Douglas Aarniokoski

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-08-25 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Berkeley, California, USA

Douglas Aarniokoski

Biography

Douglas Aarniokoski (born August 25, 1965) is an American television director and producer. He is well known for his work on the CBS series Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Short Treks, Star Trek: Picard, Criminal Minds, S.W.A.T., and the CW superhero drama Arrow. He has also worked on FOX's supernatural series Sleepy Hollow. Aarniokoski got his start as a production assistant on Turner & Hooch and as a personal assistant to Tom Cruise on his 1990 film Days of Thunder. He then worked on the 1992 horror feature Doctor Mordrid as the first assistant director. He went on to serve as assistant director on several other films such as From Dusk t...

Acting

1998

The Faculty

as Brun Coach

1998

1997

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

as Voice on Dr. Evil's Telephone (voice) (uncredited)

Production

2008

Animals

as Director

1993

Puppet Master 4

as Screenplay

1994

Puppet Master 5

as Screenplay

2000

2011

The Day

as Director

2013

Nurse 3-D

as Director

2011

The Day

as Executive Producer

1997

1989

Hider in the House

as Key Set Production Assistant

1993

Puppet Master 4

as First Assistant Director

1993

Dollman vs. Demonic Toys

as First Assistant Director

1993

Dollman vs. Demonic Toys

as Second Unit Director

1992

Trancers 3: Deth Lives

as First Assistant Director

2013

Nurse 3-D

as Screenplay

2010

Takers

as Second Unit Director

1995

Tales from the Hood

as First Assistant Director

1996

From Dusk Till Dawn

as First Assistant Director

1995

Four Rooms

as First Assistant Director

2013

Machete Kills

as Co-Producer

1991

Howling VI: The Freaks

as Second Assistant Director

1998

Living Out Loud

as First Assistant Director

1992

Doctor Mordrid

as First Assistant Director

1993

Eddie Presley

as Second Assistant Director

1997

The Killing Jar

as First Assistant Director

1994

Puppet Master 5

as Second Unit Director

1993

Puppet Master 4

as Second Unit Director

1994

Puppet Master 5

as First Assistant Director

1994

Prehysteria! 2

as First Assistant Director

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