---
name: "Rob Bailey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rob-bailey"
fi1m_id: "rob-bailey"
imdb_id: "nm0047458"
tmdb_id: 1224334
wikidata_id: "Q7339959"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1901"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "director"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-07T12:03:54.600860+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."
---

# Rob Bailey

## Identity

Rob Bailey

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rob-bailey
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** rob-bailey
- **IMDb ID:** nm0047458
- **TMDB ID:** 1224334
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7339959
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Bailey_(director), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7339959, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0047458/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1224334

Director. Born 1 January 1901.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1901
- **Active:** 1984–2011
- **Also known as:** Robert Bailey, Роб Бейли
- **Frequently works with:** [Adam Davidson](https://film.one/person/adam-davidson.md), [Anthony Hemingway](https://film.one/person/anthony-hemingway.md), [Dan Attias](https://film.one/person/dan-attias.md), [Ernest Dickerson](https://film.one/person/ernest-r-dickerson.md), [Michael W. Watkins](https://film.one/person/michael-w-watkins.md), [Steve Shill](https://film.one/person/steve-shill.md), [Thomas J. Wright](https://film.one/person/thomas-j-wright.md), [Agnieszka Holland](https://film.one/person/agnieszka-holland.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as director, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 74 (4), 2010s 72 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 72 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 3, Mystery 2, Action & Adventure 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Bailey_(director), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7339959, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0047458/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1224334

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Wire*](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md) (90), [*Treme*](https://film.one/tv/treme.md) (82)
- **Apple TV:** [*Spooks*](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md) (77), [*Criminal Minds*](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md) (60)
- **Disney+:** [*Grey's Anatomy*](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md) (68)
- **Peacock:** [*Grimm*](https://film.one/tv/grimm.md) (63)

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

## Biography

Rob Bailey is an English television director and producer. He trained at the National Film and Television School in the UK, where his graduation film was acquired by Channel 4.

Bailey directed two episodes of *The Wire* (2003–2004). He served as producer and regular director on *CSI: NY* (2004–2012) and has directed episodes of *Gotham* (2014–2019), *Criminal Minds*, *Pennyworth* (2019–2022), *Grimm* and *Lethal Weapon*, among many other series.

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

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Grimm* (2011), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/grimm.md)
- *Treme* (2010), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/treme.md)
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), Fi1m 60, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Spooks* (2002), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *The Wire* (2002), Fi1m 90, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

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

- *The Right Stuff* (2020), series, Director
- *Prodigal Son* (2019), series, Director
- *Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler* (2019), series, Director, Supervising Producer
- *Whiskey Cavalier* (2019), series, Director
- *Lethal Weapon* (2016), series, Director
- *Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders* (2016), series, Director
- *Gotham* (2014), series, Director
- *Forever* (2014), series, Director
- *Black Sails* (2014), series, Director
- *Intelligence* (2014), series, Director
- *The Tomorrow People* (2013), series, Director
- *The River* (2012), series, Director
- *Grimm* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/grimm.md)
- *Ringer* (2011), series, Director
- *Treme* (2010), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/treme.md)
- *Three Rivers* (2009), series, Director
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *CSI: NY* (2004), series, Director
- *Hustle* (2004), series, Director
- *The Handler* (2003), series, Director
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, Director
- *The Wire* (2002), series, Director — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)
- *Spooks* (2002), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, Director
- *Byker Grove* (1989), series, Director
- *The Bill* (1984), series, Director

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