---
name: "Nelson McCormick"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nelson-mccormick"
fi1m_id: "nelson-mccormick"
imdb_id: "nm0566586"
tmdb_id: 45627
wikidata_id: "Q1977014"
roles: ["Director"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 15
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "director"
average_over: 15
updated: "2026-09-24T10:59:04.702544+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."
---

# Nelson McCormick

## Identity

Nelson McCormick

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nelson-mccormick
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nelson-mccormick
- **IMDb ID:** nm0566586
- **TMDB ID:** 45627
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1977014
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1977014, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0566586/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/45627

Director.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Active:** 1993–2018
- **Frequently works with:** [Guy Ferland](https://film.one/person/guy-ferland.md), [Félix Enríquez Alcalá](https://film.one/person/felix-alcala.md), [Lesli Linka Glatter](https://film.one/person/lesli-linka-glatter.md), [Brad Turner](https://film.one/person/brad-turner.md), [Elodie Keene](https://film.one/person/elodie-keene.md), [Kevin Hooks](https://film.one/person/kevin-hooks.md), [Paris Barclay](https://film.one/person/paris-barclay.md), [Charles Haid](https://film.one/person/charles-haid.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as director, over 15 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 85 (3), 2000s 74 (8), 2010s 74 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 76 across 12 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 11 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 15, Action & Adventure 5, Crime 5, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, War & Politics 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1977014, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0566586/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/45627

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*ER*](https://film.one/tv/er.md) (88), [*Marvel's Daredevil*](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md) (78), [*Homeland*](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md) (78), [*House*](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md) (78), [*24*](https://film.one/tv/24.md) (78), [*Alias*](https://film.one/tv/alias.md) (74), [*Nip/Tuck*](https://film.one/tv/nip-tuck.md) (70), [*Prison Break*](https://film.one/tv/prison-break.md) (68)
- **HBO Max:** [*The West Wing*](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md) (86)
- **Paramount+:** [*The Good Wife*](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md) (84)
- **Netflix:** [*Southland*](https://film.one/tv/southland.md) (76)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Nashville*](https://film.one/tv/nashville-2012.md) (74)

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

## Biography

Nelson McCormick is an American director and producer of film and television. He began his career as a combat cameraman in the United States Air Force before moving into directing.

His television credits include episodes of *The West Wing* (2005–2006), *House* (2005), *Prison Break* (2007–2017), *Criminal Minds* (2009–2024), *24* (2001–), *Daredevil* (2015), *Homeland* (2011–) and *The Rookie* (2018–), among many others. He has also directed the feature films *Prom Night* (2008) and *The Stepfather* (2009), and the television film *Killing Kennedy* (2013). He is a Directors Guild of America award nominee.

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

## On Fi1m (15)

- *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md)
- *The Last Ship* (2014), Fi1m 67, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-last-ship.md)
- *Nashville* (2012), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/nashville-2012.md)
- *Homeland* (2011), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *Southland* (2009), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/southland.md)
- *The Good Wife* (2009), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), Fi1m 60, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *Prison Break* (2005), Fi1m 68, Director, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/prison-break.md)
- *House* (2004), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *Nip/Tuck* (2003), Fi1m 70, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/nip-tuck.md)
- *24* (2001), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *Alias* (2001), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *The West Wing* (1999), Fi1m 86, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *ER* (1994), Fi1m 88, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)

## Complete filmography (63)

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

- *Law & Order: Organized Crime* (2021), series, Director
- *Hunters* (2020), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *Evil* (2019), series, Director
- *The Rookie* (2018), series, Director
- *FBI* (2018), series, Director
- *Strange Angel* (2018), series, Director
- *SEAL Team* (2017), series, Director
- *The Good Fight* (2017), series, Director
- *24: Legacy* (2017), series, Director
- *Colony* (2016), series, Director
- *Flesh and Bone* (2015), series, Director
- *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md)
- *The Man in the High Castle* (2015), series, Director
- *State of Affairs* (2014), series, Director
- *The Last Ship* (2014), series, Director — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-last-ship.md)
- *Killing Kennedy* (2013), Director
- *Nashville* (2012), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/nashville-2012.md)
- *Touch* (2012), series, Director
- *Boss* (2011), series, Director
- *Homeland* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *Terra Nova* (2011), series, Director
- *Body of Proof* (2011), series, Director
- *Rizzoli & Isles* (2010), series, Director
- *The Stepfather* (2009), Director
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Southland* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/southland.md)
- *Prom Night* (2008), Director
- *The Nine* (2006), series, Director
- *Kidnapped* (2006), series, Director
- *Smith* (2006), series, Director
- *Vanished* (2006), series, Director
- *The Evidence* (2006), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer
- *Over There* (2005), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *Prison Break* (2005), series, Director, Executive Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/prison-break.md)
- *The Closer* (2005), series, Director
- *Global Frequency* (2005), Director
- *House* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *CSI: NY* (2004), series, Director
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, Director
- *Nip/Tuck* (2003), series, Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/nip-tuck.md)
- *Control Factor* (2003), Director
- *Presidio Med* (2002), series, Director
- *24* (2001), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *Alias* (2001), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *Sheena* (2000), series, Director
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, Director
- *Operation Sandman* (2000), Director
- *Third Watch* (1999), series, Director
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, Director — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *Where the Truth Lies* (1999), Director
- *Primal Force* (1999), Director
- *V.I.P.* (1998), series, Director
- *For Which He Stands* (1996), Director
- *Judgement* (1995), as Radio Voice (voice) · Writer
- *Kill Shot* (1995), Director
- *ER* (1994), series, Director — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)
- *Night and the City* (1992), Associate Producer
- *HBO First Look* (1992), series, Producer, Director
- *Guilty by Suspicion* (1991), Associate Producer
- *Music Box* (1989), Associate Producer
- *Global Frequency*, series, Director

## Gallery

- ![Nelson McCormick](https://film.one/media/person/61495/gallery-625e7d62ddb7.jpg) Nelson McCormick — Image via TMDB
- ![Nelson McCormick](https://film.one/media/person/61495/gallery-131a2568db98.jpg) Nelson McCormick — Image via TMDB

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