Gwyneth Horder-Payton

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Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Born (1962-12-10) December 10, 1962 (age 61)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationTelevision director
Years active1986–present

Gwyneth Horder-Payton is an American television director.

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Beginning in the late 1980s, she worked as an assistant director on a number of films such as Pacific Heights , The Doors , Raising Cain , I Love Trouble , Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco and other films.

She made her television directorial debut on the FX series The Shield , on which she was working as a first AD. Some of her subsequent television directing credits include The Riches , Bionic Woman , My Own Worst Enemy , Fringe , Battlestar Galactica , Criminal Minds , The Unit , Cold Case , Numb3rs , Blue Bloods , Sons of Anarchy , The Walking Dead , [1] The Killing , NYC 22 , Once Upon a Time , Hawaii Five-0 , American Horror Story , Feud: Bette and Joan , 9-1-1 , The Politician , 9-1-1: Lone Star and Big Sky .

Horder-Payton is the granddaughter of actor Victor McLaglen ( The Informer ), and the niece of director Andrew V. McLaglen ( Shenandoah ). [2]

Filmography

YearTitleNotes
2006-2008 The Shield Director, 5 episodes
2006-2009 Criminal Minds Director, 3 episodes
The Unit Director, 2 episodes
2007 The Riches Director, episode "Been There, Done That"
Bionic Woman Director, episode "Do Not Disturb"
2008 Saving Grace Director, episode "Are You an Indian Princess?"
Fringe Director, episode "The Equation"
My Own Worst Enemy Director, episode "Love In All the Wrong Places"
2008-2013 Sons of Anarchy Director, 11 episodes
2009 Battlestar Galactica Director, episode "No Exit"
2009-2010 Numbers Director, 2 episodes
2010 Cold Case Director, episode "The Good Soldier"
Blue Bloods Director, episode "Smack Attack"
The Whole Truth Director, episode "Cold Case"
2010-2011 The Walking Dead Director, episodes "Tell It to the Frogs" and "What Lies Ahead"
2011 The Killing Director, episode "El Diablo"
Torchwood Director, episodes "Immortal Sins" and "End of the Road"
Prime Suspect Director, episode "A Gorgeous Mosaic"
2012 Touch Director, episode "Noosphere Rising"
NYC 22 Director, episode "Block Party"
Last Resort Director, episode "Big Chicken Dinner"
Hawaii Five-0 Director, episode "Death Wish"
2012-2014 Longmire Director, 3 episodes
2012-2015 Justified Director, 4 episodes
Once Upon a Time Director, 6 episodes
2013 The Bridge Director, 2 episodes
2014-2016 Tyrant Director, 8 episodes; Co-executive producer, 22 episodes
2016-2024 American Horror Story Director, 7 episodes
2017 The Americans Director, episode "What's the Matter with Kansas?"
Feud Director, 2 episodes
The Last Tycoon Director, episode "Eine Kleine Reichmusik"
2018 American Crime Story Director, 3 episodes
9-1-1 Director, 5 episodes
2018-2019 Pose
2019-2020 The Politician Director, 4 episodes
2020 9-1-1: Lone Star Director, episode "Monster Inside"
2020-2021 Big Sky Director, 4 episodes
2022 Pam & Tommy Director, 2 episodies
The Offer (TV series) Director, 2 episodes
The Patient Director, 2 episodes
Welcome to Chippendales Director, 2 episodes
2023 Rabbit Hole Director, episode: "The Playbook"
Justified: City Primeval Director, episode: "Kokomo"
2024 Outer Range Director, 2 episodes

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References

  1. Dispatches From the Set - Season Premiere Director Gwyneth Horder-Payton Archived April 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , AMCTV.com
  2. O'Malley, Sheila (March 19, 2017). "'Feud: Bette and Joan' Episode 3: Mommy Knows Best. Or Maybe Not". The New York Times. Retrieved November 28, 2020.