Alex Zakrzewski
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Alexander "Alex" Zakrzewski is an American television director
and cinematographer
. He has directed episodes of The Wire
, Numb3rs
, Cold Case, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
. He has worked on several Tom Fontana
produced shows including Oz
, Homicide: Life on the Street
and The Jury
. He is currently married to Mariora Goschen, who was the model used on the cover of the self-titled Blind Faith album.
For The Wire he directed the ninth episode of the third season, "Slapstick
", in 2004. He returned in 2006 to direct the ninth episode of the fourth season, "Know Your Place
". Show runner
David Simon first worked with Zakrzewski on Homicide and praised Zakrzewski's work on the restaurant scene between Howard "Bunny" Colvin and his students in the episode.
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
and cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
. He has directed episodes of The Wire
The Wire (TV series)
The Wire is an American television drama series set and produced in and around Baltimore, Maryland. Created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon, the series was broadcast by the premium cable network HBO in the United States...
, Numb3rs
NUMB3RS
Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes...
, Cold Case, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced...
. He has worked on several Tom Fontana
Tom Fontana
Tom Fontana is an American writer and producer.-TV career:Fontana has been a writer/producer for such series as Oz , The Jury, The Beat, The Bedford Diaries, Homicide: Life on the Street, St...
produced shows including Oz
Oz (TV series)
Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes . It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by premium cable network HBO. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997 and ran for six seasons...
, Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons on NBC from 1993 to 1999, and was succeeded by a TV movie, which also acted as the de-facto series finale...
and The Jury
The Jury (TV series)
The Jury is an American legal drama television series that was broadcast by the Fox Network in 2004. Each week, in the same New York City courtroom, a new 12-person jury deliberates over a criminal case...
. He is currently married to Mariora Goschen, who was the model used on the cover of the self-titled Blind Faith album.
For The Wire he directed the ninth episode of the third season, "Slapstick
Slapstick (The Wire episode)
"Slapstick" is the ninth episode of the third season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by David Simon from a story by David Simon & George Pelecanos and was directed by Alex Zakrzewski...
", in 2004. He returned in 2006 to direct the ninth episode of the fourth season, "Know Your Place
Know Your Place
"Know Your Place" is the ninth episode of the fourth season of the HBO original series The Wire. Written by Kia Corthron from a story by Ed Burns & Kia Corthron, and directed by Alex Zakrzewski, it originally aired on November 12, 2006.-Title reference:...
". Show runner
Show runner
Showrunner is a term of art originating in the United States and Canadian television industry referring to the person who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of a television seriesalthough such persons generally are credited as an executive producer...
David Simon first worked with Zakrzewski on Homicide and praised Zakrzewski's work on the restaurant scene between Howard "Bunny" Colvin and his students in the episode.
Director
| Year | Show | Episode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Treme Treme (TV series) Treme is an American television drama series created by David Simon and Eric Overmyer that premiered on April 11, 2010 on HBO. It takes its name from Tremé, a neighborhood of New Orleans... |
"Santa Claus, Do You Ever Get the Blues?" | Season 2, episode 4 |
| 2010 | Memphis Beat Memphis Beat Memphis Beat is an American drama series that debuted on TNT on June 22, 2010 and ended on August 16, 2011. Memphis Beat was officially canceled on October 14, 2011.-Overview:... |
"One Night of Sin" | Season 1, episode 5 |
| The Good Wife | "Bad" | Season 1, episode 13 | |
| 2008 | Life on Mars | "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows" | Season 1, episode 4 |
| Swingtown Swingtown Swingtown was an American television series created by Mike Kelley as a summer replacement series for CBS. The show was a period and relationship drama about the impact of sexual and social liberation in 1970s American suburban households, with story arcs involving open marriages and key... |
"Running on Empty" | Season 1, episode 10 | |
| Numb3rs NUMB3RS Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes... |
"High Exposure" | Season 5, episode 1 | |
| "Pay to Play" | Season 4, episode 17 | ||
| CSI: NY CSI: NY CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes... |
"Enough" | Season 5, episode 6 | |
| Cold Case | "Shore Leave | Season 6, episode 5 | |
| "Bad Reputation" | Season 5, episode 16 | ||
| 2007 | Cane Cane (TV series) Cane is an American television drama created by Cynthia Cidre, who also served as executive producer alongside Jonathan Prince, Jimmy Iovine and Polly Anthony. The pilot was directed by Christian Duguay... |
"One Man Is an Island" | Season 1, episode 7 |
| Tell Me You Love Me Tell Me You Love Me Tell Me You Love Me is an American cable television drama series that premiered on HBO and on The Movie Network on September 9, 2007.The series was created by Cynthia Mort and originally conceived as sexlife. The pilot episode was produced and directed by Patricia Rozema and shot in Winnipeg,... |
"1.8" | Season 1, episode 8 | |
| Smith Smith (TV series) Smith is an American television drama that premiered on September 16, 2006 at 10:00 PM ET on CBS and on September 18, 2006 on CTV in Canada... |
"Six" | Season 1, episode 6 | |
| The Unit The Unit The Unit is an American action-drama television series that focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled after the real-life U.S. Army special operations unit commonly known as Delta Force... |
