Bill Roe

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Bill Roe (* 1953 as William G. Roe ) is an American cameraman and television director . He was best known for his work on the TV series The X-Files - The FBI's Creepy Cases , Castle and The Blacklist . He also worked as a cameraman for movies like Elektra and The X-Files - Beyond Truth .

life and career

Bill Roe was born in 1953 as the son of assistant director Jack Roe (1930-2008), his brothers Bob and Tim are also active in the film business. As a teenager, he accompanied his father to film sets such as Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory or Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band . Since the film Xanadu in 1980 by director Robert Greenwald , he has worked in various positions in the US film and television business, including as assistant cameraman and camera operator but mainly as cinematographer .

His career as chief cameraman began in 1997 under the direction of Michael W. Watkins with the television film Killshots in the Classroom with Ricky Schroder in the lead role. This was followed by various works for television films and numerous episodes of popular television series, including the X-Files - The Scary Cases of the FBI , Las Vegas , Mad Men , Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles , The Mentalist and Castle . He has received multiple Emmy nominations for his work as a cameraman on television . In 1999 and 2000 he won the American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series .

In 2005, his friend and director Rob Bowman engaged him for his feature film Elektra with the cast of Jennifer Garner , Goran Visnjic and Will Yun Lee . In 2008, he also directed the movie The X-Files - Beyond the Truth for X-Files inventor Chris Carter .

From 2010 to 2016, Bill Roe himself directed 22 episodes as a television director for the crime series Castle . Since 2016 he has worked as a director for the series The Blacklist with James Spader in the lead role.

Awards (selection)

  • 1999: Emmy nomination for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie for the episode The Unnatural of the X-Files series
  • 1999: American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series for the Episode Drive of the X-Files series - The FBI's Scary Cases
  • 2000: American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series for the episode Agua Mala of the X-Files series - The FBI's Scary Cases
  • 2001: Emmy nomination for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Series for the episode This Is Not Happening of the X-Files series
  • 2005: Emmy nomination for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie for the television film Faith of My Fathers

Filmography (selection)

camera operator

movie theater

watch TV

  • 1997: Fatal shots in the classroom ( Detention: The Siege at Johnson High , TV movie)
  • 1998: Brooklyn South (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 1999: When the Truth Lies ( Where the Truth Lies , Movie made for TV)
  • 2001: Honeymoon Again ( Second Honeymoon , TV movie)
  • 1998–2002: The X Files - The Scary Cases of the FBI ( The-X-Files , TV series, 84 episodes)
  • 2003–2004: Las Vegas (TV series, 18 episodes)
  • 2005: Faith of My Fathers (TV movie)
  • 2006–2007: Day Break (TV series, 13 episodes)
  • 2007: Mad Men (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 2008: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV series, 7 episodes)
  • 2008-2014: The Mentalist (TV series, 7 episodes)
  • 2009: Eastwick (TV series, episode 1x01)
  • 2009–2015: Castle (TV series)

Director

literature

  • Bill Roe. In: Official Bulletin, Issues 579-586. , International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada, IATSE, 1998, p. 19.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Short biography and interview of Bill Roe at Panavision
  2. ↑ Bill Roe. In: American Cinematographer, Volume 88, Issues 6-12. , ASC Holding Corporation, 2007, p. 96
  3. ↑ Bill Roe. In: Emmy, Volume 21. , Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, 1999, p. 34
personal data
SURNAME Roe, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Roe, William G. (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cameraman and television director
DATE OF BIRTH 1953