Clark Mathis

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Clark Mathis
Other namesJ. Clark Mathis
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, television director
Years active1997–present

Clark Mathis (sometimes credited as J. Clark Mathis) is an American cinematographer and television director.

As a cinematographer, he photographed a number of notable films. His credits include the Disney Channel original film Gotta Kick It Up! (2002), In the Mix (2005), Rocky Balboa (2006) and Brian Robbins-directed films The Perfect Score (2004), Norbit (2007), Meet Dave (2008) and A Thousand Words (2012), the latter three films starring Eddie Murphy. [1] He also photographed for the television series Cousin Skeeter , The Fugitive , Birds of Prey and Love Bites .

He made his directorial debut with the film Bereft (2004), co-directing with actor Tim Daly. Since then he has primarily directed television, directing episodes of The Comeback , One Tree Hill , Blue Mountain State , Supah Ninjas and Grimm . [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Clark Mathis Movies & TV". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2011.