KEITH SAMPLES
Full Filmography
2020
Executive Priducer
"Wreckage" - ABC - Pilot Order
2019
Director
"Voices" - Short Film
Official Entrant in Multiple Acclaimed Film Festivals
2018
Director
Mr. D - CBC - "Parting Gifts" (Series' Finale)
Mr. D - CBC - "A Wedding Story"
Gabby Duran - Disney
Gabby Duran - Disney
2017
Director
Mr. D - CBC - "Formative Bullshit"
Mr. D - CBC - "Gerry Cuts a Footloose"
Mr. D - CBC - "Gerry Rigs PTA"
Just Add Magic - Amazon Prime - "Just Add Barriers"
Just Add Magic - Amazon Prime - "Just Add Betrayal"
Executive Producer
Lifeline - YouTube Red - 8 episodes
2016
Director
Mr. D - CBC - "A Star Is Born"
Mr. D - CBC - "Gerry Does It Again" (Season 6 Premier)
Just Add Magic - Amazon Prime - "Just Add RJ"
Just Add Magic - Amazon Prime - "Just Add Fluffy"
Just Add Magic - Amazon Prime - "Just Add Saphron"
Just Add Magic - Amazon Prime - "Just Add 1965"
The Kicks - Amazon Prime - "Head Games"
The Kicks - Amazon Prime - "Go Big or Go Home"
2015
Director
Mr. D - CBC - "Re-Tired of Marking"
Mr. D - CBC - "Wrestling For Love"
Mr. D - CBC - "Educational Assistant"
Mr. D - CBC - "Gerry's Redemption (Season 5 Premier)
Just Add Magic - Amazon Prime - "Just Add Camping"
Just Add Magic - Amazon Prime - "Just Add Do-Overs"
Make It Pop - Nickelodeon - "The Tutor"
Make It Pop - Nickelodeon - "Troll"
Make It Pop - Nickelodeon - "Stolen Moves"
Make It Pop - Nickelodeon - "Failed Dreams"
Make It Pop - Nickelodeon - "Duet"
Make It Pop - Nickelodeon - "Rumors & Roommates" (Pilot)
2014
Director
Mr. D – CBC – “Mafia Dad” (Season 4 Premier)
Mr. D – CBC – “Corporal Punishment”
Mr. D – CBC – “Callaghan’s Daughter”
Mr. D – CBC – “Coaching Prospects”
Max and Shred – Nickelodeon/YTV – “The Fakey Biography”
Max and Shred – Nickelodeon/YTV – “The FroYo Makeover”
2013
Director
Working The Engels – NBC/Shaw – “Jenna vs. Big Pastry”
Working The Engels – NBC/Shaw – “The Book Club”
Working The Engels – NBC/Shaw – “The Crazy Family”
Working The Engels – NBC/Shaw – “Maid Amends”
Mr. D – CBC – “Graduation”
Mr. D – CBC – “Old School”
Satisfaction – CTV – “First Contact”
Satisfaction – CTV – “Fade to Blackened”
Satisfaction – CTV – “Cat Funeral & Penis Face”
The Listener – CTV – “The Long Con”
Package Deal – City TV – “Kangaroo Court” (Season One Finale)
Package Deal – City TV – ”It’s My Party”
2012
Director
Package Deal – City TV – “Danny Escapes to Prison”
Package Deal – City TV – “Sheldon Pretends To Be Danny”
Satisfaction – CTV – Pilot (Ordered to Series)
Dr. Bob’s House aka The Khouris – CBC – Pilot
Mr. D – CBC – “The Other Woman”
Mr. D – CBC – “Gerry’s Evaluation” (Season 2 Premier)
Mr. D – CBC – “Strip Club”
Mr. D – CBC – “Gerry’s Favorite Couple”
Mr. Young –YTV/Disney – “Mr. Pickles-in-Law”
Mr. Young – YTV/Disney – “Mr. Time”
Director/Writer
Hunting Season – Independent Feature
2011
Director
Republic of Doyle – CBC – “Streets of St. John’s” (Season Three Premier)
Republic of Doyle – CBC – “Head Over Heels”
Republic of Doyle – CBC – “Live Wire”
Republic of Doyle – CBC – “Under Pressure” (Season 3 Finale)
Mr. D – CBC – “Charity Day” (Season One Finale)
