Paris Barclay

Directing

June 30, 1956 (69 years old)

Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA

Popularity: 1

Biography

Paris Barclay (born June 30, 1956) is an American renowned Emmy-winning director and producer who served as the first African-American and first openly gay President of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) for two terms from 2013 to 2017.

Also Known As

Paris K.C. Barclay

Recent & Upcoming

10.0

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It

Executive Producer • Feb 2026

Known For

8.4

The Mentalist

Director

7.3

Law & Order

Director

8.6

House

Director

7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Director

8.0

Lost

Director

8.1

American Horror Story

Director

7.5

NCIS: Los Angeles

Director

8.4

Sons of Anarchy

Director

7.9

Monk

Director

7.6

The Good Wife

Director

7.8

ER

Director

8.3

The West Wing

Director

Filmography

2020s

10.0

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It

Director

3.0

Mama's Boy

Self

The Normal Heart

2000s

5.0

Pedro

Story

5.3

The Big Time

Director

1990s

7.0

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

Director

5.5

The Cherokee Kid

#1 Bad Cowboy

6.7

America's Dream

Director