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Carl Franklin · Cineora

Carl Franklin

DIRECTOR · FROM RICHMOND, USA

Carl Franklin

Born 1949 · 77 years old69 credits since 1971

DarkTenseGrittySuspensefulThought provoking

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In the pictureHouse of Cards

ABOUT CARL

Carl Franklin (born April 11, 1949) is an American actor, screenwriter and film and television director. Franklin is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley and continued his education at the AFI Conservatory, where he graduated with an M.F.A. degree in directing in 1986. Franklin is most noted for Devil in a Blue Dress, which was based on the book by Walter Mosley and starred Denzel Washington and Don Cheadle.

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Born11 April 1949

BirthplaceRichmond, USA

Known forDirecting

On Cineora48 of 66 titles

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Known for

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House of Cards poster

Series

2013–2018IMDb8.6

MINDHUNTER poster

Series

2017–2019IMDb8.6

Homeland poster

Series

2011–2020IMDb8.3

13 Reasons Why poster

Series

2017–2020IMDb7.4

Rome poster

Series

2005–2007IMDb8.7

The Pacific poster

Series

2010IMDb8.3

The Newsroom poster

Series

2012–2014IMDb8.6

The Leftovers poster

Series

2014–2017IMDb8.3

Ray Donovan poster

Series

2013–2020IMDb8.3

Falling Skies poster

Series

2011–2015IMDb7.1

Out of Time poster

Movie

2003IMDb6.5

Bloodline poster

Series

2015–2017IMDb7.8

Career

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

Titles on Cineora: 48
Average IMDb: 7.6
Highest rated: RomeIMDb 8.7
Working since: 1971

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

69 credits

The 2020s

6 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story poster

Series

Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story

2026TMDB7.1

Executive Producer · 8 episodes

Monster: The Ed Gein Story poster

Series

Monster: The Ed Gein Story

2025TMDB7.3

Executive Producer · 8 episodes

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story poster

Series

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

2024TMDB7.6

Director · Executive Producer · 2 episodes

American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez poster

Series

American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez

2024IMDb7.3

Director · Executive Producer · 10 episodes

Manhunt poster

Series

2024IMDb7.2

Director · Executive Producer · 7 episodes

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story poster

Series

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

2022TMDB8.0

Director · Executive Producer · 1 episode

The 2010s

17 titles · IMDb 7.8 on average

I Am the Night poster

Series

2019IMDb6.9

Director · 6 episodes

MINDHUNTER poster

Series

2017–2019IMDb8.6

Director · 4 episodes

Ten Days in the Valley poster

Series

Ten Days in the Valley

2017–2018IMDb6.3

Director · 1 episode

13 Reasons Why poster

Series

2017–2020IMDb7.4

Director · 2 episodes

Good Behavior poster

Series

2016–2017IMDb8.0

Director · Executive Producer · 1 episode

Vinyl poster

Series

2016IMDb7.7

Director · 1 episode

Bloodline poster

Series

2015–2017IMDb7.8

Director · 1 episode

The Affair poster

Series

2014–2019IMDb7.9

Director · 2 episodes

The 2000s

4 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

The Riches poster

Series

2007–2008IMDb7.8

Director · 1 episode

Rome poster

Series

2005–2007IMDb8.7

Director · 1 episode

Out of Time poster

Movie

2003IMDb6.5

Director

High Crimes poster

Movie

2002IMDb6.4

Director

The 1990s

5 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

One True Thing poster

Movie

1998IMDb6.9

Director

Devil in a Blue Dress poster

Movie

Devil in a Blue Dress

1995IMDb6.8

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

Laurel Avenue

1993

Director · Creator · 2 episodes

One False Move poster

Movie

1992IMDb7.1

Director

Not on Cineora

Full Fathom Five

1990

Director

The 1980s

4 titles

Not on Cineora

Last Stand at Lang Mei

1989

Writer

Not on Cineora

Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy

1989

Director · Writer

Not on Cineora

Nowhere to Run

1989

Director

Not on Cineora

Punk

1986

Director · Writer

Often works with

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

Ian BrennanCreator · DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Monster: The Ed Gein Story and 2 more

Denzel WashingtonOut of Time and Devil in a Blue Dress

Charlie HunnamMonster: The Ed Gein Story and Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story

Vicky KriepsMonster: The Ed Gein Story and Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story

Tobias MenziesRome and Manhunt

Noel FisherThe Pacific and The Riches

Laurie MetcalfRoseanne and Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Terry KinneyDevil in a Blue Dress and Good Behavior

Brandon Flynn13 Reasons Why and Manhunt

Glen A. LarsonCreator · Quincy, M.E. and Cover Up