Steven DePaul is an American television director, producer and mystery author. His books, "The Left Coast Irregulars" and "Frequently Asked Questions", both part of the Rock and Roll Confidential Mystery series are available on Amazon. He has directed multiple episodes of "The Good Doctor", "The Gifted", Shades of Blue, NCIS-LA, CSI-NY, GRIMM, The Unit, Bones, as well as many episodes of one-hour dramatic television (updated list IMDB). He was a longstanding producer and director on NYPD Blue. In his capacity as producer of NYPD Blue he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 1995. He was also nominated for NYPD Blue on five other occasions (in 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999). Also wonGolden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama in 1993, and a George F. Peabody for "Raging Bulls" (Season 6, episode 8), an episode he directed for NYPD Blue. .
DePaul was born in Washington Heights, NY. He is the son of Michael DePaola, (SSGT World War II in North Africa and Italy. Purple heart, BSM) who was a union organizer (District 65) and a bartender. His mother, Hermione (Billie), was a school teacher and librarian. Brother of David DePaul (1948-1969). Steven enrolled at Clark University, where he majored in English graduating in Dec. 1972. He was involved in booking artists to play concerts on campus and at the Clark Coffeehouse. Upon graduation, DePaul began working on Rock & Roll tours, first working as a roadie for Poco ('73-74). He spent the next 15 years touring with bands including Joni Mitchell, The Eagles, The Grateful Dead, Dan Fogelberg, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Boston, The Cars and The Faces. This career ended with a long stint, ('84-'92) with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, including the "Born in the USA" tour and the worldwide Amnesty International "Human Rights Now!" tour. DePaul then moved to Los Angeles to work for producer Steven Bochco on shows including Cop Rock, Civil Wars and NYPD Blue. He worked on NYPD Blue for 11 years, during which he directed multiple episodes. In 2004, he left NYPD Blue and became a freelance director, the position he currently holds. He has travelled extensively on six continents.
Filmography
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edit| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Good Doctor | "The Lea Show" | Season 5, episode 17 |
| The Cleaning Lady | "Coming Home Again" | Season 1, episode 9 | |
| 2020 | The Good Doctor | "Heartbreak" | Season 3, episode 18 |
| "Sex and Death" | Season 3, episode 13 | ||
| 2019 | The Village | "Laid Bare" | Season 1, episode 5 |
| "Heart on Fire" | Season 1, episode 4 | ||
| 2018 | The Good Doctor | "Tough Titmouse" | Season 2, episode 4 |
| The Gifted | "unMoored" | Season 2, episode 2 | |
| 2017 | "threat of eXtinction" | Season 1, episode 9 | |
| The Good Doctor | "Pipes" | Season 1, episode 4 | |
| Shades of Blue | "Behind the Mask" | Season 2, episode 12 | |
| "Broken Dolls" | Season 2, episode 13 | ||
| 2016 | "For I Have Sinned" | Season 1, episode 12 | |
| "The Breach" | Season 1, episode 11 | ||
| 2015 | The Originals | "Beautiful Mistake" | Season 3, episode 6 |
| 2014 | The 100 | "Fog of War" | Season 2, episode 6 |
| Crisis | "Homecoming" | Season 1, episode 7 | |
| Grimm | "Once We Were Gods" | Season 3, episode 15 | |
| 2013 | Grimm | "One Night Stand" | Season 3, episode 4 |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | "Big Brother" | Season 5, episode 6 | |
