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name: "Richard J. Lewis"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1901"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 76
updated: "2026-09-17T03:15:27.813593+00:00"
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# Richard J. Lewis

Director. Born 1 January 1901 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1901, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **Active:** 2011–2016
- **Also known as:** Richard Lewis
- **Works often with:** Dan Dietz, Denise Thé, Frederick E. O. Toye, Helen Shaver, Jonathan Nolan, Ramin Djawadi

## Biography

Richard J. Lewis is a Canadian film and television director born in Toronto, Ontario.

He directed episodes of the series *Person of Interest* (2011–2016) and *Westworld* (2016–2022), serving as co-executive producer on the former and executive producer on the latter. From 2002 to 2009 he worked on *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* as director, writer and co-executive producer.

Lewis directed the feature films *Whale Music* (1994) and *Barney's Version* (2010).

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Westworld* (2016), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/westworld-2016.md)
- *Person of Interest* (2011), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)

## Also known for

- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), Director, Teleplay
- *Designated Survivor* (2016), Director
- *Dune: Prophecy* (2024), Director
- *Barney's Version* (2010), Director
- *Penny Dreadful: City of Angels* (2020), Director
- *Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist* (2020), Director
- *K-9: P.I.* (2002), Director
- *A Million Little Things* (2018), Director

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