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Doug Aarniokoski | |
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| Born | Douglas Aarniokoski August 25, 1965 |
| Other names | Arnold Cassius |
| Occupation(s) | Television director, producer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Douglas Aarniokoski (born August 25, 1965) is an American television director and producer.
He is well known for his work on the CBS series Star Trek: Discovery , Star Trek: Short Treks , Star Trek: Picard , Criminal Minds , S.W.A.T. , and The CW superhero drama Arrow . He has also worked on FOX supernatural series Sleepy Hollow .
Aarniokoski got his start as a production assistant on Turner & Hooch and as a personal assistant to Tom Cruise on his 1990 film Days of Thunder . He then worked on the 1992 horror feature Doctor Mordrid , as the first assistant director. He went on to serve as assistant director on several other films such as From Dusk till Dawn , Living Out Loud , The Faculty , and Spy Kids . [1]
Later he began serving as a second unit director for features such as The Medallion , Once Upon a Time in Mexico , and Resident Evil: Extinction . [1]
His directorial debut was with the 2000 action film Highlander: Endgame . His other credits include Animals and The Day . [1]
He co-wrote and directed the 2013 horror Nurse 3D . [1]
Aarniokoski has directed 8 installments of the CBS series Criminal Minds since 2011, while directing two episodes of The CW's Green Arrow origin series Arrow and one of its sister-series, The Flash . [1] [2]
During the first season of the FOX series Sleepy Hollow , Aarniokoski directed the 7th episode, "The Midnight Ride". In winter 2014, he joined as supervising producer and main director on the show. He has since directed the second-season episodes "Go Where I Send Thee...", "And the Abyss Gazes Back", "Kali Yuga" and "Awakening". [2]
In 2015, he joined the new CBS series Limitless , as supervising producer and director. The show will be run by former Sleepy Hollow co-worker Mark Goffman. [3]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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| 1993 | Puppet Master 4 | No | Yes | Direct-to-video |
| 1994 | Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter | No | Yes | |
| 2000 | Highlander: Endgame | Yes | No | |
| 2009 | Animals | Yes | No | Credited as Arnold Cassius |
| 2011 | The Day | Yes | No | |
| 2014 | Nurse 3D | Yes | Yes |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2011–2014 | Criminal Minds | 8 episodes |
| 2013–2015 | Sleepy Hollow | 6 episodes |
| 2013 | Hungry | |
| 2014–2015 | Arrow | Episodes "Seeing Red" and "Broken Arrow" |
| 2015 | The Flash | Episode "Rogue Air" |
| 2015–2016 | Limitless | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | American Gothic | Episode "The Oxbow" |
| 2016–2017 | Bull | 4 episodes |
| 2017–2020 | Star Trek: Discovery | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | Timeless | Episode "Mrs. Sherlock Holmes" |
| Instinct | 3 episodes | |
| Salvation | Episode "White House Down" | |
| Star Trek: Short Treks | Episode "The Brightest Star" | |
| 2018–2023 | S.W.A.T. | 5 episodes |
| 2019-2020 | Blue Bloods | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Charmed | Episode "Curse Words" |
| 2020–2023 | Star Trek: Picard | 5 episodes |
| 2021 | Clarice | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Dr. Evil's Telephone | Voice, Uncredited |
| 1998 | The Faculty | Brun Coach | |
| 2000 | Highlander: Endgame | Kirk |
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