Krishna Rao

Biography

Career Overview

Krishna Rao has 26 screen credits in a career dating back to 1979. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently A Nightmare on Elm Street with 2 titles. Signature works include Crossworlds. 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

26

Known For

• 

  Crossworlds

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 6 universes

• A Nightmare on Elm Street (2 titles)
• Species (1 titles)
• Star Trek (1 titles)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation Collection (1 titles)
• Predator (1 titles)
• Critters (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Rutger Hauer (1 collaborations)
• Josh Charles (1 collaborations)
• Andrea Roth (1 collaborations)
• Perry Anzilotti (1 collaborations)
• Jack Black (1 collaborations)
• Richard McGregor (1 collaborations)
• Ellen Geer (1 collaborations)
• Beverly Johnson (1 collaborations)
• Michael Stadvec (1 collaborations)
• Michael Wiseman (1 collaborations)

Credits

• camera (17 credits)

  • Sister Midnight

    steadicam operator

    camera
    2025
  • Hornet's Nest

    director of photography

    camera
    2012
  • Lonely Hearts

    "a" camera operator

    camera
    2006
  • Horse Sense

    camera operator

    camera
    1999
  • Cutthroat Island

    "a" camera operator

    camera
    1995
  • Species

    camera operator

    camera
    1995
  • Star Trek: Generations

    camera operator

    camera
    1994
  • Blown Away

    "a" camera operator

    camera
    1994
  • The Story Lady

    camera operator

    camera
    1991
  • Ricochet

    camera operator

    camera
    1991
  • Predator 2

    camera operator

    camera
    1990
  • Pump Up the Volume

    camera operator

    camera
    1990
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

    camera operator

    camera
    1989
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

    "b" camera operator

    camera
    1988
  • Critters

    assistant camera

    camera
    1986
  • Separate Ways

    second assistant camera

    camera
    1981
  • Roller Boogie

    second assistant camera

    camera
    1979

• directing (8 credits)

  • Magnum P.I.

    - The Day Danger Walked In (2021) ... director directing

    - Dead Inside (2019) ... director directing

    - I, The Deceased (2019) ... director directing
    2018
  • Hawaii Five-0

    - Ka lala kaukonakona haki ʻole I ka pa a ka makani Kona (The Tough Branch That Does Not Break in the Kona Gale) (2018) ... director directing

    - He keʻu na ka ʻalae a Hina (A Croaking By Hina's Mudhen) (2017) ... director directing
    2010
  • 90210

    - It's High Time (2011) ... director directing

    - I See London, I See France... (2010) ... director directing

    - Sweaty Palms and Weak Knees (2010) ... director directing
    2008
  • The Unit

    - Into Hell (1) (2008) ... director directing

    - The Water is Wide (2007) ... director directing
    2006
  • Angel

    - Guise Will Be Guise (2000) ... director directing
    1999
  • Dawson's Creek

    - Four Scary Stories (2001) ... director directing

    - Separation Anxiety (2001) ... director directing

    - Hopeless (2001) ... director directing
    1998
  • Crossworlds

    director

    directing
    1996
  • The Pretender

    - Meltdown (2000) ... director directing

    - P.T.B. (1999) ... director directing
    1996

• writing (1 credits)

  • Crossworlds

    writer

    writing
    1996