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name: "Stephen Surjik"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/stephen-surjik"
fi1m_id: "stephen-surjik"
imdb_id: "nm0839660"
tmdb_id: 56155
wikidata_id: "Q3498661"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "director"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-24T09:26:25.427854+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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# Stephen Surjik

## Identity

Stephen Surjik

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/stephen-surjik
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** stephen-surjik
- **IMDb ID:** nm0839660
- **TMDB ID:** 56155
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3498661
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Surjik, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3498661, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0839660/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56155

Director. Born 1 January 1960 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1960, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
- **Active:** 1993–present
- **Also known as:** Steve Surjik, Steven Surjik
- **Frequently works with:** [Alex Zakrzewski](https://film.one/person/alex-zakrzewski.md), [Guy Ferland](https://film.one/person/guy-ferland.md), [Lin Oeding](https://film.one/person/lin-oeding.md), [Nick Gomez](https://film.one/person/nick-gomez.md), [Omar Madha](https://film.one/person/omar-madha.md), [Alex Garcia Lopez](https://film.one/person/alex-garcia-lopez.md), [Alik Sakharov](https://film.one/person/alik-sakharov.md), [Bethany Rooney](https://film.one/person/bethany-rooney.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as director, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 84 (1), 2010s 70 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 70 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Crime 4, Action & Adventure 3, Drama 3, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 3, Mystery 2
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Surjik, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3498661, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0839660/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56155

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The X-Files*](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md) (84), [*Marvel's Daredevil*](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md) (78)
- **Netflix:** [*The Blacklist*](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md) (63), [*The Witcher*](https://film.one/tv/the-witcher.md) (61)
- **Peacock:** [*Person of Interest*](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md) (78)

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

## Biography

Stephen Surjik is a Canadian film and television director and producer. Born in 1960 in Regina, Saskatchewan, he studied at Concordia University in Montreal.

He began directing for television with series including *The Kids in the Hall* and made his feature film debut with *Wayne's World 2* (1993). His television credits include an episode of *The X-Files* (1994) and later work on series such as *Arrow*, *The Flash*, *Marvel's Daredevil*, *Marvel's The Punisher*, *The Umbrella Academy*, *The Witcher* and *Reacher*.

Surjik received three Gemini Award nominations for direction, for *Little Criminals*, *Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery* and *Intelligence*, and four Emmy Award nominations for *Weapons of Mass Distraction*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, x-files.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *The Witcher* (2019), Fi1m 61, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-witcher.md)
- *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md)
- *The Blacklist* (2013), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Person of Interest* (2011), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *The X-Files* (1993), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)

## Complete filmography (74)

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

- *The Abandons* (2025), series, Executive Producer
- *Elsbeth* (2024), series, Director
- *FUBAR* (2023), series, Director
- *Reacher* (2022), series, Director
- *Law & Order: Organized Crime* (2021), series, Director
- *The Witcher* (2019), series, Director — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-witcher.md)
- *See* (2019), series, Director
- *The Umbrella Academy* (2019), series, Director
- *FBI* (2018), series, Director
- *Lost in Space* (2018), series, Director
- *Instinct* (2018), series, Director
- *Marvel's Runaways* (2017), series, Director
- *Marvel's The Punisher* (2017), series, Director
- *The Gifted* (2017), series, Director
- *Marvel's The Defenders* (2017), series, Director
- *Marvel's Iron Fist* (2017), series, Director
- *SIX* (2017), series, Director
- *Marvel's Luke Cage* (2016), series, Director
- *Designated Survivor* (2016), series, Director
- *Marvel's Jessica Jones* (2015), series, Director
- *The Romeo Section* (2015), series, Executive Producer, Director, Creator
- *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md)
- *The Flash* (2014), series, Director
- *Hand of God* (2014), series, Director
- *Reckless* (2014), series, Director
- *Chicago P.D.* (2014), series, Director
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Graceland* (2013), series, Director
- *Bates Motel* (2013), series, Director
- *Arrow* (2012), series, Director
- *Common Law* (2012), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer
- *Person of Interest* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *No Ordinary Family* (2010), series, Director
- *Shattered* (2010), series, Director
- *The Good Guys* (2010), series, Director
- *Warehouse 13* (2009), series, Director, Producer, Supervising Producer
- *The Listener* (2009), series, Director
- *Flashpoint* (2008), series, Director
- *Burn Notice* (2007), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer
- *I Want Candy* (2007), Director
- *Intelligence* (2006), series, Director, Producer
- *Intelligence* (2006), Director
- *Eureka* (2006), series, Director
- *Psych* (2006), series, Director
- *Da Vinci's City Hall* (2005), series, Director
- *Terminal City* (2005), series, Director
- *Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery* (2005), Director
- *The Handler* (2003), series, Director
- *Monk* (2002), series, Director
- *The American Embassy* (2002), series, Director
- *Saint Jude* (2000), Thanks
- *Bull* (2000), series, Director
- *Soul Food* (2000), series, Director
- *Legacy* (1998), series, Director
- *Da Vinci's Inquest* (1998), series, Director
- *Weapons of Mass Distraction* (1997), Director
- *Little Criminals* (1995), Director
- *Due South* (1994), series, Director
- *Mary Silliman's War* (1994), Director
- *Wayne's World 2* (1993), as Director (uncredited) · Director
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Grand Larceny* (1991), Director
- *Max Glick* (1990), series, Director
- *Maniac Mansion* (1990), series, Director
- *Road to Avonlea* (1990), series, Director
- *The Kids in the Hall* (1989), series, as Prisoner · Director
- *Fireballs* (1989), Assistant Sound Editor
- *Mr. Nice Guy* (1987), as Art Direction
- *Busted Up* (1986), as Art Direction
- *Loose Ends* (1986), Assistant Art Director
- *Shipbuilder* (1985), Director
- *Oddballs* (1984), Assistant Sound Editor
- *Reno and the Doc* (1984), Production Design
- *Screwballs* (1983), First Assistant Editor

## Gallery

- ![Stephen Surjik](https://film.one/media/person/62734/gallery-ac7c1159b992.jpg) Stephen Surjik — S Pakhrin from DC, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Stephen_Surjik_at_the_I_want_Candy_London_Movie_Premiere_%2818%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Stephen Surjik - I want Candy London Movie Premiere (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/62734/gallery-45548352f207.jpg) Stephen Surjik - I want Candy London Movie Premiere (2007) — S Pakhrin from DC, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/I_want_Candy_London_Movie_Premiere_%2818%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Stephen Surjik on Marvel set (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/62734/gallery-300425b907e4.jpg) Stephen Surjik on Marvel set (2022) — Mr.ManUSA, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/StephenSurjik.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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