) is an American

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and

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and producer and winner of the

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award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement. He is well known for his work on the television series '' JAG'', ''

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'', and '' Heroes''. Beeman worked on the TNT apocalyptic/

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series ''

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'', as

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and main director.

Career

1980s

Beeman started his directorial career in the late 1980s, guest directing for the television show '' The Wonder Years,'' and directing two television films. In 1988, Beeman made his theatrical directing debut in '' License to Drive''.

1990s

During the early 1990s, Beeman continued work in the television industry, directing episodes of '' JAG'', ''

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'', ''

Danger Theatre ''Danger Theatre'' is an American half-hour comedy anthology series for television, produced by Universal Television and originally aired on the American Fox network from July 7 to August 22, 1993. Each half-hour-long show consisted of two comed ...

'', and ''

Nash Bridges ''Nash Bridges'' is an American police procedural television series created by Carlton Cuse. The show stars Don Johnson and Cheech Marin as two Inspectors with the San Francisco Police Department's Special Investigations Unit (SIU). The s ...

''. Beeman also contributed two episodes to the sci-fi series ''

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''. Beeman would work on numerous television projects during the late 1990s, most notably as a recurring director on television series '' JAG''.

2000s

In 2000, Beeman won a

award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs for the television film '' Miracle in Lane 2.'' In 2001, Beeman came on board

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series ''

'', as a director and co-executive producer. He later was promoted to

and directed the show's series finale. In 2003, Beeman was again nominated for a

award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs for the television adaptation of ''

A Ring of Endless Light ''A Ring of Endless Light'' is a 1980 novel by Madeleine L'Engle. The book tells of teenager Vicky Austin and her struggle to understand life and significance in the universe as she deals with her dying grandfather, while at the same time findin ...

''. In 2006, he became a co-executive producer and director on the NBC series '' Heroes''. He would later be promoted to

. ''Heroes'' was nominated for a

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for Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form in 2008. Beeman and fellow Heroes' producers were nominated for a PGA Award in the same year. In 2009, he joined

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drama ''

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'', as a director and

2010s

Beeman boarded the TNT

/ action series ''

'', as a director and co-executive producer in 2011. In the show's second season, Beeman served as

and primary director. For the TV series '' Minority Report'' and ''

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'', Beeman directed as well as acting as co-executive producer.

Filmography

Feature

Television

TV movies TV series

References

External links

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Greg Beeman's blog
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