Nelson McCormick (director)

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Nelson McCormick is an American director and producer of film and television. [1]

Some of his television directing credits include NYPD Blue , V.I.P , Alias , House , Third Watch , ER , Prison Break , 24 , The Closer , Southland , Nip/Tuck , Body of Proof , The West Wing , Criminal Minds , Daredevil and Lovecraft Country , among other TV series. [2]

He also directed two remakes of 1980s feature films Prom Night (2008) and The Stepfather (2009).

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