Thomas J. Wright

Birth Name:

Thomas J. Wright

Birth Place:

United States

Profession

Director, Art department, Assistant director, Producer, Visual effects

Along with Brett Matthews, he was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation-Short Form in 2004 for the "Heart of Gold" episode of "Firefly․"
Started out as a story boarder, hoping it would give the experience he needed to move into directing
Has directed episodes of a number of well-known primetime television shows, including "Smallville," "One Tree Hill" and "Firefly․"
Stated that even as a director, he likes to storyboard his own projects
Was heavily involved in Chris Carter's "Millennium," serving as producer and directing almost half of the episodes
Painted the gallery paintings that were featured in "Rod Serling's Night Gallery," starting out using oils on canvas and transitioning to using acrylics on Masonite board
When he joined the Director's Guild Association, two of his sponsors were Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Wise

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