Joe Chappelle
Joe Chappelle | |
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| Born | Joseph Chappelle |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, writer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Joseph Chappelle is an American screenwriter, producer, and director of film and television. He is perhaps best known for his work on the critically acclaimed HBO series The Wire, where he directed six episodes and served as co-executive producer for three seasons. In 2018, his episode "Middle Ground" was named the 6th Best TV Episode of the Century by pop culture website The Ringer.[1] He has also produced and directed several other popular cable television programs, including CSI: Miami, Fringe and Chicago Fire.
Chappelle wrote and directed the political thriller An Acceptable Loss, starring Tika Sumpter and Jamie Lee Curtis, which was released by IFC Films in January 2019.
Career
Chappelle graduated from Northwestern University with a Master of Fine Arts in Film and worked in Chicago's advertising community before working in film and television.[2]
1990s
Chappelle began his career with the independently produced film Thieves Quartet in 1994. He wrote and directed the feature. He went on to direct the horror sequel Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) and shot additional scenes for Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996), replacing Kevin Yagher due to his fallout with the studio over creative differences. He directed the thriller Phantoms in 1998, based on the Dean Koontz novel of the same name.[citation needed]
2000s
Chappelle directed the film Takedown in 2000. Also in 2000 Chappelle made his television debut with the feature Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula.[citation needed]
In 2001, Chappelle became a director for the first season of espionage drama The Agency. Chappelle directed the episodes ""Viva Fidel", "God's Work" and "The Year of Living Dangerously". Chappelle did not return to work on the series' second season.[citation needed]
Later, in 2001, he became a director for the short-lived werewolf drama Wolf Lake. He directed the first season episodes "Soup to Nuts" and "Legend of Lost Lenore".
In 2002, Chappelle directed the second season premiere "Emergence" for the series
In 2002, Chappelle became a director for three new series; the 2002 reimagining of
In 2005, Chappelle served as a consultant and director for new CBS drama
The Wire
Chappelle joined the crew of the
Chappelle returned to The Wire as co-executive producer, episodic director and second unit director for the
Chappelle returned as a co-executive producer, episodic director and second unit director for the
Chappelle returned as a co-executive producer and director for the
CSI: Miami
Chappelle directed the pilot episode "Golden Parachute" for the
Chappelle remained a producer and director for the second season of CSI: Miami in 2003. He directed a further six episodes; "Dead Zone", "Hurricane Anthony", "Big Brother", "Slow Burn", "Not Landing" and the season finale "Innocent".
While working on the third season of The Wire Chappelle reduced his involvement with CSI: Miami. He was no longer a producer but remained an episodic director for the
Chappelle did not work on the
Chappelle returned to CSI: Miami as a consulting producer and director for the
Chappelle left the CSI: Miami production staff to work on the series Fringe in 2009. Chappelle continued to work as an episodic director for CSI: Miami while working on Fringe. He helmed the
Fringe
In fall 2009, Chappelle joined the crew of the
Chicago Fire
In winter 2012–2013, Chappelle joined the crew of the crime drama Chicago Fire as executive producer, and in five episodes as director.
An Acceptable Loss
In May 2017, Chappelle left Chicago Fire to begin production on his independent film An Acceptable Loss (formerly The Pages). The film, a political thriller starring Tika Sumpter and Jamie Lee Curtis, marked Chappelle's return to feature filmmaking after over 15 years of working in television.
An Acceptable Loss was acquired by
Personal life
Chappelle grew up in northern New Jersey.[2]
Filmography
Television
Production staff
| Year | Show | Role | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Godfather of Harlem | co-executive producer | "The Nitty Gritty" |
| 2012-2017 | Chicago Fire | co-executive producer | Seasons 7
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| 2009-2011 | Fringe | co-executive producer (seasons 2 & 3), executive producer (season 3–season 4) | Seasons 4
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| 2008 | |||
The Wire
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co-executive producer | Season 5
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| 2007-2008 | CSI: Miami | consulting producer | 6
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| 2006 | |||
| The Wire | co-executive producer | Season 4
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| 2005 | CSI: NY | consultant | Season 1
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| 2004 | The Wire | co-executive producer | Season 3
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| CSI: Miami | producer | Season 2
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| 2003 | |||
Season 1
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Director
| Year | Show | Season | Episode title | Episode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Godfather of Harlem | 2 | "The Geechee" | 4 | |
| "The French Connection" | 1 | ||||
| 2020 | neXt | 1 | "file #8" | 8 | |
| Manifest | 2 | "Call Sign" | 28 | ||
