---
name: "Karen Gaviola"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/karen-gaviola"
fi1m_id: "karen-gaviola"
imdb_id: "nm0004610"
tmdb_id: 1215703
wikidata_id: "Q443919"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 16
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "director"
average_over: 15
updated: "2026-10-07T04:05:47.721252+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."
---

# Karen Gaviola

## Identity

Karen Gaviola

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/karen-gaviola
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** karen-gaviola
- **IMDb ID:** nm0004610
- **TMDB ID:** 1215703
- **Wikidata ID:** Q443919
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Gaviola, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q443919, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004610/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1215703

Director. Born 1 January 2000 in USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 2000, USA
- **Active:** 1985–2019
- **Also known as:** Karen Z. Gaviola 
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 16: 15 directing, 1 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Eric Laneuville](https://film.one/person/eric-laneuville.md), [Guy Ferland](https://film.one/person/guy-ferland.md), [Kevin Hooks](https://film.one/person/kevin-hooks.md), [Matt Earl Beesley](https://film.one/person/matt-earl-beesley.md), [Michael W. Watkins](https://film.one/person/michael-w-watkins.md), [Bethany Rooney](https://film.one/person/bethany-rooney.md), [Fred Toye](https://film.one/person/frederick-e-o-toye.md), [Hanelle Culpepper](https://film.one/person/hanelle-m-culpepper.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as director, over 15 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 74 (1), 1990s 77 (2), 2000s 70 (7), 2010s 64 (6)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 66 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 12 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 14, Crime 8, Action & Adventure 7, Mystery 4, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 3, Western 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Gaviola, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q443919, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004610/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1215703

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Lost*](https://film.one/tv/lost.md) (81), [*Alias*](https://film.one/tv/alias.md) (74), [*Castle*](https://film.one/tv/castle.md) (73), [*Bones*](https://film.one/tv/bones.md) (70), [*Prison Break*](https://film.one/tv/prison-break.md) (68), [*Sons of Anarchy*](https://film.one/tv/sons-of-anarchy.md) (67)
- **Netflix:** [*The Walking Dead*](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md) (68), [*The Blacklist*](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md) (63)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Boys*](https://film.one/tv/the-boys.md) (72)
- **Hulu:** [*Law & Order*](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md) (72)
- **Apple TV:** [*Hawaii Five-0*](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md) (65)
- **Peacock:** [*Grimm*](https://film.one/tv/grimm.md) (63)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Karen Gaviola is an American television director and producer. She entered the industry through the Directors Guild of America Assistant Director Training Program and worked as a freelance assistant director before making her directing debut on NYPD Blue. She has since directed more than 150 television episodes across numerous series.

Gaviola is known for her work on Lost, for which she directed two episodes between 2006 and 2007. In 2007 she won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series for the episode 'The Whole Truth'. Her other directing credits include episodes of The Walking Dead, Lucifer, The Boys, Prison Break, CSI: Miami, Criminal Minds and The Blacklist. She has also served as a producer or co-executive producer on series including Lucifer, Hawaii Five-0 and Paper Girls.

A second-generation Filipina American, Gaviola is a graduate of Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles and Harvard College. She has held positions on the Directors Guild of America national board and is a member of the Producers Guild of America and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, lostpedia.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (16)

### Directed (15) — the average rests on these

- *The Boys* (2019), Fi1m 72, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-boys.md)
- *The Blacklist* (2013), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Grimm* (2011), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/grimm.md)
- *Hell on Wheels* (2011), Fi1m 52, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/hell-on-wheels.md)
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), Fi1m 65, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Castle* (2009), Fi1m 73, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Sons of Anarchy* (2008), Fi1m 67, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/sons-of-anarchy.md)
- *Bones* (2005), Fi1m 70, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md)
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), Fi1m 60, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *Prison Break* (2005), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/prison-break.md)
- *Lost* (2004), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *Alias* (2001), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), Fi1m 72, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)

### Crew (1)

- *Commando* (1985), Fi1m 74, Assistant Director Trainee — [page](https://film.one/film/commando.md)

## Complete filmography (74)

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

- *Parish* (2024), series, Director
- *Gen V* (2023), series, Director
- *Paper Girls* (2022), series, Director
- *Shadow and Bone* (2021), series, Director
- *Debris* (2021), series, Director
- *The Boys* (2019), series, Director — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-boys.md)
- *Magnum P.I.* (2018), series, Director
- *Love Is___* (2018), series, Director
- *Station 19* (2018), series, Director
- *The Gifted* (2017), series, Director
- *Animal Kingdom* (2016), series, Director
- *Lucifer* (2016), series, Supervising Producer, Director, Producer
- *Colony* (2016), series, Director
- *Supergirl* (2015), series, Director
- *Blindspot* (2015), series, Director
- *Empire* (2015), series, Director
- *Gotham* (2014), series, Director
- *Legends* (2014), series, Director
- *Chicago P.D.* (2014), series, Director
- *Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (2013), series, Director
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Chicago Fire* (2012), series, Director
- *Hell on Wheels* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/tv/hell-on-wheels.md)
- *Grimm* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/grimm.md)
- *Terra Nova* (2011), series, Director
- *Unforgettable* (2011), series, Director
- *Alphas* (2011), series, Director
- *The Cape* (2011), series, Director
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, Director
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *Chase* (2010), series, Director
- *Nikita* (2010), series, Director
- *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009), series, Director
- *The Forgotten* (2009), series, Director
- *Dark Blue* (2009), series, Director
- *Castle* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Lie to Me* (2009), series, Director
- *Eleventh Hour* (2008), series, Director
- *Sons of Anarchy* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/sons-of-anarchy.md)
- *Private Practice* (2007), series, Director
- *Cane* (2007), series, Director
- *Journeyman* (2007), series, Director
- *Lincoln Heights* (2007), series, Director
- *Brothers and Sisters* (2006), series, Director
- *Justice* (2006), series, Director
- *The Unit* (2006), series, Director
- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), series, Director
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *Close to Home* (2005), series, Director
- *Bones* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md)
- *Prison Break* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/prison-break.md)
- *Lost* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *CSI: NY* (2004), series, Director
- *Medical Investigation* (2004), series, Director
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, Director
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, Director
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, Director
- *Alias* (2001), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *Crossing Jordan* (2001), series, Director
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, Director
- *Strong Medicine* (2000), series, Director
- *Providence* (1999), series, Director
- *Web of Deception* (1994), First Assistant Director
- *Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story* (1993), First Assistant Director
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)
- *Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story* (1993), First Assistant Director
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, Director — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Amityville: The Evil Escapes* (1989), Second Assistant Director
- *Caddyshack II* (1988), Second Second Assistant Director
- *Little Girl Lost* (1988), Second Assistant Director
- *Never Too Young to Die* (1986), Second Assistant Director
- *The Naked Cage* (1986), Second Assistant Director
- *Commando* (1985), Assistant Director Trainee — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/commando.md)

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