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name: "Paul Grinder"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-grinder"
roles: ["Director"]
died: "26 May 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
updated: "2026-09-16T23:22:31.737900+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."
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# Paul Grinder

Director. Died 26 May 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Died:** 26 May 2022
- **Active:** 1995–2009

## Biography

Paul Grinder was a New Zealand director, first assistant director and producer. He entered the film and television industry in the late 1980s and worked extensively in both New Zealand and international productions.

Grinder directed one episode of *Xena: Warrior Princess* (2000) and served as second unit director on many more, as well as directing multiple episodes of *Power Rangers* series including *Ninja Storm*, *DinoThunder* and *S.P.D.*. He worked as first assistant director or second unit director on films such as *District 9* (2009), *30 Days of Night* (2007) and *The Double* (2011), and on series including *Spartacus* and *Black Sails*.

He died on 26 May 2022.

*Sources: nzonscreen.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *District 9* (2009), Fi1m 81, Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/district-9.md)
- *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/xena-warrior-princess.md)

## Also known for

- *Underworld: Rise of the Lycans* (2009), First Assistant Director
- *30 Days of Night* (2007), First Assistant Director
- *Return to the Blue Lagoon* (1991), Second Assistant Director
- *Power Rangers* (1993), Director
- *Timeless* (2016), First Assistant Director
- *Boogeyman* (2005), Second Unit Director
- *The Double* (2011), First Assistant Director
- *Malcolm* (1986), Second Assistant Director

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