Uta Briesewitz

Biography

Uta Briesewitz (born September 1967) is a German film and television director and cinematographer.

Career Overview

Uta Briesewitz has 54 screen credits in a career dating back to 1997. Signature works include American Sweatshop, Severance, Clickbait. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

female

Known Credits

54

Birth Date

1967-09-01 00:00:00

Birth Place

Leverkusen, Germany

Known For

• 

  American Sweatshop
• 

  Severance
• Clickbait
• Salvage

Frequent Collaborators

• Daniela Melchior (2 collaborations)
• Lili Reinhart (1 collaborations)
• Jeremy Ang Jones (1 collaborations)
• Josh Whitehouse (1 collaborations)
• Tim Plester (1 collaborations)
• Christiane Paul (1 collaborations)
• Joel Fry (1 collaborations)
• Sean O. McGuiness (1 collaborations)
• Faith Delaney (1 collaborations)
• Mark Ryder (1 collaborations)

Credits

• camera (18 credits)

  • Bear Wars

    director of photography

    camera
    2026
  • Freaks of Nature

    director of photography

    camera
    2015
  • Arthur

    director of photography

    camera
    2011
  • Vanishing on 7th Street

    director of photography

    camera
    2010
  • Washingtonienne

    director of photography

    camera
    2009
  • Hung

    - Pilot (2009) ... director of photography camera
    2009
  • Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

    director of photography

    camera
    2007
  • The TV Set

    director of photography

    camera
    2007
  • Life Support

    director of photography

    camera
    2007
  • Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

    director of photography

    camera
    2003
  • The Scoundrel's Wife

    director of photography

    camera
    2002
  • XX/XY

    director of photography

    camera
    2002
  • The Wire

    - The Cost (2002) ... director of photography camera

    - Game Day (2002) ... director of photography camera

    - Lessons (2002) ... director of photography camera

    - One Arrest (2002) ... director of photography camera

    - The Wire (2002) ... director of photography camera
    2002
  • Session 9

    director of photography

    camera
    2001
  • Seven and a Match

    director of photography

    camera
    2001
  • Next Stop Wonderland

    director of photography

    camera
    1998
  • Getting Personal

    director of photography

    camera
    1998
  • A Guy Walks Into a Bar

    camera operator

    camera
    1997

• directing (32 credits)

  • Severance

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Clickbait

    director

    directing
    2026
  • American Sweatshop

    director

    directing
    2025
  • The Pitt

    - 8:00 P.M. (2026) ... director directing

    - 5:00 P.M. (2026) ... director directing

    - 1:00 P.M. (2026) ... director directing

    - 9:00 A.M. (2026) ... director directing
    2025
  • All's Fair

    - Divorce Is Like a Death (2025) ... director directing

    - This Is Me Trying (2025) ... director directing
    2025
  • Fellow Travelers

    - Make It Easy (2023) ... director directing

    - Beyond Measure (2023) ... director directing
    2023
  • Severance

    - The After Hours (2025) ... director directing

    - Attila (2025) ... director directing
    2022
  • The Old Man

    - XIII (2024) ... director directing

    - XI (2024) ... director directing
    2022
  • The Wheel of Time

    - Shadow's Waiting (2021) ... director directing

    - Leavetaking (2021) ... director directing
    2021
  • CSI: Vegas

    - Legacy (2021) ... director directing
    2021
  • Salvage

    director

    directing
    2018
  • Altered Carbon

    - Clash by Night (2018) ... director directing

    - The Wrong Man (2018) ... director directing
    2018
  • The Deuce

    - What Big Ideas (2018) ... director directing
    2017
  • Marvel's Iron Fist

    - Under Leaf Pluck Lotus (2017) ... director directing
    2017
  • Marvel's The Defenders

    - Take Shelter (2017) ... director directing
    2017
  • Stranger Things

    - Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum (2019) ... director directing

    - Chapter Five: The Flayed (2019) ... director directing
    2016
  • This Is Us

    - That'll Be the Day (2018) ... director directing

    - The Trip (2016) ... director directing
    2016
  • Westworld

    - Kiksuya (2018) ... director directing
    2016
  • Lethal Weapon

    - Brotherly Love (2017) ... director directing
    2016
  • Marvel's Jessica Jones

    - AKA Playland (2018) ... director directing

    - AKA I've Got the Blues (2015) ... director directing
    2015
  • Fear the Walking Dead

    - Pablo & Jessica (2016) ... director directing
    2015
  • Black Sails

    - XXXVI. (2017) ... director directing
    2014
  • The 100

    - Stealing Fire (2016) ... director directing

    - Bodyguard of Lies (2015) ... director directing
    2014
  • Jane the Virgin

    - Chapter Thirty-Six (2016) ... director directing

    - Chapter Thirty-Three (2016) ... director directing

    - Chapter Thirty (2015) ... director directing

    - Chapter Seventeen (2015) ... director directing

    - Chapter Two (2014) ... director directing
    2014
  • Orange Is the New Black

    - Full Bush, Half Snickers (2017) ... director directing

    - Piece of Sh*t (2016) ... director directing

    - Don’t Make Me Come Back There (2015) ... director directing

    - Tit Punch (2013) ... director directing
    2013
  • House of Lies

    - Pushback (2014) ... director directing
    2012
  • Black Mirror

    - Mazey Day (2023) ... director directing
    2011
  • Awkward.

    - Reality Does Not Bite (2015) ... director directing

    - Say No To The Dress (2015) ... director directing

    - Over the Hump (2014) ... director directing

    - Girl Rules (2014) ... director directing
    2011
  • Suburgatory

    - The Wishbone (2012) ... director directing
    2011
  • Hung

    - 'Money on the Floor' (2011) ... director directing

    - 'Take the Cake' or 'Are You Packing?' (2011) ... director directing

    - "Sing It Again Ray" or "Home Plate" (2010) ... director directing
    2009
  • In Treatment

    - Brooke - Week 3 (2021) ... director directing

    - Laila - Week 3 (2021) ... director directing

    - Colin - Week 3 (2021) ... director directing

    - Eladio - Week 3 (2021) ... director directing
    2008
  • Weeds

    - God Willing and the Creek Don't Rise (2012) ... director directing
    2005

• production (4 credits)

  • American Sweatshop

    producer

    production
    2025
  • The Pitt

    - 9:00 P.M. (2026) ... co-executive producer production

    - 8:00 P.M. (2026) ... co-executive producer production

    - 7:00 P.M. (2026) ... co-executive producer production

    - 6:00 P.M. (2026) ... co-executive producer production

    - 5:00 P.M. (2026) ... co-executive producer production
    2025
  • The Wheel of Time

    - The Eye of the World (2021) ... executive producer production

    - The Dark Along the Ways (2021) ... executive producer production

    - The Flame of Tar Valon (2021) ... executive producer production

    - Blood Calls Blood (2021) ... executive producer production

    - The Dragon Reborn (2021) ... executive producer production
    2021
  • CSI: Vegas

    - Legacy (2021) ... executive producer production
    2021