DIRECTOR · FROM NEWARK, USA

Ernest R. Dickerson

Born 1951 · 75 years old72 credits since 19843 coming up

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ABOUT ERNEST

Ernest Roscoe Dickerson A.S.C. (usually credited as Ernest R. Dickerson or Ernest Dickerson, born June 25, 1951) is an American film and television director and cinematographer. He directed generally urban films sometimes with supernatural story like Juice, Tales from the Crypt Presents Demon Knight, Bones and Never Die Alone. He is known for his frequent collaborations with Spike Lee.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born25 June 1951

BirthplaceNewark, USA

Known forDirecting

On Cineora64 of 72 titles

Known for

The titles people know Ernest from.

Series

The Walking Dead

2010–2022IMDb8.1

Series

Dexter

2006–2013IMDb8.6

Series

House of Cards

2013–2018IMDb8.6

Series

The Wire

2002–2008IMDb9.3

Series

The Vampire Diaries

2009–2017IMDb7.7

Series

Heroes

2006–2010IMDb7.5

Series

Once Upon a Time

2011–2018IMDb7.6

Series

Criminal Minds

2005–IMDb8.1

Series

The Man in the High Castle

2015–2019IMDb7.9

Series

Weeds

2005–2012IMDb7.9

Series

Under the Dome

2013–2015IMDb6.5

Series

Bosch

2015–2021IMDb8.5

Coming up

What Ernest is working on next.

Revisiting The Learning TreeDate to be announced
Morris StokesDirectorDate to be announced
Black DiamondDirector · Executive ProducerDate to be announced

Career

IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 64
Average IMDb: 7.0
Highest rated: The WireIMDb 9.3
Working since: 1984

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

72 credits

The 2020s

5 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average

Movie

V/H/S/MIXTAPE

2026IMDb4.3

Director · Writer

Series

Parish

2024IMDb6.3

Director · 1 episode

Series

Bosch: Legacy

2022–2025IMDb8.4

Director · 3 episodes

Series

DMZ

2022IMDb5.5

Director · 3 episodes

Series

Raised by Wolves

2020–2022IMDb7.4

Director · 2 episodes

The 2010s

20 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Series

The Purge

2018–2019IMDb6.6

Director · 2 episodes

Series

Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.

2018IMDb7.8

Director · 1 episode

Series

Seven Seconds

2018IMDb7.7

Director · 1 episode

Series

The Deuce

2017–2019IMDb8.0

Director · 1 episode

Movie

Double Play

2017IMDb6.6

Director

Series

Blindspot

2015–2020IMDb7.3

Director · 1 episode

Series

The Man in the High Castle

2015–2019IMDb7.9

Director · 1 episode

Series

Bosch

2015–2021IMDb8.5

Director · 12 episodes

The 2000s

31 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average

Series

Stargate Universe

2009–2011IMDb7.6

Director · 1 episode

Series

The Vampire Diaries

2009–2017IMDb7.7

Director · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Something with Bite

2009

Director

Series

Fear Itself

2008–2009IMDb6.9

Director · 1 episode

Series

In Plain Sight

2008–2012IMDb7.4

Director · 1 episode

Series

Tell Me You Love Me

2007IMDb7.2

Director · 1 episode

Series

Burn Notice

2007–2013IMDb8.0

Director · 2 episodes

Movie

The V Word

2006IMDb5.1

Director

The 1990s

13 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average

Movie

Futuresport

1999IMDb4.1

Director

Series

Third Watch

1999–2005IMDb8.0

Director · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

Strange Justice

1999

Director

Movie

Blind Faith

1998IMDb7.3

Director

Movie

Ambushed

1998IMDb5.8

Director

Movie

Bulletproof

1996IMDb5.8

Director

Movie

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

1995IMDb6.7

Director

Series

1994–2009IMDb7.9

Director · 3 episodes

The 1980s

1 title · IMDb 7.4 on average

Series

Tales from the Darkside

1984–1988IMDb7.4

Director · 1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Ernest’s titles.

Spike LeeDo the Right Thing, Malcolm X and 5 more

Bill NunnDo the Right Thing, Bulletproof and 4 more

Giancarlo EspositoDo the Right Thing, Revolution and 3 more

John TurturroDo the Right Thing, Jungle Fever and 3 more

Samuel L. JacksonJuice, Eddie Murphy Raw and 2 more

Bill LeeDo the Right Thing, She's Gotta Have It and 2 more

Wesley SnipesJungle Fever, Mo' Better Blues and 1 more