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Stephen Cragg

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Stephen Cragg
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Over the past twenty-five years Stephen Cragg has directed and/or produced more than two hundred fifty hours of prime-time television. He has won the Emmy Award, the People's Choice Award, and been nominated for the Golden Globe.

His directing credits include How To Get Away With Murder, Chicago Fire, Grey's Anatomy, ER, Nashville, Mercy Street, Mars, Scandal, Boston Legal, Detroit 1-8-7, Southland, Harry's Law, Northern Exposure, Doogie Howser MD and many others.

His producing credits include the prestigious Emmy-winning mini-series "A Year In The Life" starring Richard Kiley, the two-hour special "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" starring John Huston and the first American television series to be shot in the UK, "Emma Brody" (AKA "The American Embassy").

An alumnus of the University of California at Berkeley, Cragg graduated with honors and was named to Phi Beta Kappa. He had already begun his television career out of high school, landing a summer job as a cameraman at station KOTA in Rapid City, South Dakota. After college Cragg returned to television, producing evening news, then morning shows in San Francisco and Chicago. Upon arriving in Los Angeles, Cragg spent several more years paying dues as assistant director and associate producer before moving into directing and producing with such esteemed talents as David Chase, David Kelley, Garry Marshall and David Gerber.
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win total

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    Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    How to Get Away with Murder
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Producer
    James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
    Grey's Anatomy
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Ming-Na Wen, Noah Wyle, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Eriq La Salle, Kellie Martin, Paul McCrane, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Maura Tierney, and Goran Visnjic in ER (1994)
    ER
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    A Year in the Life (1986)
    A Year in the Life
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer

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    • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
      How to Get Away with Murder
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018–2020
    • William Fichtner, John Hannah, Leslie Stefanson, Michaela Conlin, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Robert Joy, and Jane Lynch in MDs (2002)
      MDs
      7.3
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2002
    • The American Embassy (2002)
      The American Embassy
      6.4
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2002
    • Seth Green, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Timothy Busfield, and Ryan O'Donohue in The Byrds of Paradise (1994)
      The Byrds of Paradise
      7.7
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 1994
    • Neil Patrick Harris in Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)
      Doogie Howser, M.D.
      6.5
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • supervising producer
      • 1989–1993
    • Shangri-La Plaza
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • supervising producer
      • 1990
    • Almost Grown (1988)
      Almost Grown
      8.3
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1988–1989
    • Sarah Jessica Parker, Amanda Peterson, Trey Ames, Adam Arkin, Jayne Atkinson, Richard Kiley, Diana Muldaur, David Oliver, Scott Paulin, Wendy Phillips, and Morgan Stevens in A Year in the Life (1987)
      A Year in the Life
      8.4
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1987–1988
    • Rags to Riches (1987)
      Rags to Riches
      7.6
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1987
    • A Year in the Life (1986)
      A Year in the Life
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 1986
    • Nicholas Campbell and Stoney Jackson in The Insiders (1985)
      The Insiders
      7.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1986
    • Street Hawk (1985)
      Street Hawk
      6.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1985
    • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
      Alfred Hitchcock Presents
      7.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1985
    • Boys in Blue
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1984
    • Women of San Quentin (1983)
      Women of San Quentin
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1983

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    • David Eigenberg, Hanako Greensmith, Taylor Kinney, Joe Minoso, Miranda Rae Mayo, and Jocelyn Hudon in Chicago Fire (2012)
      Chicago Fire
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018–2023
    • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
      How to Get Away with Murder
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015–2020
    • Ben Cotton, Clémentine Poidatz, and Jihae in Mars (2016)
      Mars
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Oliver Platt, Steven Weber, Marlyne Barrett, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Jessy Schram in Chicago Med (2015)
      Chicago Med
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016–2017
    • Carl Weathers, Joelle Carter, Jon Seda, Philip Winchester, and Monica Barbaro in Chicago Justice (2017)
      Chicago Justice
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere, and Kalee Zanella in Nashville (2012)
      Nashville
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013–2017
    • Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Josh Radnor, and McKinley Belcher III in Mercy Street (2016)
      Mercy Street
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • The Adversaries
      9.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Hayley Atwell in Agent Carter (2015)
      Agent Carter
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Omar Epps and Landon Gimenez in Resurrection (2013)
      Resurrection
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Mind Games (2014)
      Mind Games
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Luis Antonio Ramos, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Lorraine Bruce, Matt Long, Summer Bishil, and Stephen Louis Grush in Lucky 7 (2013)
      Lucky 7
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013–2014
    • Henry Thomas and Hannah Ware in Betrayal (2013)
      Betrayal
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Shawn Hatosy, Regina King, Michael Cudlitz, and Ben McKenzie in Southland (2009)
      Southland
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Kerry Washington in Scandal (2012)
      Scandal
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012–2013

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