Stephen Surjik
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| Born | 1960 (age 60–61) Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Other names | Steve Surjik |
| Occupation | Television director, film director, producer |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Stephen Surjik (born 1960) is a Canadian film and television director, and producer.
He is well known for his work on the film Wayne's World 2, the USA Network series Burn Notice, and the CBS drama Person of Interest.
He was nominated three times for Gemini Awards for best direction, for Little Criminals, Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery and Intelligence, and received four Emmy Award nominations for Weapons of Mass Distraction.
Career[]
My directing style is determined by the script–not by the type of shoes that I prefer. I therefore attempt to reinforce what is on the page and I keep my tube-top fetishes to myself
—Surjik on his directing method.[1]
Born in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1960,[citation needed] he studied at the Concordia University in Montreal and received a Best Director award at the 14th Canadian Student Film & Video Festival in 1982 for Second Story Man.[2]
After working as production designer and art director in the mid-80s, he moved on, directing for the series The Kids in the Hall. In 1993 Surjik made his feature film debut with Wayne's World 2, starring fellow Canadian Mike Myers.
For television, he has directed films such as the 1996 Grand Prix "Cinéma Tout Ecran" award-winning Little Criminals, the Emmy-nominated Weapons of Mass Distraction, starring Ben Kingsley and Gabriel Byrne, and the CBC movie Intelligence. His episodic credits include Da Vinci's Inquest, Legacy, The Handler, Road to Avonlea, Due South, X-Files, Warehouse 13 and pilots for Bull, Miss Miami and Zoe Busiek: Wildcard and Intelligence. His more recent television work includes; Common Law, Burn Notice, Graceland, Person of Interest, Arrow and The Flash.
Radio show[]
In 2018 Surjik launched his own radio show and podcast on Brigade-Radio-One called Field Report. The show is produced by Ethan Dettenmaier and centers on his current projects.
Filmography[]
As director[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1985 | Shipbuilder | Short film |
| 1990-1991 | Maniac Mansion | 2 episodes |
| 1990-1993 | The Kids in the Hall | Film segments, 24 episodes |
| 1991 | Max Glick | Episode "Odd Couple" |
| 1992-1995 | Road to Avonlea | 5 episodes |
| 1993 | Wayne's World 2 | |
| 1994 | Mary Silliman's War | TV Movie |
| The X-Files | Episode: "Excelsis Dei" | |
| 1995 | Grand Larceny | TV Movie |
| Long Island Fever | TV Movie | |
| Little Criminals | TV Movie | |
| 1997 | Weapons of Mass Distraction | TV Movie |
| 1998-2005 | Da Vinci's Inquest | 10 episodes |
| 1999 | Due South | Episode: "A Likely Story" |
| Legacy | 2 episodes | |
| 2000-2001 | Bull | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Soul Food | Episode: "The Root" |
| 2002 | The American Embassy | Episode: "China Cup" |
| Miss Miami | TV Pilot | |
| 2003 | Wild Card | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2003-2004 | The Handler | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Terminal City | 2 episodes |
| Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery | TV Movie | |
| 2005-2006 | Da Vinci's City Hall | 2 episodes |
| 2005-2007 | Intelligence | 8 episodes |
| 2006 | Monk | Episodes: "Mr. Monk Bumps His Head" and "Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing" |
| 2007 | I Want Candy | |
| 2007-2010 | Psych | 7 episodes |
| 2007-2013 | Burn Notice | 10 episodes |
| 2008-2009 | Flashpoint | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | The Listener | 2 episodes |
| Eureka | Episode: "Shower the People" | |
| 2009-2011 | Warehouse 13 | 6 episodes |
| 2010 | Shattered | 2 episodes |
| The Good Guys | 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | No Ordinary Family | Episode: "No Ordinary Proposal" |
| 2012 | Common Law | 2 episodes |
| 2012-2016 | Person of Interest | 7 episodes |
| 2013 | The Blacklist | Episode: "General Ludd" |
| 2014 | Reckless | Episode: "Stand Your Ground" |
| Arrow | Episode: "Corto Maltese" | |
| 2014-2015 | Graceland | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | The Flash | Episode: "Fallout" |
| 2015-2016 | The Romeo Section | 2 episodes |
| 2015-2018 | Marvel's Daredevil | 4 episodes |
| 2015-2019 | Marvel's Jessica Jones | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Bates Motel | Episode: "Unfaithful" |
| 2016-2018 | Marvel's Luke Cage | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Designated Survivor | Episode: "Warriors" |
| Hand of God | Episode: "What Do You Hear..." | |
| Marvel's The Defenders | Episode: "Ashes, Ashes" | |
| The Punisher | Episode: "Memento Mori" | |
| 2017-2018 | Marvel's Iron Fist | 2 episodes |
| 2017-2019 | The Gifted | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Six | Episode: "Dua" |
| Marvel's Runaways | Episode: "Earth Angel" | |
| 2018-2019 | Lost in Space | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Instinct | Episode: "Stay Gold" |
| See | Episode: "Silk" | |
| 2019-2021 | FBI | 3 episodes |
| 2019-2020 | The Umbrella Academy | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | The Witcher | 2 episodes |
As producer[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005-2007 | Intelligence | Co-producer, 26 episodes |
| 2009 | Warehouse 13 | 8 episodes; Supervising producer, 13 episodes |
| 2012 | Common Law | Co-executive producer, 11 episodes |
| 2012-2013 | Burn Notice | Co-executive producer, 31 episodes |
| 2015-2016 | The Romeo Section | Executive producer, 20 episodes |
As actor[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | The Kids in the Hall | Prisoner | Episode: "Episode 5" |
| 1993 | Wayne's World 2 | Director | Uncredited |
| 1999 | The City | Garston | Episode: "Shadows" |
Notes[]
- ^ Playback magazine June 15, 1998
- ^ Canadian Student Film & Video Festival Archived 2005-11-23 at the Wayback Machine (Montreal World Film Festival)
External links[]
- Stephen Surjik at IMDb
- I Want Candy at IMDb
- Official Site including Trailer
- Candy Fiveways MySpace page
- Sky Movies including video diary
- Video of Surjik directing an episode of "Intelligence"[permanent dead link]
- Surjik's radio show
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- Canadian art directors
- Film directors from Saskatchewan
- Canadian production designers
- Canadian television directors
- Concordia University alumni
- Living people
- People from Regina, Saskatchewan
- Canadian Film Centre alumni
- 1960 births