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name: "Edward Ornelas"
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# Edward Ornelas

Director.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Also known as:** Ed Ornelas

## Biography

Edward Ornelas is a television director and editor. He began his career in post-production and worked as an editor on *Grey's Anatomy* (2005) for several seasons before directing episodes of the series, including the season six premiere.

Ornelas has directed episodes of numerous series, including *Private Practice*, *Fear the Walking Dead*, *The Mentalist*, *Under the Dome*, *The Blacklist*, *NCIS*, *The Resident*, *Chicago Med*, *Limitless* and *FBI*. He has also served as a producer on shows such as *Harlan Coben's Shelter* and *Sheriff Country*.

He holds an A.B. in English from Stanford University and an M.F.A. in film production from the University of Texas at Austin. Ornelas joined the Directors Guild of America in 2009.

*Sources: edornelas.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)

## Also known for

- *Fear the Walking Dead* (2015), Director
- *The Mentalist* (2008), Director
- *Under the Dome* (2013), Director
- *The Blacklist* (2013), Director
- *NCIS* (2003), Director
- *The Resident* (2018), Director
- *Chicago Med* (2015), Director
- *Limitless* (2015), Director

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