Doug Aarniokoski

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70 titles

Past Film & Video (42 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Nurse (2013) Director, Writer (screenplay) (as Douglas Aarniokoski) Director, Writer (screenplay) (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer	$10MM			$707K
Machete Kills (2013) Co-Producer (as Douglas Aarniokoski) Co-Producer (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer	$20MM	$3.8MM	$8MM	$18MM
The Day (2011) Director, Executive Producer Director, Executive Producer See fewer		$10K	$21K	$81K
Takers (2010) Second Unit Director Second Unit Director See fewer	$32MM	$21MM	$58MM	$80MM
Tekken (2010) Second Unit Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) Second Unit Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer	$30MM			$1.7MM
Animals (2009) Director (as Arnold Cassius) Director (as Arnold Cassius) See fewer	$5.5MM
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) Second Unit Director Second Unit Director See fewer	$45MM	$24MM	$51MM	$148MM
The Safe Side: Internet Safety (2006) (Short) - Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer	$500K
The Safe Side: Stranger Safety (2005) (Video) - Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) Second Unit Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) Second Unit Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer	$29MM	$23MM	$56MM	$99MM
The Medallion (2003) Second Unit Director Second Unit Director See fewer	$41MM	$8.1MM	$22MM	$34MM
Texas Rangers (2001) Special Unit Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) Special Unit Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer	$38MM	$320K	$623K	$764K
Spy Kids (2001) First Assistant Director First Assistant Director See fewer	$35MM	$27MM	$113MM	$148MM
Highlander: Endgame (2000) Kirk (as Douglas Aarniokoski), Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) Kirk (as Douglas Aarniokoski), Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer	$25MM	$5.1MM	$13MM	$16MM
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (1999) (Video) - Special Thanks (as Doug Aarniokowski) Special Thanks (as Doug Aarniokowski) See fewer	$5MM			$10K
The Faculty (1998) Brun Coach, First Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) Brun Coach, First Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer	$15MM	$12MM	$40MM	$40MM
Living Out Loud (1998) First Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) First Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer	$20MM	$170K	$13MM	$16MM
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) First Assistant Director (second unit) (as Douglas Aarniokoski) First Assistant Director (second unit) (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer	$18MM	$3.3MM	$11MM	$11MM
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) Voice on Dr. Evil's Telephone (voice) (uncredited), First Assistant Director Voice on Dr. Evil's Telephone (voice) (uncredited), First Assistant Director See fewer	$16MM	$9.5MM	$54MM	$68MM
The Killing Jar (1997) First Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) First Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer
The Crow: City of Angels (1996) First Assistant Director (additional photography) (as Douglas Aarniokoski) First Assistant Director (additional photography) (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer	$13MM	$9.8MM	$18MM	$18MM
Dream for an Insomniac (1996) First Assistant Director First Assistant Director See fewer		$6K	$25K	$25K
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) First Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) First Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer	$19MM	$10MM	$26MM	$26MM
Four Rooms (1995) First Assistant Director (segments: The Missing Ingredient, The Misbehavers) (as Douglas Aarniokoski) First Assistant Director (segments: The Missing Ingredient, The Misbehavers) (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer	$4MM	$428K	$4.3MM	$4.3MM
Perfect Alibi (1995) First Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) First Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer	$4.5MM
Tales from the Hood (1995) First Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) First Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer	$6MM	$3.9MM	$12MM	$12MM
Bodily Harm (1995) First Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) First Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer
Pet Shop (1994) First Assistant Director First Assistant Director See fewer
Prehysteria! 2 (1994) (Video) - First Assistant Director First Assistant Director See fewer
Puppet Master 5 (1994) (Video) - Second Unit Director, Writer (screenplay by) Second Unit Director, Writer (screenplay by) See fewer
Shrunken Heads (1994) First Assistant Director First Assistant Director See fewer	$800K
Puppet Master 4 (1993) (Video) - First Assistant Director, Second Unit Director, Writer (screenplay by) First Assistant Director, Second Unit Director, Writer (screenplay by) See fewer
Dollman vs. Demonic Toys (1993) (Video) - First Assistant Director, Second Unit Director First Assistant Director, Second Unit Director See fewer
Remote (1993) (Video) - First Assistant Director First Assistant Director See fewer
Prehysteria! (1993) First Assistant Director First Assistant Director See fewer
Trancers III (1992) (Video) - First Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) First Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer	$2MM
Doctor Mordrid (1992) First Assistant Director First Assistant Director See fewer	$2MM
Kuffs (1992) Production Assistant Production Assistant See fewer	$10MM	$5.7MM	$21MM	$21MM
Howling VI: The Freaks (1991) (Video) - Second Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) Second Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer
Days of Thunder (1990) Assistant (Mr. Cruise) (as Douglas Aarniokoski) Assistant (Mr. Cruise) (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer	$60MM	$15MM	$83MM	$158MM
Hider in the House (1989) Key Set Production Assistant (as Douglas Aarniokoski) Key Set Production Assistant (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer
Turner & Hooch (1989) Production Assistant (as Douglas Aarniokoski) Production Assistant (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer	$13MM	$12MM	$71MM	$71MM