"The Outsiders" | Season 2, episode 19 | |
| Cold Case | "Thrill Kill" | Season 5, episode 1 | |
| "Stalker" | Season 4, episode 24 | ||
| "8:03 AM" | Season 4, episode 14 | ||
| Numb3rs | "Tabu" | Season 4, episode 8 | |
| "Hollywood Homicide" | Season 4, episode 2 | ||
| "Contenders" | Season 3, episode 16 | ||
| 2006 | "Two Daughters" | Season 3, episode 2 | |
| "Double Down" | Season 2, episode 13 | ||
| Cold Case | "The War at Home" | Season 4, episode 2 | |
| "Death Penalty: Final Appeal" | Season 3, episode 20 | ||
| "Sanctuary" | Season 3, episode 15 | ||
| The Unit | "Off the Meter" | Season 2, episode 7 | |
| The Wire The Wire (TV series) The Wire is an American television drama series set and produced in and around Baltimore, Maryland. Created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon, the series was broadcast by the premium cable network HBO in the United States... |
"Know Your Place Know Your Place "Know Your Place" is the ninth episode of the fourth season of the HBO original series The Wire. Written by Kia Corthron from a story by Ed Burns & Kia Corthron, and directed by Alex Zakrzewski, it originally aired on November 12, 2006.-Title reference:... " |
Season 4 The Wire (season 4) The fourth season of the television series The Wire commenced airing in the United States on September 10, 2006, concluded on December 10, 2006, and contained 13 episodes... , episode 8 |
|
| Saved Saved (TV series) Saved is a medical drama television series, which was broadcast on Turner Network Television in 2006. The series was created by David Manson.... |
"Cowboys & Independents" | Season 1, episode 6 | |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | "Judgment Call" | Season 2, episode 1 |
| "Counterfit Reality" | Season 1, episode 7 | ||
| The Wire | "Slapstick Slapstick (The Wire episode) "Slapstick" is the ninth episode of the third season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by David Simon from a story by David Simon & George Pelecanos and was directed by Alex Zakrzewski... " |
Season 3 The Wire (season 3) The third season of the television series The Wire commenced airing in the United States on September 19, 2004, concluded on December 19, 2004, and contained 12 episodes... , episode 9 |
|
| E-Ring E-Ring E-Ring is an American television military drama, created by Ken Robinson and David McKenna and executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, that premiered on NBC on September 21, 2005... |
"Christmas Story" | Season 1, episode 11 | |
| Close to Home | "Double Life Wife | Season 1, episode 7 | |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama... |
"Unchained" | Season 5, episode 4 | |
| "My Good Name" | Season 4, episode 22 | ||
| Wanted Wanted (TV series) Wanted is a 2005 American primetime police drama television series broadcast on the TNT network. The series was created by Louis St. Clair and Jorge Zamacona, and executive produced by Aaron Spelling, E... |
Unknown episodes | ||
| CSI: NY | "Recycling" | Season 1, episode 12 | |
| Cold Case | "Committed" | Season 3, episode 5 | |
| "Creatures of the Night" | Season 2, episode 21 | ||
| "Revolution" | Season 2, episode 14 | ||
| 2004 | "The House" | Season 2, episode 4 | |
| "Resolutions" | Season 1, episode 18 | ||
| CSI: NY | "Three Generations Are Enough" | Season 1, episode 8 | |
| The Jury The Jury (TV series) The Jury is an American legal drama television series that was broadcast by the Fox Network in 2004. Each week, in the same New York City courtroom, a new 12-person jury deliberates over a criminal case... |
"Last Rites" | Season 1, episode 5 | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced... |
"Criminal" | ||
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | "Eosphoros" | Season 4, episode 5 | |
| "Fico Di Capo" | Season 3, episode 19 | ||
| 2003 | "Pravda" | Season 3, episode 5 | |
| "The Gift" | Season 3, episode 3 | ||
| "Con-text" | Season 2, episode 10 | ||
| 10-8: Officers on Duty | "A Hard Day's Night" | Season 1, episode 2 | |
| The Handler The Handler (TV series) The Handler is a crime series created by Canadian writer-producer Chris Haddock, airing in the United States on CBS in the 2003-04 season. The show starred Joe Pantoliano as Joe Renato, an FBI agent assigned to train and handle young undercover officers in the FBI. Other cast members included... |
Unknown episodes | ||
| Oz Oz (TV series) Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes . It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by premium cable network HBO. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997 and ran for six seasons... |
"Exeunt Omnes" | ||
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | "Abomination" | ||
| "Futility" | |||
| "Appearances" | |||
| "Pandora" | |||
| 2002 | "Disappearing Acts" | ||
| "Execution" | |||
| "Protection" | |||
| Oz | "Impotence" | ||
| "Visitation" | |||
| Boomtown | "Coyote" | ||
| Hack | Unknown episodes | ||
| Crossing Jordan Crossing Jordan Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office... |
"Acts of Mercy" | ||
| 2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | "Scourge" | |
| Oz | "Medium Rare" | ||
| The Agency | Unknown episodes | ||
| 2000 | The Beat | Unknown episodes | |
Cinematographer
- Crime & PunishmentCrime & PunishmentCrime & Punishment is a 2002 reality television spin-off of the Law & Order franchise. It premiered on NBC on Sunday, June 16, 2002, and ran through the summers of 2002, 2003, and 2004.-Description:...
(2002) - The Beat (2000)
- Homicide: Life on the StreetHomicide: Life on the StreetHomicide: Life on the Street is an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons on NBC from 1993 to 1999, and was succeeded by a TV movie, which also acted as the de-facto series finale...
(1995–1999) - OzOz (TV series)Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes . It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by premium cable network HBO. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997 and ran for six seasons...
(1997)