Jim McKay is an American film and television director, producer and writer.
Jim McKay | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation(s) | Television director, film producer, screenwriter, film director, television producer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
He has directed episodes of The Wire, Treme,[1] Better Call Saul, Big Love, Criminal Intent and Mr. Robot as well as writing and directing Everyday People and Angel Rodriguez.
Career
editFor The Wire McKay directed the fourth episode of the fourth season, "Refugees".[2][3] Show runner David Simon had seen McKay's HBO films and describes them as "masterful, ordinary-life movies" and thought that McKay would be perfect for the series based on their shared characteristics of accumulating drama in small moments.[4] McKay has worked with several cast members of the show on other projects including Reg E. Cathey and Jamie Hector on Everyday People and Wendell Pierce on Life Support.
Filmography
editFilm
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | En el séptimo día | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2000 | Our Song | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1996 | Girls Town | Yes | Yes | No |
TV movies
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Life Support | No | Yes | No |
| 2005 | Angel Rodriguez | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2004 | Everyday People | Yes | Yes | No |
TV series
| Year | Title | Episode |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | "Nemesis" |
| 2021 | FBI: Most Wanted | "Dysfunction" |
| 2020 | Better Call Saul | "Dedicado a Max" |
| Home Before Dark | "Search Party" | |
| "The Future Is Female" | ||
| 2019 | Evil | "Vatican III" |
| For The People | "The Boxer" | |
| The Good Fight | "The One Where a Nazi Gets Punched" | |
| 2018 | Quantico | "Deep Cover" |
| Better Call Saul | “Coushatta” | |
| Instinct | “Bad Actors” | |
| The Good Fight | “Day 436” | |
| “Day 415” | ||
| 2017 | Quantico | "Resistance" |
| The Good Fight | "Self Condemned" | |
| "Social Media and Its Discontents" | ||
| Shades of Blue | “Chaos Is Come Again” | |
| “Unpaid Debts” | ||
| 2016 | Power | “Trust Me” |
| BrainDead | “Goring Oxes: How You Can Survive the War on Government Through Five Easy Steps” | |
| “Playing Politics: Living Life in the Shadow of the Budget Showdown - A Critique” | ||
| 2015 | Power | “Time's Up” |
| Mr. Robot | "eps1.4_3xpl0its.wmv" | |
| "eps1.2_d3bug.mkv" | ||
| The Good Wife | “KSR” | |
| “Taxed” | ||
| “Innocents” | ||
| “Dark Money” | ||
| 2014 | Bosch | "Chapter One: 'Tis the Season" |
| Rectify | “Mazel Tov” | |
| The Good Wife | "Trust Issues" | |
| "The Last Call" | ||
| 2013 | The Good Wife | “Red Team, Blue Team” |
| Rectify | “Plato’s Cave” | |
| Betrayal | “ ...That Is Not What Ships Are Built For” | |
| Zero Hour | "Sync” | |
| The Americans | ”Safe House” | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | “Deadly Ambition” | |
| 2012 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | “Friending Emily” |
| “Home Invasions” | ||
| Treme | “Saints“ | |
| Boss | “Louder Than Words” | |
| Blue Bloods | ”Reagan V. Reagan” | |
| 2011 | Boss | ”Slip” |
| "Reflex" | ||
| The Good Wife | "The Death Zone" | |
| "Silver Bullet" | ||
| 2010 | Treme | "Meet De Boys on the Battlefront" |
| Law & Order | "Immortal" | |
| "Four Cops Shot" | ||
| The Good Wife | "Bad Girls" | |
| In Treatment | ”Jesse: Week Seven” | |
| ”Jesse: Week Six” | ||
| ”Frances: Week Five” | ||
| ”Jesse: Week Four” | ||
| ”Adele: Week Three” | ||
| ”Jesse: Week Two” | ||
| ”Frances: Week Two” | ||
| 2009 | The Good Wife | "Unprepared" |
| Law & Order | "Dignity" | |
| "Take-Out" | ||
| "Chattel" | ||
| Hung | "The Rita Flower or the Indelible Stench" | |
| In Treatment | "April: Week Seven" | |
| "April: Week Five" | ||
| "April: Week Four" | ||
| Big Love | "Empire" | |
| 2008 | Law & Order | "Excalibur" |
| "Quit Claim" | ||
| Gossip Girl | "The Ex-Files" | |
| New Amsterdam | "Keep the Change" | |
| Breaking Bad | "Cancer Man" | |
| 2007 | Big Love | "Take Me As I Am" |
| "Dating Game" | ||
| Law & Order Criminal Intent | "Flipped" | |
| 2006 | "Maltese Cross" | |
| The Wire | "Refugees" |
References
edit- ^ HBO. "Treme episode "Meet De Boys on the Battleforont" synopsis". Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ^ Dennis Lehane, Ed Burns (October 31, 2004). "Refugees". The Wire. Season 4. Episode 04. HBO.
- ^ "Episode guide – episode 41 Refugees". HBO. 2006. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2006.
- ^ Jim King (2003). "3rd Exclusive David Simon interview". The Wire at AOL. Retrieved November 5, 2007. Page 5