John MacCarthy

Biography

Career Overview

John MacCarthy has 40 screen credits in a career dating back to 1996. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Mystery 101 Collection with 6 titles. Signature works include Dark Angel, Millennium, Final Destination 3. 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

40

Known For

• 

  Dark Angel
• 

  Millennium
• 

  Final Destination 3
• 

  Elektra
• 

  Love Happens
• 

  Snakes on a Plane

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

• Mystery 101 Collection (6 titles)
• Final Destination (1 titles)
• Scooby-Doo Live Action (1 titles)
• Scooby-Doo Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe (2 collaborations)
• Keith Dallas (2 collaborations)
• Agam Darshi (2 collaborations)
• Mark Houghton (2 collaborations)
• Kendall Cross (2 collaborations)
• Jessica Alba (1 collaborations)
• Michael Weatherly (1 collaborations)
• Valarie Rae Miller (1 collaborations)
• J.C. MacKenzie (1 collaborations)
• Jensen Ackles (1 collaborations)

Credits

• production (23 credits)

  • Double Life

    producer

    production
    2023
  • Lights, Camera, Christmas!

    producer

    production
    2022
  • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder

    producer

    production
    2022
  • The Christmas Contest

    producer

    production
    2021
  • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Honeymoon, Honeymurder

    producer

    production
    2021
  • Mystery 101: Deadly History

    producer

    production
    2021
  • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part

    producer

    production
    2021
  • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con

    producer

    production
    2021
  • Cross Country Christmas

    producer

    production
    2020
  • If I Only Had Christmas

    producer

    production
    2020
  • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly

    producer

    production
    2020
  • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek

    producer

    production
    2020
  • Mystery 101: An Education in Murder

    producer

    production
    2020
  • It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

    producer

    production
    2019
  • Mystery 101: Dead Talk

    producer

    production
    2019
  • Mystery 101: Words Can Kill

    producer

    production
    2019
  • Mystery 101: Playing Dead

    producer

    production
    2019
  • Tempting Fate

    associate producer

    production
    2019
  • A Feeling of Home

    producer

    production
    2019
  • Mystery 101

    producer

    production
    2019
  • Jingle Around the Clock

    producer

    production
    2018
  • The Christmas Cottage

    producer

    production
    2017
  • Christmas Homecoming

    producer

    production
    2017

• directing (17 credits)

  • Tempting Fate

    first assistant director

    directing
    2019
  • Cold Zone

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Timeless

    - Pilot (2016) ... first assistant director directing
    2016
  • Love Happens

    second unit first assistant director

    directing
    2009
  • Snakes on a Plane

    second unit first assistant director

    directing
    2006
  • Final Destination 3

    second unit first assistant director

    directing
    2006
  • Firewall

    second unit first assistant director

    directing
    2006
  • Two for the Money

    second unit first assistant director

    directing
    2005
  • Elektra

    second unit first assistant director

    directing
    2005
  • Supernatural

    - The Raid (2017) ... director directing

    - Ask Jeeves (2014) ... director directing

    - Rock and a Hard Place (2013) ... director directing

    - The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo (2012) ... director directing
    2005
  • Criminal Minds

    - Extreme Aggressor (2005) ... second unit first assistant director directing
    2005
  • Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

    second unit first assistant director

    directing
    2004
  • Due East

    first assistant director

    directing
    2002
  • Antitrust

    second unit first assistant director

    directing
    2001
  • Dark Angel

    second assistant director

    directing

    - Freak Nation (2002) ... second assistant director directing

    - Love Among the Runes (2002) ... second assistant director directing

    - She Ain't Heavy (2002) ... second assistant director directing

    - Dawg Day Afternoon (2002) ... second assistant director directing

    - Hello, Goodbye (2002) ... second assistant director directing
    2000
  • Best in Show

    second assistant director

    directing
    2000
  • Millennium

    third assistant director

    directing

    - Goodbye to All That (2) (1999) ... third assistant director directing

    - Via Dolorosa (1) (1999) ... third assistant director directing

    - Nostalgia (1999) ... third assistant director directing

    - Seven and One (1999) ... third assistant director directing

    - Bardo Thodol (1999) ... third assistant director directing
    1996