Leslie Libman Explained

Leslie Libman
Occupation:Director
Yearsactive:1976-present

Leslie Libman is an American television director. She also directed commercials and music videos.

Television work

Since 1995 she works primarily as a TV director on a number of television series, most notably directing multiple episodes of , The 4400 and NCIS. Other series include The Wire, Oz and The Shield. For MTV she created and directed with her late husband, Larry Williams, Out of Order, a series of six original short films.

She co-directed with Larry Williams two television movies - in 1997 the HBO TV movie (starring Peter Gallagher and Art Malik) and the 1998 TV adaptation of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World (again starring Gallagher with Leonard Nimoy) for the USA Network.

In 2003 she directed the ABC TV movie The Extreme Team (aka The X-Team).

Other work

Before moving to television work, Libman and Williams formed a directing team creating commercials[1] (among others for American Express, Christian Dior, McDonald's, Panasonic and Sony) and music clips[2] (Boy George, The Church, Al Green, Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers and more). Without Williams, she directed music videos for The Bangles, Bee Gees, Chicago, Michael McDonald, Roy Orbison, and Rod Stewart and others.[2]

Filmography

Television

Director

Year Show Season Episode title Episode Notes
2021The Resident4"Home Before Dark"62
2017
Britney Ever AfterTelevision movie
2017NCIS15"The Numerical Limit"19
2014NCIS12"So It Goes"3
11"Bulletproof"15
2012NCIS10"Shell Shock (Part 1)"6
9"Secrets"15
"A Desperate Man"13
2011NCIS9"Devil's Triangle"7
2010FlashForward1"The Negotiation"20
"Course Correction"19
NCIS8"Short Fuse"3
20091"Keepin' It Real"6
NCIS7"Good Cop, Bad Cop"4
6"Caged"12
In Plain Sight2"Aguna Matatala"5
2008Knight Rider1"Knight of the Living Dead"6
Numb3rs4"Atomic No. 33"16
The L Word5"Lay Down the Law"8
2007Numb3rs3"Take Out"14
The 44004"The Marked"6
Medium3"The Whole Truth"8
2006Sleeper Cell2"School"6
Brotherhood1"Samyutta 11:10"6
NCIS3"Untouchable"20
"Deception"13
2005Sleeper Cell1"Family"6
The 44002"Carrier"7
"Wake-Up Call"1
Entourage2"An Offer Refused"4
2004The Wire3"Homecoming"6
Keen Eddie1"Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité"13
Jake 2.01"Dead Man Walking"15
2003The Practice8"The Chosen"2
The Extreme TeamTelevision movie
2002Fastlane1"Get Your Mack On"9
John Doe1"Manifest Destiny"9
Without a Trace1"Snatch Back"7
Crossing Jordan2"Payback"4
American DreamsUnknown episode
MDsUnknown episode
The Shield1"Throwaway"9
2001Oz4"Blizzard of '01"13
Gideon's Crossing1"Prodigal Dad"15
"Hinkytown"11
The Division1"Seduced and Abandoned"3
2000The BeatUnknown episode
19987"Just an Old Fashioned Love Song"3Co-directed with Larry Williams
Brave New WorldTelevision movie
Co-directed with Larry Williams
6"Closet Cases"9Co-directed with Larry Williams
1997Television movie
Co-directed with Larry Williams
5"Partners and Other Strangers"21Co-directed with Larry Williams
19964"Full Moon"17Co-directed with Larry Williams
Out of Order1"Strange Habit"Co-directed with Larry Williams
"Stable for Transfer"Co-directed with Larry Williams
"Refracted"Co-directed with Larry Williams
"Familiar Bonds"Co-directed with Larry Williams
"Hey Joey"Co-directed with Larry Williams
"Squids"Co-directed with Larry Williams

Notes and References

  1. http://www.leslielibman.com/commercials.htm Leslie Libman, Director - Commercials
  2. http://www.leslielibman.com/music_videos.htm Leslie Libman, Director - Music videos