Craig R. Baxley
- Stunts
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
Craig Baxley is a third-generation filmmaker. After starting his career
in front of the camera, working his way up as a successful stunt
coordinator and second unit director on films like
Predator (1987),
Reds (1981),
The Long Riders (1980) and
The Warriors (1979) (with such
talented directors as Don Siegel,
Alan J. Pakula,
Warren Beatty,
Norman Jewison,
Walter Hill and
Steven Spielberg), he transitioned
making his directorial debut on the acclaimed hit series
The A-Team (1983). His first
feature film as a director was
Action Jackson (1988) for
Joel Silver and was the beginning of
a very diverse career working in many genres. He later went on to
direct Dark Angel (1990) (a.k.a. "I
Come In Peace") starring Dolph Lundgren,
Stone Cold and a number of mini-series, including
Stephen King's
Storm of the Century (1999),
Rose Red (2002),
The Triangle (2005),
The Lost Room (2006) and King's
television series
Kingdom Hospital (2004), on
which he directed every episode of the series.