Paris Barclay

Paris K. C. Barclay (born June 30, 1956) is an American television director, producer, and writer. He has directed nearly 200 episodes of television, including series such as NYPD Blue, ER, The West Wing, CSI, Lost, The Shield, House, Sons of Anarchy, In Treatment, and Glee. He has also worked on recent projects like Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, The Watcher, and American Horror Story: NYC. Barclay has won two Emmy Awards and served as the President of the Directors Guild of America from 2013 to 2017. In 2023, he became the first Black director to be nominated by the Television Academy in every narrative dramatic category. Barclay was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois and was raised Catholic.