| Zero Hour | "Chain" | Season 1, episode 4 | |
| Hawaii Five-O | "Kapu" | Season 3, episode 12 | |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | "Drive" | Season 4, episode 11 | |
| 2012 | Last Resort | "Voluntold" | Season 1, episode 4 |
| Grimm | "The Good Shepherd" | Season 2, episode 5 | |
| "Plumed Serpent" | Season 1, episode 14 | ||
| 2011 | NCIS: Los Angeles | "The Debt" | Season 3, episode 10 |
| Person Of Interest | "Mission Creep" | Season 1, episode 3 | |
| Fairly Legal | "Coming Home" | Season 1, episode 7 | |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | "Enemy Within" | Season 2, episode 19 | |
| 2010 | "Absolution" | Season 2, episode 9 | |
| "Little Angels" | Season 2, episode 5 | ||
| "Hunted" | Season 1, episode 22 | ||
| CSI: NY | "Redemptio" | Season 6, episode 19 | |
| Past Life | "Soul Music" | Season 1, episode 3 | |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | "Random On Purpose" | Season 1, episode 9 |
| Bones | "The Cinderella in the Cardboard" | Season 4, episode 19 | |
| "The Salt in the Wounds" | Season 4, episode 16 | ||
| "The Princess and the Pear" | Season 4, episode 14 | ||
| 2008 | The Unit | "Mislead and Misguided" | Season 4, episode 10 |
| "Sudden Flight" | Season 4, episode 2 | ||
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | "Complication" | Season 2, episode 9 | |
| Bones | "The Passenger in the Oven" | Season 4, episode 9 | |
| "The Crank in the Shaft" | Season 4, episode 5 | ||
| "The Man in the Outhouse | Season 4, episode 2 | ||
| 2007 | "The Secret in the Soil" | Season 3, episode 4 | |
| Journeyman | "The Hanged Man" | Season 1, episode 5 | |
| K-Ville | "Critical Mass" | Season 1, episode 5 | |
| Jericho | "Cassus Belli" | Season 1, episode 19 | |
| CSI: NY | "The Ride In" | Season 3, episode 17 | |
| Las Vegas | "The Chicken Is Making My Back Hurt" | Season 4, episode 12 | |
| The Unit | "Binary Explosion" | Season 3, episode 9 | |
| "Pandemonium: Part 2" | Season 3, episode 2 | ||
| "Sub-conscious" | Season 2, episode 13 | ||
| 2006 | "Change of Station" | Season 2, episode 1 | |
| "SERE" | Season 1, episode 8 | ||
| Shark | "In the Grasp" | Season 1, episode 5 | |
| Conviction | "The Wall" | Season 1, episode 9 | |
| Bones | "The Truth in the Lye" | Season 2, episode 5 | |
| Las Vegas | "And Here's Mike with the Weather" | Season 3, episode 14 | |
| In Justice | "Confessions" | Season 1, episode 4 | |
| CSI: NY | "Super Men" | Season 2, episode 19 | |
| "Necrophilia Americana" | Season 2, episode 17 | ||
| 2005 | "YoungBlood" | Season 2, episode 6 | |
| Close to Home | "Suburban Prostitution" | Season 1, episode 3 | |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami | "Addiction" | Season 3, episode 11 |
| NYPD Blue | "Colonel Knowledge" | Season 11, episode 14 | |
| 2002 | "Half-Ashed" | Season 10, episode 9 | |
| "A Little Dad'll Do Ya" | Season 9, episode 16 | ||
| 2001 | "Mom's Away" | Season 9, episode 7 | |
| "Nariz A Nariz" | Season 8, episode 14 | ||
| "Writing Wrongs" | Season 8, episode 6 | ||
| "Waking Up Is Hard To Do" | Season 8, episode 2 | ||
| 2000 | "Bats Off Larry" | Season 7, episode 21 | |
| "Jackass" | Season 7, episode 9 | ||
| "A Hole in Juan" | Season 7, episode 2 | ||
| 1999 | "Don't Meth With Me" | Season 6, episode 19 | |
| 1998 | "Raging Bulls" | Season 6, episode 8 | |
| "The One That Got Away" | Season 5, episode 16 | ||
| 1997 | "Lost Israel: Part 1" | Season 5, episode 8 | |
| 1993 | "Emission Accomplished" | Season 1, episode 5 |
References
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