Michael Spiller

Michael Spiller
Born	(1961-08-01) August 1, 1961 New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Cinematographer, television director
Years active	1984–present

Michael Alan Spiller (born August 1, 1961) is an American cinematographer and television director.

Spiller has directed on numerous series and has also served as a cinematographer prior to directing and worked frequently with Hal Hartley. He was a regular director on the HBO series, Sex and the City where he also served as director of photography during the first four seasons. After Sex and the City, Spiller continued to direct on series such as Scrubs, Jake in Progress, The Bernie Mac Show and has directed two episodes of the HBO series, Big Love which premiered in March 2006. Spiller was also a producer on the series Jake in Progress and Big Day.

In 2011, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the Modern Family episode "Halloween".

Spiller was born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, New York.

Director filmography

TV series

• New Girl (2012)
  • episode 1.22 "Tomatoes"
  • episode 1.24 "See Ya"
• Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012)
  • episode 1.02 "Daddy's Girl..."
• Modern Family (2010–present)
  • episode 1.11 "Up All Night"
  • episode 1.15 "My Funky Valentine"
  • episode 2.01 "The Old Wagon"
  • episode 2.03 "Earthquake"
  • episode 2.05 "Unplugged"
  • episode 2.06 "Halloween"
  • episode 2.07 "Chirp"
  • episode 2.08 "Manny Get Your Gun"
  • episode 2.09 "Mother Tucker"
  • episode 2.13 "Caught in the Act"
  • episode 2.15 "Princess Party"
  • episode 2.19 "The Musical Man"
  • episode 2.20 "Someone to Watch Over Lily"
  • episode 2.21 "Mother's Day"
  • episode 3.02 "When Good Kids Go Bad"
  • episode 3.09 "Punkin Chunkin"
  • episode 3.10 "Express Christmas"
  • episode 3.14 "Me? Jealous?"
  • episode 3.15 "Aunt Mommy"
  • episode 3.20 "The Last Walt"
• Cougar Town (2009)
  • episode 1.4 "I Won't Back Down"
• Samantha Who? (2007)
  • episode "The Wedding"
  • episode "The Hypnotherapist"
• Ugly Betty (2006)
  • episode "In or Out"
• Big Love (2006)
  • episode "Eclipse"
  • episode "Eviction"
• Jake in Progress (2005)
• Kitchen Confidential (2005)
  • episode 1.03 "Dinner Date with Death"
• Life As We Know It (2004)
• Method & Red (2004)
• Cracking Up (2004)
• Lucky (2003)
  • episode 1.7 "Savant"
  • episode 1.13 "In the Stars"
• Oliver Beene (2003)
• Do Over (2002)
  • episode "Valentine's Day Dance"
• Monk (2002)
  • episode "Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame"
• Greg the Bunny (2002)
• Leap of Faith (2002)
• The Bernie Mac Show (2001)
• Scrubs (2001-2006; 2009-2010)
  • episode 1.13 "My Balancing Act"
  • episode 1.14 "My Drug Buddy"
  • episode 1.23 "My Hero"
  • episode 1.24 "My Last Day"
  • episode 2.03 "My Case Study"
  • episode 2.06 "My Big Brother"
  • episode 2.14 "My Brother, My Keeper"
  • episode 2.19 "My Kingdom"
  • episode 2.21 "My Drama Queen"
  • episode 3.02 "My Journey"
  • episode 3.03 "My White Whale"
  • episode 3.12 "My Catalyst"
  • episode 4.21 "My Quarantine"
  • episode 5.03 "My Day at the Races"
  • episode 5.16 "My Bright Idea
  • episode 8.02 "My Jerks"
  • episode 8.04 "My Saving Grace"
  • episode 9.01 "Our First Day of School"
  • episode 9.05 "Our Mysteries"
  • episode 9.10 "Our True Lies"
• Sex and the City (1999-2001)
  • episode 2.13 "Games People Play"
  • episode 3.15 "Hot Child in the City"
  • episode 3.16 "Frenemies"
  • episode 4.05 "Ghost Town"
  • episode 4.06 "Baby, Talk Is Cheap"
  • episode 4.09 "Sex and the Country"
  • episode 4.10 "Belles of the Ball"

External links

• Michael Spiller at IMDb