Martin Wood is a Canadian

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who has been directing since the mid-1990s. He specializes in science fiction, where he is best known for his work as a director and producer on ''

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'' (46 episodes), as well as its spin-off series ''

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'' (30 episodes).

Career

Martin Wood began his television career in 1995. Although he is best known for his work on the Stargate franchise's ''

'' and ''

'', he has also directed for many other television series, including ''

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'' and '' Earth: Final Conflict''. In addition, Martin directed two TV specials on

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. Along with

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and

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, Wood was one of ''Stargate SG-1'''s main directors during its 10-year run. He also frequently appears as an extra known as "Major Wood" in the ''Stargate SG-1'' episodes that he directs, often assisting Sergeant Siler as a repairman using the oversized crescent wrench that serves as an

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. He is also featured on many ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Stargate Atlantis'' DVD special features, such as featurettes and audio commentaries. Between 2008 and 2011, Wood directed several episodes of the science-fiction series ''

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'', starring

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and

Christopher Heyerdahl Christopher Heyerdahl (born September 18, 1963) is a Canadian actor who portrayed Alastair in '' Supernatural,'' the Wraith Todd in ''Stargate Atlantis'', Sam in ''Van Helsing,'' "Swede" in ''Hell on Wheels,'' and Marcus in '' The Twilight Saga ...

. He was also set to direct ''Stargate: Revolution'' (working title), the third ''Stargate SG-1'' direct-to-DVD movie, but that production has been shelved indefinitely.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Wood has won 1 award, out of 5 nominations.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0939869/awards

References

External links

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Martin Wood at Stargate Official SiteMartin Wood on StargateWiki
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Martin Living people Canadian film directors Canadian television directors Canadian cinematographers Canadian television producers Year of birth missing (living people)