Mr. D – CBC – “The Basketball Diaries”
Mr. Young – YTV/Disney – “Mr. Rock Star”
2010
Director
Haven – SyFy/Showcase
Republic of Doyle – CBC – “Crashing on the Couch”
Republic of Doyle – CBC – “Will The Real Des Courtney”
Republic of Doyle – CBC – “St. John’s Town”
Co-Executive Producer
Being Human – SyFy – 13 episodes
2009
Producer
Krod Mandoon and The Flaming Sword of Fire – Comedy Central (6 episodes)
2008
Producer
Easy Money – CW (8 episodes)
2007
Director/Producer
Love Lies Bleeding – Sony C: Christian Slater, Brian Geraghty, Jenna Dewan
Producer
The Death and Life of Bobby Z – C: Lawrence Fishburne, Paul Walker, Olivia Wilde
2nd Unit Director
The Death & Life of Bobby Z – Sony D: John Herzfeld
2005
Director
Single White Female ” – Sony C: Kristen Miller, Allison Lange
Everwood – WB – “He Who Hesitates”
2004
Director
Reba – WB – “Girls’ Night Out”
Jack & Bobby – WB – “Election Night”
2003
Executive Producer
Walking Tall – MGM D: Kevin Bray C: Dwayne Johnson, Johnny Knoxville
Director
Like Family – WB – “The Permit”
One Tree Hill – WB — “You Gotta Get There to Come Back”
The O.C. – FOX – “The Homecoming”
Reba – WB – “Regarding Henry”
Dragnet – ABC – “Abduction”
2002
Director
Dawson’s Creek – WB – “In a Lonely Place”
Judging Amy – CBS – “Beating the Bounds”
Thieves – ABC – “The General”
John Doe – FOX – “Save as… John Doe”
Queens Supreme – CBS – “The Eyes Have It”
Writer
Queens Supreme – CBS — “The Eyes Have It”
Co-Executive Producer
Queens Supreme – CBS – 4 episodes
2001
Director
Breaking News – TNT/Bravo – “I24 Gate”
Felicity – WB – “Miss Conception”
Felicity – WB – “Future Shock”
The Practice – ABC – “Home of the Brave”
Bull – TNT – “The Sins of the Father”
2000
Director
Bull – TNT – “To Have and to Hold”
Dawson’s Creek – WB – “The Tao of Dawson”
Felicity – WB — “A Good Egg”
Felicity – WB – “Senioritis”
Gideon’s Crossing – ABC – “Is There a Wise Man in the House?”
Jack & Jill – WB – “The Battle of the Bahamas”
Oz – HBO – “A Word to the Wise”
The Practice – ABC – “Death Penalties”
Roswell – WB – “Blind Date”
Wasteland – ABC – “Indian Summer”
Writer
Walking Tall 2 – MGM/Sony
1999
Producer
Election – Paramount D: Alexander Payne C: Mathew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon
Director
Felicity – WB – “Ancient History”
Felicity – WB – “Great Expectations”
Homicide: Life On The Street – NBC – “Truth Will Out”
The Practice – ABC – “End Games”
Oz – HBO – “Legs”
Party of Five – FOX – “The Moment”
Ryan Caulfield: Year One – FOX – “November Heat”
Writer
Morgan’s Town – TV Pilot, Regency TV (Not Produced)
1998
Director
Oz – HBO – “Losing Your Appeal”
1997
Director/Writer/Producer
A Smile Like Yours – Paramount – C: Greg Kinnear, Lauren Holly, Joan Cussak Shirley MacLaine, Jay Thomas
Executive Producer
Private Parts – Paramount D: Betty Thomas C: Howard Stern
Switchback – Paramount D: Jeb Stuart C: Dennis Quaid, Danny Glover
Turbulence – MGM D: Robert Butler C: Ray Liotta, Lauren Holly
Executive
Kiss the Girls – Paramount – D: Gary Fleder C: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd
The Saint – Paramount – D: Phillip Noyce C: Val Kilmer, Elizabeth Shue
