--- name: "Terrence O'Hara" canonical: "https://film.one/person/terrence-ohara" fi1m_id: "terrence-ohara" imdb_id: "nm0641343" tmdb_id: 102638 wikidata_id: "Q3518705" roles: ["Director"] born: "25 December 1945" died: "5 December 2022" reviewed_on_fi1m: 10 average_fi1m_score: 68 average_as: "director" average_over: 10 updated: "2026-09-26T15:00:44.445710+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." --- # Terrence O'Hara ## Identity Terrence O'Hara - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/terrence-ohara - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** terrence-ohara - **IMDb ID:** nm0641343 - **TMDB ID:** 102638 - **Wikidata ID:** Q3518705 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrence_O%27Hara, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3518705, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641343/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/102638 Director. Born 25 December 1945 in United States. Died 5 December 2022. ## Details - **Work:** Director - **Born:** 25 December 1945, United States - **Died:** 5 December 2022 - **Active:** 1993–2013 - **Frequently works with:** [Michael W. Watkins](https://film.one/person/michael-w-watkins.md), [Bethany Rooney](https://film.one/person/bethany-rooney.md), [David Straiton](https://film.one/person/david-straiton.md), [Félix Enríquez Alcalá](https://film.one/person/felix-alcala.md), [Guy Ferland](https://film.one/person/guy-ferland.md), [Holly Dale](https://film.one/person/holly-dale.md), [James A. Contner](https://film.one/person/james-a-contner.md), [Karen Gaviola](https://film.one/person/karen-gaviola.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as director, over 10 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 84 (1), 2000s 67 (7), 2010s 63 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 69 across 7 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Genres:** Drama 9, Crime 6, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 5, Action & Adventure 4, Mystery 4 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrence_O%27Hara, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3518705, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641343/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/102638 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*The Shield*](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md) (84), [*The X-Files*](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md) (84), [*Sons of Anarchy*](https://film.one/tv/sons-of-anarchy.md) (67), [*Smallville*](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md) (66) - **Netflix:** [*Heroes*](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md) (68), [*The Blacklist*](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md) (63) - **Apple TV:** [*NCIS*](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md) (66) - **Peacock:** [*Grimm*](https://film.one/tv/grimm.md) (63) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Terrence O'Hara was an American television director and actor. Born on 25 December 1945 in Newark, New Jersey, he began his career as an actor in the late 1970s, with appearances in series such as *Ryan's Hope* and *Voyagers!*, and films including *Naked Vengeance* (1985). He transitioned to directing in the late 1980s, making his debut with the film *Darkroom* (1988). O'Hara directed numerous episodes of television series, including one episode of *The X-Files* (2001), multiple episodes of *Smallville*, *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation*, *Angel*, *JAG*, *Heroes*, *Grimm*, *Sons of Anarchy*, and *The Blacklist*. He directed 56 episodes of *NCIS* (2003–2022) and 29 episodes of *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009–2022). He died on 5 December 2022 in Los Angeles, California. He was married to actress Shanna Reed. *Sources: imdb.com, variety.com, memory-alpha.fandom.com, tvinsider.com.* ## On Fi1m (10) - *The Blacklist* (2013), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md) - *Grimm* (2011), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/grimm.md) - *Dollhouse* (2009), Fi1m 66, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/dollhouse.md) - *Sons of Anarchy* (2008), Fi1m 67, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/sons-of-anarchy.md) - *Heroes* (2006), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md) - *Shark* (2006), Fi1m 55, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/shark.md) - *NCIS* (2003), Fi1m 66, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md) - *The Shield* (2002), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md) - *Smallville* (2001), Fi1m 66, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md) - *The X-Files* (1993), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md) ## Complete filmography (54) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Rosewood* (2015), series, Director - *NCIS: New Orleans* (2014), series, Director - *Legends* (2014), series, Director - *The Blacklist* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md) - *The Finder* (2012), series, Director - *Grimm* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/grimm.md) - *The Chicago Code* (2011), series, Director - *Nikita* (2010), series, Director - *Rizzoli & Isles* (2010), series, Director - *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009), series, Director - *Dollhouse* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/dollhouse.md) - *Lie to Me* (2009), series, Director - *Sons of Anarchy* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/sons-of-anarchy.md) - *Depth Charge* (2008), Director - *K-Ville* (2007), series, Director - *Heroes* (2006), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md) - *Shark* (2006), series, Director — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/shark.md) - *The Unit* (2006), series, Director - *Numb3rs* (2005), series, Director - *NCIS* (2003), series, Director — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md) - *Threat Matrix* (2003), series, Director - *Miracles* (2003), series, Director - *The Shield* (2002), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md) - *First Monday* (2002), series, Director - *Smallville* (2001), series, Director — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md) - *UC: Undercover* (2001), series, Director - *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, Director - *Dark Angel* (2000), series, Director - *The Huntress* (2000), series, Director - *Angel* (1999), series, Director - *Third Watch* (1999), series, Director - *Brimstone* (1998), series, Director - *Martial Law* (1998), series, Director - *Prey* (1998), series, Director - *Pensacola: Wings of Gold* (1997), series, Director - *The Pretender* (1996), series, Director - *Promised Land* (1996), series, Director - *JAG* (1995), series, Director - *Star Trek: Voyager* (1995), series, Director - *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, Director - *Dead at 21* (1994), series, Director - *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993), series, Director - *The X-Files* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md) - *Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman* (1993), series, Director - *Renegade* (1992), series, Director - *Silk Stalkings* (1991), series, Director - *The Perfect Bride* (1991), Director - *Double Vision* (1990), Director - *Darkroom* (1989), Director - *The Devastator* (1986), as Spencer - *Voyagers!* (1982), series, Actor - *Something Short of Paradise* (1979), as Donny Conrad - *CHiPs* (1977), series, as Angeli - *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, Writer --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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