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name: "Tawnia McKiernan"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "12 November 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-16T22:41:39.469171+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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# Tawnia McKiernan

Director. Born 12 November 1968 in Altadena, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 12 November 1968, Altadena, California, USA
- **Active:** 1993–2008
- **Also known as:** Tawnia Cannell McKiernan, Tawnia Mckiernan
- **Works often with:** Félix Alcalá, Charles Haid, Daniel Sackheim, David Mills, David Nutter, Davis Guggenheim

## Biography

Tawnia McKiernan is an American television director and producer. Born on 12 November 1968 in Altadena, California, she is the daughter of television producer Stephen J. Cannell.

She began directing in the mid-1990s with episodes of *Renegade* and *Silk Stalkings*, both produced by her father. Her credits include episodes of *NYPD Blue* (2002–2004), *ER* (2004–2008) and *Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles* (2008–2009).

McKiernan has directed for many other series including *The Walking Dead*, *Cobra Kai*, *Bones*, *The Mentalist* and *Criminal Minds*. In 2012 she directed the television film *Secrets of Eden*. She is a co-chair of the Directors Guild of America Women's Steering Committee.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles* (2008), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/terminator-the-sarah-connor-chronicles.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)

## Also known for

- *The Walking Dead* (2010), Director
- *Cobra Kai* (2018), Director
- *Fear the Walking Dead* (2015), Director
- *The Mentalist* (2008), Director
- *Supergirl* (2015), Director
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), Director
- *Grimm* (2011), Director
- *Bones* (2005), Director

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