
Jon Cassar
Highest Rated: 80% 24: Redemption (2008)
Lowest Rated: 12% When the Bough Breaks (2016)
Birthday: Apr 27, 1958
Birthplace: Malta
A television director with a knack for high-octane action and drama series, Jon Cassar learned his craft as a camera operator on such films and television shows as "PCU," "Forever Knight," and "The Cutting Edge" (1992). His first directorial outing was on the FBI thriller "The Profiler," wherein he sharpened the sense of kinetic intrigue he would later bring to such series as "Mutant X" and "Le Femme Nikita." In 2002, Carres joined "24" and quickly became the breakthrough action series' most prolific director. Among his techniques, Carres used the show's signature split-screen device and kitchen-sink approach to take advantage of the possibilities of perceived space and provide ludicrously visceral viewer experiences. His work on the series was so well-received he was chosen to direct the TV movie "24: Redemption." In addition to energizing such other series as "Fringe," "Human Target," and "Criminal Minds" as a director, Carre also boasts an executive-producer credit on Steven Spielberg's TV-sci-fi opus, "Terra Nova."
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Filmography
Movies
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12% | 45% | When the Bough Breaks | Director | $29.7M | 2016 |
42% | 87% | Forsaken | Director | - | 2015 |
80% | 67% | 24: Redemption | Director | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet | 31% | Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534 | Director | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 50% | Danger Beneath the Sea | Director | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Assault on Death Mountain | Director | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ultimate Weapon | Director | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 43% | Shadow Warriors 2: Hunt For The Death Merchant | Director | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 62% | CHiPs '99 | Director | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 31% | Assault on Devil's Island | Director | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 75% | The Final Goal | Director | - | 1994 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | 84% | Medici | Director | 2018 |
60% | 55% | 24: Legacy | Executive Producer | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Entertainment Tonight Canada | Guest | 2017 |
18% | 67% | Wicked City | Director | 2015 |
87% | 84% | 24 |
Director, Executive Producer |
2014 2009 2002-2007 |
85% | 90% | Nikita | Director | 2013 |
92% | 77% | Person of Interest | Director | 2012 |
88% | 86% | Continuum | Director | 2012 |
68% | 66% | Touch | Director | 2012 |
62% | 66% | Terra Nova | Executive Producer | 2011 |
90% | 77% | Fringe | Director | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Criminal Minds | Director | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sheena | Director | 2001-2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mutant X | Director | 2001-2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Queen of Swords | Director | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | La Femme Nikita | Director | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Director | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Forever Knight | Director | 1995-1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Due South | Director | 1996 |
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