| "Fasten Your Seatbelts" | 17 | ||||
| 2019 | Godfather of Harlem | 1 | "The Nitty Gritty" | 2 | |
| "Our Day Will Come" | 3 | ||||
| Chicago Fire | 7
|
" The White Whale "
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#158/#7.21 | ||
| 2012 | Fringe | 4
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"Brave New World (Part 2)" | 22 | |
| "Brave New World (Part 1)" | 21 | ||||
| "Letters of Transit" | 19 | ||||
| "A Better Human Being" | 13 | ||||
| "Enemy of My Enemy" | 9 | ||||
| 2011 | "Subject 9" | 4 | |||
| " Neither Here Nor There "
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1 | ||||
3
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"The Day We Died" | 22 | |||
| "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" | 19 | ||||
| 2010 | "Marionette" | 9 | |||
| "6955 kHz" | 6 | ||||
| "Olivia" | 1 | ||||
| CSI: Miami | 8
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"All Fall Down" | 24 | ||
| Fringe | 2
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"Northwest Passage" | 21 | ||
| "Johari Window" | 12 | ||||
| 2009 | "Of Human Action" | 7 | |||
| "Momentum Deferred" | 4 | ||||
| CSI: Miami | 7 | "Seeing Red" | 25 | ||
| "Flight Risk" | 18 | ||||
| "Smoke Gets in Your CSI's" | 14 | ||||
| 2008 | "Power Trip" | 9 | |||
| "Wrecking Crew" | 6 | ||||
| "Resurrection" | 1 | ||||
The Wire
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5 | "Late Editions"[18][19] | 9 | ||
| "More with Less"[16][17] | 1 | ||||
| CSI: Miami | 6
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" All In "
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16 | ||
| 2007 | " Stand Your Ground "
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9 | |||
| 5 | " Throwing Heat "
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13 | |||
| 2006 | " Come as You Are "
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10 | |||
| " Curse of the Coffin "
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6 | ||||
| "Rio" | 1 | ||||
| The Wire | 4 | "That's Got His Own"[14][15] | 12 | ||
| " | 1 | ||||
| 2005 | CSI: NY | 1 | "Supply & Demand" | 20 | |
| CSI: Miami | 3
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"10-7" | 24 | ||
| "Recoil" | 21 | ||||
| 2004 | The Wire | 3 | " | 11 | |
| CSI: Miami | 2 | "Innocent" | 24 | ||
| "Not Landing" | 21 | ||||
| "Slow Burn" | 14 | ||||
| 2003 | "Big Brother" | 8 | |||
| "Hurricane Anthony" | 6 | ||||
| "Dead Zone" | 2 | ||||
| 1 | "Body Count" | 24 | |||
| "Double Cap" | 19 | ||||
| "Evidence of Things Unseen" | 16 | ||||
| 2002 | The Twilight Zone | 1 | " To Protect and Serve "
|
15 | |
| " Upgrade "
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14 | ||||
| CSI: Miami | 1 | "Losing Face" | 2 | ||
| "Golden Parachute" | 1 | ||||
| The Wire | 1
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"One Arrest"[4][5] | 7 | ||
Witchblade
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2 | "Emergence" | 1 | ||
| Wolf Lake | 1 | "Legend of Lost Lenore" | 8 | ||
| 2001 | "Soup to Nuts" | 3 | |||
| The Agency | 1 | "The Year of Living Dangerously" | 3 | ||
| "God's Work" | 2 | ||||
| "Viva Fidel" | 1 | ||||
| 2000 | Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula | Television feature | |||
Film
- Thieves Quartet (1994)
- Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
- Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996) (Additional photography, uncredited)
- Phantoms (1998)
- Track Down (2000)
- The Skulls II (2002)
- An Acceptable Loss (2019)
References
- ^ "The 100 Best TV Episodes of the Century". The Ringer. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ a b c d "Joe Chappelle Bio". Fox Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on 2011-08-09.
- ^ "Joe Chappelle biography". HBO. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
- ^ One Arrest". The Wire. Season 1. Episode 7. HBO.
- ^ a b "Episode guide - episode 07 One Arrest". HBO. 2004. Retrieved 2006-07-26.
- ^ "Season 3 crew". HBO. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
- ^ Middle Ground". The Wire. Season 3. Episode 11. HBO.
- ^ a b "Episode guide - episode 36 Middle Ground". HBO. 2004. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
- ^ "Real-life politics leak into tonight's 'Wire' episode". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
- ^ "Exclusive David Simon Q&A". AOL. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
- ^ "Season 4 crew". HBO. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
- ^ Boys of Summer". The Wire. Season 4. Episode 1. HBO.
- ^ a b "Episode guide - episode 38 boys of summer". HBO. 2004. Retrieved 2006-08-09.
- ^ a b Joe Chappelle (director), Ed Burns, George Pelecanos (writers) (2004-12-03). "That's Got His Own". The Wire. Season 4. Episode 12. HBO.
- ^ a b "Episode guide - episode 49 That's Got His Own". HBO. 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
- ^ a b Joe Chappelle (director), David Simon (story and teleplay), Ed Burns (story) (2008-01-06). "More with Less". The Wire. Season 5. Episode 1. HBO.
- ^ a b "The Wire episode guide - episode 51 More with Less". HBO. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ^ a b Joe Chappelle (director), George Pelecanos (story and teleplay), David Simon (story) (2008-03-02). "Late Editions". The Wire. Season 5. Episode 9. HBO.
- ^ a b "The Wire episode guide - episode 59 Late Editions". HBO. 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ "TV Nominations in 2009". BAFTA. 24 March 2009. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
External links
- Joe Chappelle at IMDb
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