Ernest R. Dickerson

Ernest R. Dickerson

Known for

Directing

Born

June 25, 1951 (age 75)

Birthplace

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Biography

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.

Best known work

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

2010

The Vampire Diaries

The Vampire Diaries

2009

Dexter

Dexter

2006

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

2005

Under the Dome

Under the Dome

2013

The Purge

The Purge

2018

House of Cards

House of Cards

2013

The Wire

The Wire

2002

Heroes

Heroes

2006

Blindspot

Blindspot

2015

Filmography

TBA
Revisiting The Learning Tree
TBA
Diggin’ Up "Bones"
as Self
TBA
Morris Stokes
Director
TBA
Black Diamond
Director, Executive Producer
2026
V/H/S/Mixtape
Director, Writer
2025
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
as Self
2025
Den of Vampires
2024
Horror's GreatestTV
as Self - Director, Demon Knight (4 episodes)
2024
Hollywood BlackTV
as Self (4 episodes)
2024
ParishTV
Director
2023
Love and Hate
as Self
2023
100 Years of Warner Bros.TV
as Self (2 episodes)
2023
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the WorldTV
as Self (4 episodes)
2022
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All TimeTV
as Self (8 episodes)
2022
Bosch: LegacyTV
Director
2022
DMZTV
Director
2020
Tales of the Uncanny
as Self
2020
The Horror Crowd
as Self
2020
Raised by WolvesTV
Director
2019
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
as Self
2018
Eli Roth's History of HorrorTV
as Self (5 episodes)
2018
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'TV
as Self (3 episodes)
2018
The PurgeTV
Director
2018
Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.TV
Director
2018
Seven SecondsTV
Director