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Stephen Surjik (born 1960) is a film and television director, and producer.
He is known for his work on the film Wayne's World 2 , the Marvel Television series Daredevil and The Punisher , the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy and The Witcher .
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 .
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. [1]
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 .
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.
Short film
Feature film
TV series
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-1991 | Maniac Mansion | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 1990-1993 | The Kids in the Hall | Yes | No | Film segments, 24 episodes |
| 1991 | Max Glick | Yes | No | Episode "Odd Couple" |
| 1992-1995 | Road to Avonlea | Yes | No | 5 episodes |
| 1994 | The X-Files | Yes | No | Episode: "Excelsis Dei" |
| 1998-2005 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Yes | No | 10 episodes |
| 1999 | Due South | Yes | No | Episode: "A Likely Story" |
| Legacy | Yes | No | 2 episodes | |
| 2000-2001 | Bull | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Soul Food | Yes | No | Episode: "The Root" |
| 2002 | The American Embassy | Yes | No | Episode: "China Cup" |
| Miss Miami | Yes | No | TV Pilot | |
| 2003 | Wild Card | Yes | No | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2003-2004 | The Handler | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Terminal City | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 2005-2006 | Da Vinci's City Hall | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 2005-2007 | Intelligence | Yes | Co-producer | 8 episodes |
| 2006 | Monk | Yes | No | Episodes: "Mr. Monk Bumps His Head" and "Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing" |
| 2007-2010 | Psych | Yes | No | 7 episodes |
| 2007-2013 | Burn Notice | Yes | Co-executive | 10 episodes |
| 2008-2009 | Flashpoint | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | The Listener | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| Eureka | Yes | No | Episode: "Shower the People" | |
| 2009-2011 | Warehouse 13 | Yes | Yes | 6 episodes; Also supervising producer of 13 episodes |
| 2010 | Shattered | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| The Good Guys | Yes | No | 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | No Ordinary Family | Yes | No | Episode: "No Ordinary Proposal" |
| 2012 | Common Law | Yes | Co-executive | 2 episodes |
| 2012-2016 | Person of Interest | Yes | No | 7 episodes |
| 2013 | The Blacklist | Yes | No | Episode: "General Ludd" |
| 2014 | Reckless | Yes | No | Episode: "Stand Your Ground" |
| Arrow | Yes | No | Episode: "Corto Maltese" | |
| 2014-2015 | Graceland | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | The Flash | Yes | No | Episode: "Fallout" |
| 2015-2016 | The Romeo Section | Yes | Executive | 2 episodes |
| 2015-2018 | Daredevil | Yes | No | 4 episodes |
| 2015-2019 | Jessica Jones | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Bates Motel | Yes | No | Episode: "Unfaithful" |
| 2016-2018 | Luke Cage | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Designated Survivor | Yes | No | Episode: "Warriors" |
| Hand of God | Yes | No | Episode: "What Do You Hear..." | |
| The Defenders | Yes | No | Episode: "Ashes, Ashes" | |
| The Punisher | Yes | No | Episode: "Memento Mori" | |
| 2017-2018 | Iron Fist | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 2017-2019 | The Gifted | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Six | Yes | No | Episode: "Dua" |
| Runaways | Yes | No | Episode: "Earth Angel" | |
| 2018-2019 | Lost in Space | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Instinct | Yes | No | Episode: "Stay Gold" |
| See | Yes | No | Episode: "Silk" | |
| 2019-2022 | FBI | Yes | No | 5 episodes |
| 2019-2020 | The Umbrella Academy | Yes | No | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | The Witcher | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Reacher | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| 2022-2024 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
| 2023 | FUBAR | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
TV movies
Acting roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Kids in the Hall | Prisoner | Episode 5 |
| 1993 | Wayne's World 2 | Director | Uncredited |
| 1999 | The City | Garston | Episode "Shadows" |
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