Stephen Surjik (born 1960) is a film and television director, and producer.
He is known for his work on the film Wayne's World 2, the Marvel Television series Daredevil and The Punisher, the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy and The Witcher.
He was nominated three times for Gemini Awards for best direction, for Little Criminals, Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery and Intelligence, and received four Emmy Award nominations for Weapons of Mass Distraction.
Born in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1960, he studied at the Concordia University in Montreal and received a Best Director award at the 14th Canadian Student Film & Video Festival in 1982 for Second Story Man.[1]
After working as production designer and art director in the mid-80s, he moved on, directing for the series The Kids in the Hall. In 1993 Surjik made his feature film debut with Wayne's World 2, starring fellow Canadian Mike Myers.
For television, he has directed films such as the 1996 Grand Prix "Cinéma Tout Ecran" award-winning Little Criminals, the Emmy-nominated Weapons of Mass Distraction, starring Ben Kingsley and Gabriel Byrne, and the CBC movie Intelligence. His episodic credits include Da Vinci's Inquest, Legacy, The Handler, Road to Avonlea, Due South, X-Files, Warehouse 13 and pilots for Bull, Miss Miami and Zoe Busiek: Wildcard and Intelligence. His more recent television work includes; Common Law, Burn Notice, Graceland, Person of Interest, Arrow and The Flash.
In 2018 Surjik launched his own radio show and podcast on Brigade-Radio-One called Field Report. The show is produced by Ethan Dettenmaier and centers on his current projects.
Short film
Feature film
TV series
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-1991 | Maniac Mansion | 2 episodes | |||
| 1990-1993 | The Kids in the Hall | Film segments, 24 episodes | |||
| 1991 | Max Glick | Episode "Odd Couple" | |||
| 1992-1995 | Road to Avonlea | 5 episodes | |||
| 1994 | The X-Files | Episode: "Excelsis Dei" | |||
| 1998-2005 | Da Vinci's Inquest | 10 episodes | |||
| 1999 | Due South | Episode: "A Likely Story" | |||
| Legacy | 2 episodes | ||||
| 2000-2001 | Bull | 2 episodes | |||
| 2001 | Soul Food | Episode: "The Root" | |||
| 2002 | The American Embassy | Episode: "China Cup" | |||
| Miss Miami | TV Pilot | ||||
| 2003 | Wild Card | Episode: "Pilot" | |||
| 2003-2004 | The Handler | 2 episodes | |||
| 2005 | Terminal City | 2 episodes | |||
| 2005-2006 | Da Vinci's City Hall | 2 episodes | |||
| 2005-2007 | Intelligence | 8 episodes | |||
| 2006 | Monk | Episodes: "Mr. Monk Bumps His Head" and "Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing" | |||
| 2007-2010 | Psych | 7 episodes | |||
| 2007-2013 | Burn Notice | 10 episodes | |||
| 2008-2009 | Flashpoint | 3 episodes | |||
| 2009 | The Listener | 2 episodes | |||
| Eureka | Episode: "Shower the People" | ||||
| 2009-2011 | Warehouse 13 | 6 episodes; Also supervising producer of 13 episodes | |||
| 2010 | Shattered | 2 episodes | |||
| The Good Guys | 2 episodes | ||||
| 2011 | No Ordinary Family | Episode: "No Ordinary Proposal" | |||
| 2012 | Common Law | 2 episodes | |||
| 2012-2016 | Person of Interest | 7 episodes | |||
| 2013 | The Blacklist | Episode: "General Ludd" | |||
| 2014 | Reckless | Episode: "Stand Your Ground" | |||
| Arrow | Episode: "Corto Maltese" | ||||
| 2014-2015 | Graceland | 2 episodes | |||
| 2015 | The Flash | Episode: "Fallout" | |||
| 2015-2016 | The Romeo Section | 2 episodes | |||
| 2015-2018 | Daredevil | 4 episodes | |||
| 2015-2019 | Jessica Jones | 3 episodes | |||
| 2016 | Bates Motel | Episode: "Unfaithful" | |||
| 2016-2018 | Luke Cage | 2 episodes | |||
| 2017 | Designated Survivor | Episode: "Warriors" | |||
| Hand of God | Episode: "What Do You Hear..." | ||||
| The Defenders | Episode: "Ashes, Ashes" | ||||
| The Punisher | Episode: "Memento Mori" | ||||
| 2017-2018 | Iron Fist | 2 episodes | |||
| 2017-2019 | The Gifted | 3 episodes | |||
| 2018 | Six | Episode: "Dua" | |||
| Runaways | Episode: "Earth Angel" | ||||
| 2018-2019 | Lost in Space | 2 episodes | |||
| 2019 | Instinct | Episode: "Stay Gold" | |||
| See | Episode: "Silk" | ||||
| 2019-2022 | FBI | 5 episodes | |||
| 2019-2020 | The Umbrella Academy | 4 episodes | |||
| 2021 | The Witcher | 2 episodes | |||
| 2022 | Reacher | 1 episode | |||
| 2022-2024 | 3 episodes | ||||
| 2023 | FUBAR | 2 episodes |
TV movies
Acting roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Kids in the Hall | Prisoner | Episode 5 | |
| 1993 | Wayne's World 2 | Director | Uncredited | |
| 1999 | The City | Garston | Episode "Shadows" |