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Darnell Martin

Director | Writer | Producer

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With her debut feature, I Like It Like That, she was reputedly the first black American woman to write and direct a film for a major Hollywood studio. See more trivia »

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in Bronx, New York, USA
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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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2013 Wish You Well (filming)
 
2013 The Vampire Diaries (TV series)
– She's Come Undone (2013)
 
2013 Chicago Fire (TV series)
– A Coffin That Small (2013)
 
2011-2012 Grimm (TV series)
– The Bottle Imp (2012)
– The Thing with Feathers (2012)
– BeeWare (2011)
 
2012 Firelight (TV movie)
 
2011 The Mentalist (TV series)
– The Red Mile (2011)
 
2011 Detroit 1-8-7 (TV series)
– Stone Cold (2011)
 
2011 The Lost Valentine (TV movie)
 
2010 Happy Town (TV series)
– Blame It on Rio Bravo (2010)
– Slight of Hand (2010)
 
2002-2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
– Palimpsest (2010)
– Bombshell (2007)
– The War at Home (2006)
– Wrongful Life (2006)
– Shibboleth (2005)
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2003-2010 Law & Order (TV series)
– Crashers (2010)
– Human Flesh Search Engine (2009)
– By Perjury (2009)
– Angelgrove (2008)
– Absentia (2003)
 
2010 Gossip Girl (TV series)
– Dr. Estrangeloved (2010)
 
2010 Trauma (TV series)
– Tunnel Vision (2010)
 
2010 Mercy (TV series)
– We're All Adults (2010)
 
2008-2009 Life on Mars (TV series)
– All the Young Dudes (2009)
– The Man Who Sold the World (2008)
 
2008 Cadillac Records
 
2007 Masters of Science Fiction (TV mini-series)
– Little Brother (2007)
 
2007 Kidnapped (TV series)
– Front Page (2007)
 
2006 Saved (TV series)
– Fog (2006)
– A Day in the Life (2006)
 
2006 South Beach (TV series)
– I'm Not Your Baby (2006)
 
2005 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
– The Self-Destruct Button (2005)
 
2005 Their Eyes Were Watching God (TV movie)
 
2003 Dragnet (TV series)
– Redemption (2003)
– All That Glitters (2003)
 
2002 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
– Dolls (2002)
 
2001 Prison Song
 
1997 ER (TV series)
– Freak Show (1997)
– Ground Zero (1997)
 
1997 Oz (TV series)
– Plan B (1997)
– Capital P (1997)
– The Routine (1997)
 
1996 Homicide: Life on the Street (TV series)
– Sniper: Part 2 (1996)
 
1994 I Like It Like That
 
1992 Suspect (short)
 
1991 Samantha Fox: Just One Night (video short)
 
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2008 Cadillac Records (written by)
 
2001 Prison Song (written by)
 
1994 I Like It Like That (written by)
 
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2003 The Vicious Circle (associate producer)
 
2001 Prison Song (executive producer)
 
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1997 Nowhere Fast
Darnell
 
1989 Deadly Obsession
Denise
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (2 titles)
1990 Def by Temptation (second assistant camera)
 
1989 Do the Right Thing (second assistant camera)
 
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2010 Anyone But You (short) (very special thanks)
 
2008 Medicine for Melancholy (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
2009 Playing Chess: The Making of Cadillac Records (video documentary short)
Herself
 

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With her debut feature, I Like It Like That, she was reputedly the first black American woman to write and direct a film for a major Hollywood studio. See more »

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