---
name: "Matt Earl Beesley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matt-earl-beesley"
fi1m_id: "matt-earl-beesley"
imdb_id: "nm0066584"
tmdb_id: 173957
wikidata_id: "Q3132830"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "director"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-07T04:05:47.680818+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."
---

# Matt Earl Beesley

## Identity

Matt Earl Beesley

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/matt-earl-beesley
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** matt-earl-beesley
- **IMDb ID:** nm0066584
- **TMDB ID:** 173957
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3132830
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Earl_Beesley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3132830, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0066584/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/173957

Director. Born 1 January 2000 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 2000, Dallas, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 1985–2016
- **Also known as:**  Matthew Earl Beesley, Matt Earl Beesly , Matt Beesley
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 11: 7 directing, 4 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Karen Gaviola](https://film.one/person/karen-gaviola.md), [Bobby Roth](https://film.one/person/bobby-roth.md), [Elodie Keene](https://film.one/person/elodie-keene.md), [Eric Laneuville](https://film.one/person/eric-laneuville.md), [Guy Ferland](https://film.one/person/guy-ferland.md), [Adam Davidson](https://film.one/person/adam-davidson.md), [Bryan Spicer](https://film.one/person/bryan-spicer.md), [Darnell Martin](https://film.one/person/darnell-martin.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as director, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 78 (2), 1990s 64 (2), 2000s 71 (5), 2010s 70 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 64 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Action & Adventure 4, Crime 4, Mystery 3, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Earl_Beesley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3132830, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0066584/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/173957

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Lost*](https://film.one/tv/lost.md) (81), [*The Mentalist*](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md) (71), [*Prison Break*](https://film.one/tv/prison-break.md) (68)
- **Apple TV:** [*Hawaii Five-0*](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md) (65), [*Criminal Minds*](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md) (60)

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

## Biography

Matthew Earl Beesley is an American film and television director. He worked as an assistant director on films from the mid-1980s onwards, including *National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation* (1989), *The Beverly Hillbillies* (1993), *Chain Reaction* (1996) and *Braveheart* (1995). His feature directorial debut was the 1998 film *Point Blank*.

Beesley has directed episodes of television series including *Lost* (2004), *Prison Break* (2005), *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation*, *CSI: Miami*, *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, *Criminal Minds*, *The Closer*, *Hawaii Five-0* and *Chicago Fire*.

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

## On Fi1m (11)

### Directed (7) — the average rests on these

- *Masters of Sex* (2013), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/masters-of-sex.md)
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), Fi1m 65, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles* (2008), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/terminator-the-sarah-connor-chronicles.md)
- *The Mentalist* (2008), Fi1m 71, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.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)

### Crew (4)

- *Hard Rain* (1998), Fi1m 61, Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/hard-rain.md)
- *Braveheart* (1995), Fi1m 68, Second Unit Director — [page](https://film.one/film/braveheart.md)
- *Big Trouble in Little China* (1986), Fi1m 78, Second Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/big-trouble-in-little-china.md)
- *Pale Rider* (1985), Fi1m 77, Second Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/pale-rider.md)

## Complete filmography (60)

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

- *Dynasty* (2017), series, Director
- *Doubt* (2017), series, Director
- *Training Day* (2017), series, Director
- *Timeless* (2016), series, Director
- *MacGyver* (2016), series, Director
- *Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders* (2016), series, Director
- *Lucifer* (2016), series, Director
- *The Whispers* (2015), series, Director
- *Powers* (2015), series, Director
- *Bosch* (2015), series, Director
- *Scorpion* (2014), series, Director
- *Extant* (2014), series, Director
- *Masters of Sex* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/masters-of-sex.md)
- *Chicago Fire* (2012), series, Director
- *Touch* (2012), series, Director
- *Revenge* (2011), series, Director
- *Unforgettable* (2011), series, Director
- *Falling Skies* (2011), series, Director
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, Director — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *Three Rivers* (2009), series, Director
- *Warehouse 13* (2009), series, Director
- *The Unusuals* (2009), series, Director
- *Knight Rider* (2008), series, Director
- *The Mentalist* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md)
- *Swingtown* (2008), series, Director
- *Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/terminator-the-sarah-connor-chronicles.md)
- *Cashmere Mafia* (2008), series, Director
- *Jericho* (2006), series, Director
- *Eureka* (2006), series, Director
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *Close to Home* (2005), series, Director
- *Prison Break* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/prison-break.md)
- *The Closer* (2005), series, Director
- *Lost* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *CSI: NY* (2004), series, Director
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, Director
- *Thir13en Ghosts* (2001), First Assistant Director
- *Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula* (2000), Associate Producer
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, Director
- *Third Watch* (1999), series, Director
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, Director
- *Point Blank* (1998), Director
- *Hard Rain* (1998), Assistant Director — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/hard-rain.md)
- *Chain Reaction* (1996), First Assistant Director, Second Unit Director
- *Braveheart* (1995), Second Unit Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/braveheart.md)
- *The Little Rascals* (1994), First Assistant Director, Second Unit Director
- *Wayne's World 2* (1993), First Assistant Director
- *The Beverly Hillbillies* (1993), First Assistant Director
- *Fire Birds* (1990), First Assistant Director
- *National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation* (1989), First Assistant Director
- *Warlock* (1989), First Assistant Director
- *Pink Cadillac* (1989), First Assistant Director
- *Leviathan* (1989), First Assistant Director
- *Fright Night Part 2* (1988), First Assistant Director
- *Overboard* (1987), Second Assistant Director
- *No Man's Land* (1987), Second Assistant Director
- *King Kong Lives* (1986), Second Assistant Director
- *One Crazy Summer* (1986), Second Second Assistant Director
- *Big Trouble in Little China* (1986), Second Assistant Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/big-trouble-in-little-china.md)
- *Pale Rider* (1985), Second Assistant Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/pale-rider.md)

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