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John Terlesky
Director, Actor, Producer, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn May 30, 1961 (63 years)
John Todd Terlesky (born May 30, 1961) is an American actor, film director, television director and screenwriter. As an actor, he is known for playing Deathstalker in the 1987 film Deathstalker II, and Mike in Chopping Mall (1986).
Terlesky was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on May 30, 1961. Since the mid-1980s, Terlesky has acted in a number of films and television series. His first notable television role was in the NBC drama Legmen. His other television credits include The Facts of Life, V, Our House, Empty Nest, Walker, Texas Ranger, a recurring role on Guns of Paradise and co-starring in the sitcom The Last Frontier.
Some of Terlesky's film acting credits include Secret Admirer (1985), The Naked Cage (1986), Chopping Mall (1986), Valet Girls (1987), The Allnighter (1987), Deathstalker II (1987), Appointment with Death (1988), Damned River (1989) and Crazy People (1990).
In 1998, Terlesky made his directorial debut with the film The Pandora Project, co-directing with Jim Wynorski. He directed a number of other independent, direct-to-video and television films before getting involved in episodic television. Since 2006, he has directed episodes of Boston Legal, Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Drop Dead Diva, Human Target, Army Wives, Body of Proof, Gossip Girl, Castle, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., How To Get Away With Murder, and The Blacklist (TV series).
Terlesky was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on May 30, 1961. Since the mid-1980s, Terlesky has acted in a number of films and television series. His first notable television role was in the NBC drama Legmen. His other television credits include The Facts of Life, V, Our House, Empty Nest, Walker, Texas Ranger, a recurring role on Guns of Paradise and co-starring in the sitcom The Last Frontier.
Some of Terlesky's film acting credits include Secret Admirer (1985), The Naked Cage (1986), Chopping Mall (1986), Valet Girls (1987), The Allnighter (1987), Deathstalker II (1987), Appointment with Death (1988), Damned River (1989) and Crazy People (1990).
In 1998, Terlesky made his directorial debut with the film The Pandora Project, co-directing with Jim Wynorski. He directed a number of other independent, direct-to-video and television films before getting involved in episodic television. Since 2006, he has directed episodes of Boston Legal, Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Drop Dead Diva, Human Target, Army Wives, Body of Proof, Gossip Girl, Castle, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., How To Get Away With Murder, and The Blacklist (TV series).
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Filmography
| 2024 | NCIS: Origins (TV Series) |
| 2023 | The Irrational (TV Series) |
| 2022 | Quantum Leap (2022) (TV Series) |
| 2022 | The Cleaning Lady (US) (TV Series) |
| 2021 | The Equalizer (2021) (TV Series) |
| 2020 | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (TV Series) |
| 2019 | Bluff City Law (TV Series) |
| 2019 | Grand Hotel (US) (TV Series) |
| 2018 | The Rookie (TV Series) |
| 2018 | Take Two (TV Series) |
| 2017 | Gone (2017) (TV Series) |
| 2017 | S.W.A.T. (2017) (TV Series) |
| 2017 | The Brave (TV Series) |
| 2017 | The Blacklist: Redemption (TV Series) |
| 2016 | Timeless (2016) (TV Series) |
| 2016 | The Catch (TV Series) |
| 2015 | Agent X (TV Series) |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murder (TV Series) |
| 2014 | Finding Carter (TV Series) |
| 2013 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series) |
| 2013 | The Blacklist (TV Series) |
| 2012 | 666 Park Avenue (TV Series) |
| 2012 | Scandal (2012) (TV Series) |
| 2011 | Revenge (TV Series) |
| 2011 | Against the Wall (TV Series) |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (TV Series) |
| 2011 | Body of Proof (TV Series) |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 (2010) (TV Series) |
| 2010 | The Glades (TV Series) |
| 2010 | Human Target (2010) (TV Series) |
| 2009 | Eastwick (TV Series) |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva (TV Series) |
| 2009 | Castle (2009) (TV Series) |
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| 2007 | Gossip Girl (TV Series) |
| 2007 | Army Wives (TV Series) |
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| 2006 | Ugly Betty (TV Series) |
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| 2005 | Criminal Minds (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) |
| 2004 | Boston Legal (TV Series) |
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