Writer
Young At Heart – Spec Feature, Warner Bros. (Not Produced)
1996
Producer
Evening Star – Paramount D: Robert Harling C: Shirley MacLaine, Bill Paxton
Executive Producer
2 Days in the Valley – MGM C: James Spader, Charlize Theron
Big Night – Goldwyn D: Stanley Tucci & Campbell Scott C: Stanley Tucci,
Hard Eight – Goldwyn D: Paul Anderson Thomas C: Samuel L. Jackson
House Arrest – MGM D: Harry Winer C: Jamie Lee Curtis, Jennifer Love Hewitt
Kingpin – MGM D: Farrellys C: Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Bill Murray
Executive
Dear God – Paramount D: Garry Marshall C: Greg Kinnear
Escape from L.A. – Paramount D: John Carpenter C: Kurt Russell
Primal Fear – Paramount D: Gregory Hoblit C: Richard Gere, Edward Norton
FX: The Series – 2 Seasons (40 episodes)
Nash Bridges – CBS – (122 episodes)
1995
Producer
Let It Be Me – Paramount D: Eleanor Bergstein C: Campbell Scott
Executive Producer
Above Suspicion – HBO D: Stephen Schachter C: Christopher Reeve
Chameleon – Goldwyn D: Michael Pavone C: Anthony LaPaglia, Kevin Pollak
Destiny Turns on the Radio – MGM C: Dylan McDermott, Quentin Tarantino
It Takes Two – Warner Bros C: Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen, Kirstie Alley
Perfect Alibi – Feature D: Kevin Meyer C: Teri Garr, Joe Montagna
Three Wishes – Savoy D: Martha Coolidge C: Patrick Swayze
Widow’s Kiss – TV
Executive
Rasputin – HBO D: Uli Edel C: Alan Rickman, Greta Scacchi, Ian McKellen.
1994
Executive Producer
Judicial Consent – Feature D: William Bindley C: Bonnie Bedelia HBO
A Passion to Kill – Feature D: Rick King C: Scott Bakula
Executive
Robocop: The Series – National Syndication (20 episodes)
USA High – USA Network (100+ episodes)
Lonesome Dove: The Series – National Syndication (44 episodes)
1993
Executive
FX: The Series – National Syndication (20 episodes)
Thunder In Paradise — National Syndication (20 episodes)
1992
Executive
Highlander: The Series (6 seasons; 118 episodes)
Saved By The Bell (100+ episodes)
Executive Producer
Uptown Comedy Club – TV/National Syndication
Weep No More, My Lady – Movie For Television
1988
Director
A Nightmare on Elm Street: Freddy’s Nightmares – “The Art of Death”
1985-1991
Executive VP
Warner Bros. Domestic Television
1981-1985
Produced and/or Directed more than 100 live sporting events
Independent Spirit Award Winner - Best Picture
Two-time DGC Nominee Best Comedy
Canada Comedy Award Nominee
Multi episodes directed at HBO, ABC, NBC, CW, WB, FOX, CBC, CTV
Directed More than 125 Episodes of Network Television
Producer:
Election
Independent Spirit Award - Best Picture
Multiple Awards and Nominations
Alexander Payne - Director
Matthew Broderick
Reese Witherspoon
Big Night
Sundance Official Entrant
Stanley Tucci - Director
Tony Shalhoub
Allison Janney
Private Parts
Betty Thomas - Director
Howard Stern
Kingpin
Peter & Bobby Farrelly - Directors
Bill Murray
Woody Harrelson
Walking Tall
Kevin Bray - Director
Dwayne Johnson
The Evening Star
Bob Harling - Director
Shirley MacLaine
Jack Nicholson
Two Days In The Valley
John Herzfeld - Director
James Spader
Charlize Theron