---
name: "D.J. Caruso"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/d-j-caruso"
fi1m_id: "d-j-caruso"
imdb_id: "nm0142286"
tmdb_id: 40256
wikidata_id: "Q444583"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "17 January 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "director"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-24T08:49:30.202028+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# D.J. Caruso

## Identity

D.J. Caruso

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/d-j-caruso
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** d-j-caruso
- **IMDb ID:** nm0142286
- **TMDB ID:** 40256
- **Wikidata ID:** Q444583
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._J._Caruso, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q444583, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0142286/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/40256

Director. Born 17 January 1965 in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 17 January 1965, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Also known as:** Daniel John Caruso, D.J. 카루소
- **Frequently works with:** [Stephen Kay](https://film.one/person/stephen-kay.md), [Terrence O'Hara](https://film.one/person/terrence-ohara.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as director, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._J._Caruso, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q444583, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0142286/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/40256

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Shield*](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md) (84), [*Smallville*](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md) (66)

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## Biography

D.J. Caruso is an American film and television director and producer. He was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, and studied television production at Pepperdine University. Early in his career he worked as a producer and second-unit director on films including Point of No Return (1993) under the mentorship of director John Badham.

Caruso began directing television episodes in the mid-1990s, including work on VR.5, Dark Angel and Smallville. He directed four episodes of the series The Shield between 2002 and 2006. His feature-film debut was the 2002 crime thriller The Salton Sea.

Subsequent feature films include Taking Lives (2004), Disturbia (2007), Eagle Eye (2008), I Am Number Four (2011) and xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017). He has also directed the television series Lioness (2023) and the film Redeeming Love (2022).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, tvinsider.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Shield* (2002), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *Smallville* (2001), Fi1m 66, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Mary* (2024), Director
- *Bronx Zoo '90: Crime, Chaos and Baseball* (2024), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *Lioness* (2023), series, Director
- *Shut In* (2022), Director
- *Redeeming Love* (2022), Director, Screenplay
- *The Tribes of Palos Verdes* (2017), Executive Producer
- *xXx: Return of Xander Cage* (2017), Director
- *The Disappointments Room* (2016), Director, Writer
- *Standing Up* (2013), Director, Screenplay
- *Inside* (2011), Director, Writer
- *Inside* (2011), series, Writer, Creator
- *I Am Number Four* (2011), Director
- *Eagle Eye* (2008), Director
- *Disturbia* (2007), Director
- *Over There* (2005), series, Director
- *Two for the Money* (2005), Director
- *Taking Lives* (2004), Director
- *Crazy As Hell* (2002), Producer
- *Robbery Homicide Division* (2002), series, Director
- *The Shield* (2002), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *The Salton Sea* (2002), Director
- *Smallville* (2001), series, Director — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md)
- *Going to California* (2001), series, Director
- *Dark Angel* (2000), series, Director
- *The Strip* (1999), series, Director
- *Mind Prey* (1999), Director, Producer
- *Mercy Point* (1998), series, Director
- *Martial Law* (1998), series, Director
- *Buddy Faro* (1998), series, Director
- *Black Cat Run* (1998), Director
- *Cyclops, Baby* (1997), Director
- *High Incident* (1996), series, Director
- *Nick of Time* (1995), Executive Producer, Second Unit Director
- *VR.5* (1995), series, Director
- *Drop Zone* (1994), Producer, Second Unit Director
- *Another Stakeout* (1993), Co-Producer, Second Unit Director
- *Point of No Return* (1993), Associate Producer, Second Unit Director
- *The Hard Way* (1991), Associate Producer
- *G.I. Joe: Ever Vigilant*, Director
- *A Visit to Grandpa’s*, Director

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