Michael Nankin

Biography

Michael Nankin is a producer and director.

Career Overview

Michael Nankin has 42 screen credits in a career dating back to 1976. Signature works include Chris Watts: Confessions of a Killer, Midnight Madness, An Amish Sin. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

42

Birth Date

1955-12-26 00:00:00

Birth Place

Hollywood, California, USA

Known For

• 

  Chris Watts: Confessions of a Killer
• 

  Midnight Madness
• 

  An Amish Sin
• Break-In
• Junior High School
• 

  Gravity

Frequent Collaborators

• Carol Gwynn Thompson (2 collaborations)
• Charlie Brill (2 collaborations)
• Sean Kleier (1 collaborations)
• Ashley Williams (1 collaborations)
• Brooke Smith (1 collaborations)
• April Telek (1 collaborations)
• Chloe Van Landschoot (1 collaborations)
• Dan Willmott (1 collaborations)
• Ellie McPhee (1 collaborations)
• Dahlia Oldham (1 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (33 credits)

  • An Amish Sin

    director

    directing
    2022
  • Dark Winds

    - Ch'į́į́dii (Ghosts) (2025) ... director directing

    - Náá'tsoh (Big Eyes) (2025) ... director directing

    - The March (2023) ... director directing

    - Antigonish (2023) ... director directing
    2022
  • Billy the Kid

    - Fate (2022) ... director directing

    - The Little Bit of Paradise (2022) ... director directing
    2022
  • Chapelwaite

    - The Keeper (2021) ... director directing

    - The Gathering Dark (2021) ... director directing
    2021
  • Chris Watts: Confessions of a Killer

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Taken

    - Charm School (2018) ... director directing
    2017
  • Van Helsing

    - No 'I' in Team (2019) ... director directing

    - Stay Inside (2016) ... director directing

    - Seen You (2016) ... director directing

    - Help Me (2016) ... director directing
    2016
  • Killjoys

    - One Blood (2015) ... director directing
    2015
  • The Flash

    - The Last Temptation of Barry Allen (2) (2019) ... director directing
    2014
  • The Last Ship

    - Dog Day (2016) ... director directing
    2014
  • TURN: Washington's Spies

    - Valediction (2016) ... director directing
    2014
  • Black Sails

    - XIV. (2015) ... director directing
    2014
  • Defiance

    - Upon the March We Fittest Die (2015) ... director directing

    - The Awakening (2015) ... director directing

    - The Last Unicorns (2015) ... director directing

    - The World We Seize (2015) ... director directing

    - All Things Must Pass (2014) ... director directing
    2013
  • Witches of East End

    - The Old Man and the Key (2014) ... director directing
    2013
  • Hell on Wheels

    - The Railroad Job (2012) ... director directing
    2011
  • Alphas

    - The Quick and the Dead (2012) ... director directing
    2011
  • Lie to Me

    - Veronica (2010) ... director directing
    2009
  • FlashForward

    - A561984 (2009) ... director directing

    - Believe (2009) ... director directing
    2009
  • The Mentalist

    - Black Market (2014) ... director directing
    2008
  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

    - Mr. Ferguson Is Ill Today (2008) ... director directing
    2008
  • The Dresden Files

    - Hair of the Dog (2007) ... director directing
    2007
  • Break-In

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Heroes

    - Pass/Fail (2010) ... director directing
    2006
  • Eureka

    - Try, Try Again (2007) ... director directing
    2006
  • Invasion

    - The Dredge (2005) ... director directing
    2005
  • Battlestar Galactica

    - Someone to Watch Over Me (2009) ... director directing

    - Sometimes a Great Notion (2009) ... director directing

    - Faith (2008) ... director directing

    - The Ties That Bind (2008) ... director directing

    - Maelstrom (2007) ... director directing
    2004
  • The Agency

    - Finale (2002) ... director directing
    2001
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    - Bump and Grind (2010) ... director directing

    - Pool Shark (2010) ... director directing

    - Irradiator (2010) ... director directing

    - A Space Oddity (2009) ... director directing
    2000
  • Strong Medicine

    - Zol Zein Gezint (2001) ... director directing
    2000
  • Chicago Hope

    - Shutt Down (1994) ... director directing
    1994
  • Midnight Madness

    director

    directing
    1980
  • Junior High School

    director

    directing
    1978
  • Gravity

    director

    directing
    1976

• writing (8 credits)

  • An Amish Sin

    writer

    writing
    2022
  • Defiance

    - I Almost Prayed (2014) ... writer writing
    2013
  • Chicago Hope

    - Heartbreak (1995) ... writer writing

    - Genevieve and Fat Boy (1994) ... writer writing
    1994
  • Gate II

    writer

    writing
    1990
  • Russkies

    screenplay

    writing
    1987
  • The Gate

    screenplay

    writing
    1987
  • Midnight Madness

    writer

    writing
    1980
  • Junior High School

    writer

    writing
    1978

• production (1 credits)

  • Defiance

    co-executive producer

    production

    - Upon the March We Fittest Die (2015) ... co-executive producer production

    - The Awakening (2015) ... co-executive producer production

    - Of a Demon in My View (2015) ... co-executive producer production

    - When Twilight Dims the Sky Above (2015) ... co-executive producer production

    - Ostinato in White (2015) ... co-executive producer production
    2013