John Terlesky
Born: 1961-05-30 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Known For: Directing
Biography
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).
Filmography
2024
- NCIS: Origins ... (Director)
2023
- The Irrational ... (Director)
2022
- Quantum Leap ... (Director)
2021
- The Equalizer ... (Director)
2020
- Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist ... (Director)
2019
- Grand Hotel ... (Director)
2018
- The Rookie ... (Director)
- Gone ... (Director)
- Take Two ... (Director)
2017
- S.W.A.T. ... (Director)
- The Blacklist: Redemption ... (Director)
2014
- How to Get Away with Murder ... (Director)
- Finding Carter ... (Director)
2013
- The Blacklist ... (Director)
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ... (Director)
2011
- Revenge ... (Director)
- Body of Proof ... (Director)
- Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior ... (Director)
- Against the Wall ... (Director)
2010
- The Glades ... (Director)
- Human Target ... (Director)
2009
- Castle ... (Director)
- Drop Dead Diva ... (Director)
- Eastwick ... (Director)
2008
- Warbirds ... (Story)
- Trial by Fire ... (Director)
2007
- Gossip Girl ... (Director)
- Army Wives ... (Director)
- Fire Serpent ... (Director)
- By Appointment Only ... (Director)
2006
- Ugly Betty ... (Director)
- Not My Life ... (Director)
2005
- Grey's Anatomy ... (Director)
- Criminal Minds ... (Director)
- Cerberus as Willis
2004
- Boston Legal ... (Director)
2003
- Written In Blood as Guard #2
2002
- CSI: Miami as Larry Van Owen
- Malevolent ... (Director)
2001
- Guardian ... (Director)
2000
- Chain of Command ... (Director)
1999
- Judgment Day ... (Director)
- Supreme Sanction ... (Screenplay)
1998
- Storm Trooper as Shotgun
- The Pandora Project ... (Director)
1996
- Vampirella as Astronaut #2
- Voice from the Grave as Bill Perkins
- The Last Frontier
1995
- Hard Bounty as Carver
1994
- All-American Girl as Tim
1993
- Sirens as Dan Kelly
- Little Miss Millions as Randolph Palmer (uncredited)
1992
- Munchie as Dream Award Presenter (uncredited)
- Battling for Baby as Phillip
- Grapevine as Greg
1990
- Crazy People as Adam Burgess
- Bar Girls as Gabe Shriver
1989
- Damned River as Carl
- Nashville Beat as Stick
- When He's Not a Stranger as Ron Cooper
1988
- Longarm as Deputy US Marshal Custis Long
- Appointment with Death as Raymond Boynton
- Paradise as Dakota
- High Mountain Rangers
1987
- The Allnighter as C.J.
- Valet Girls as Archie Lee Samples
- Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans as Deathstalker
1986
- Chopping Mall as Mike Brennan
- The Naked Cage as Willy
1985
- Secret Admirer as Rick
- Consenting Adult as Pete Roberts
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Vince DeNisco
- Thumbelina as Flower Court
1982
- Faerie Tale Theatre as Flower Court