Paris Barclay

Paris Barclay has directed over 85 hours of television, including such diverse shows as CSI, Lost, Dirt, ER, Law & Order, House, The Shield, Numb3rs, Huff, Clueless and American Dreams. Barclay recently directed 12 episodes of HBO's critically acclaimed In Treatment, and served as the Co-Executive Producer and principal director of CBS's hit drama Cold Case.

Paris received two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Directing and a DGA Award for his work on the series NYPD Blue (for Jimmy Smits's final episode), and was Emmy nominated for directing an episode of The West Wing.

As a producer and director, Barclay has earned three Emmy nominations, a Golden Globe nomination, two Humanitas Prizes, the Peabody Award and the Alma Award. He has also received NAACP Image Awards for Best Drama Series as co-creator, writer and principal director of the groundbreaking drama City of Angels and for Outstanding Direction in a Drama Series for Cold Case, as well as six DGA Award nominations for ER, NYPD Blue, House and The West Wing.

He directed the HBO film The Cherokee Kid starring Sinbad, Burt Reynolds and James Coburn, and the feature Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, starring Shawn and Marlon Wayans.

Barclay is currently developing television series with CBS and FX.