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Past Television (25 titles)	Episodes
Leverage: Redemption (2025) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2025) Director (1 episode, 2025) See fewer The Polygeist Job (May 29, 2025) Season 3, Episode 9 - Director Director See fewer	1
The Irrational (2025) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2025) Director (1 episode, 2025) See fewer Another Man's Treasure (Jan 14, 2025) Season 2, Episode 9 - Director Director See fewer	1
Blue Bloods (2019–2024) (TV Series) - Director (10 episodes, 2019) Director (10 episodes, 2019) See fewer The Gray Areas (Nov 22, 2024) Season 14, Episode 16 - Director Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	10
Tracker (2024) (TV Series) - Director (2 episodes, 2024) Director (2 episodes, 2024) See fewer Bloodlines (Oct 27, 2024) Season 2, Episode 3 - Director Director See fewer Mt. Shasta (Mar 3, 2024) Season 1, Episode 4 - Director Director See fewer	2
Criminal Minds (2011–2024) (TV Series) - Director (11 episodes, 2011) Director (11 episodes, 2011) See fewer Episode #19.1 Season 19, Episode 1 - Director Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	11
Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024) (TV Series) - Director (5 episodes, 2017) Director (5 episodes, 2017) See fewer Under the Twin Moons (Apr 4, 2024) Season 5, Episode 2 - Director Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	5
Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (20 episodes, 2022), Co-Executive Producer (10 episodes, 2020), Director (5 episodes, 2020), Second Unit Director (1 episode, 2020) Executive Producer (20 episodes, 2022), Co-Executive Producer (10 episodes, 2020), Director (5 episodes, 2020), Second Unit Director (1 episode, 2020) See fewer The Last Generation (Apr 20, 2023) Season 3, Episode 10 - Executive Producer (as Douglas Aarniokoski) Executive Producer (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	30
S.W.A.T. (2018–2023) (TV Series) - Director (5 episodes, 2018) Director (5 episodes, 2018) See fewer Lion's Share (Feb 10, 2023) Season 6, Episode 13 - Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	5
Clarice (2021) (TV Series) - Director (2 episodes, 2021) Director (2 episodes, 2021) See fewer Are You Alright? (Feb 25, 2021) Season 1, Episode 3 - Director Director See fewer Ghosts of Highway 20 (Feb 18, 2021) Season 1, Episode 2 - Director Director See fewer	2
Charmed (2020) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2020) Director (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Curse Words (Jan 24, 2020) Season 2, Episode 10 - Director Director See fewer	1
Star Trek: Short Treks (2018–2019) (TV Series) - Co-Executive Producer (4 episodes, 2018), Director (1 episode, 2018) Co-Executive Producer (4 episodes, 2018), Director (1 episode, 2018) See fewer The Escape Artist (Jan 3, 2019) Season 1, Episode 4 - Co-Executive Producer Co-Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	4
Salvation (2018) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2018) Director (1 episode, 2018) See fewer White House Down (Jul 23, 2018) Season 2, Episode 5 - Director Director See fewer	1
Instinct (2018) (TV Series) - Co-Executive Producer (12 episodes, 2018), Director (3 episodes, 2018) Co-Executive Producer (12 episodes, 2018), Director (3 episodes, 2018) See fewer Tribal (Jul 1, 2018) Season 1, Episode 13 - Co-Executive Producer Co-Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	12
Timeless (2018) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2018) Director (1 episode, 2018) See fewer Mrs. Sherlock Holmes (Apr 29, 2018) Season 2, Episode 7 - Director Director See fewer	1
Bull (2016–2017) (TV Series) - Co-Executive Producer (22 episodes, 2016), Director (4 episodes, 2016) Co-Executive Producer (22 episodes, 2016), Director (4 episodes, 2016) See fewer Benevolent Deception (May 23, 2017) Season 1, Episode 23 - Director, Co-Executive Producer Director, Co-Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	22
American Gothic (2016) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2016) Director (1 episode, 2016) See fewer The Oxbow (Aug 17, 2016) Season 1, Episode 9 - Director Director See fewer	1
Limitless (2015–2016) (TV Series) - Co-Executive Producer (21 episodes, 2015), Director (4 episodes, 2015) Co-Executive Producer (21 episodes, 2015), Director (4 episodes, 2015) See fewer Finale: Part Two!! (Apr 26, 2016) Season 1, Episode 22 - Director, Co-Executive Producer (as Douglas Aarniokoski) Director, Co-Executive Producer (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	21
The Flash (2015) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2015) Director (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Rogue Air (May 12, 2015) Season 1, Episode 22 - Director Director See fewer	1
Arrow (2014–2015) (TV Series) - Director (2 episodes, 2014) Director (2 episodes, 2014) See fewer Broken Arrow (Apr 15, 2015) Season 3, Episode 19 - Director Director See fewer Seeing Red (Apr 23, 2014) Season 2, Episode 20 - Director Director See fewer	2
Sleepy Hollow (2013–2015) (TV Series) - Supervising Producer (18 episodes, 2014), Director (6 episodes, 2013), Co-Producer (4 episodes, 2013) Supervising Producer (18 episodes, 2014), Director (6 episodes, 2013), Co-Producer (4 episodes, 2013) See fewer Tempus Fugit (Feb 23, 2015) Season 2, Episode 18 - Supervising Producer Supervising Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	23
Hungry (2013–2014) (TV Series) - Director Director See fewer
Don't Look Back (1996) (TV Movie) - First Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) First Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer
Widow's Kiss (1996) (TV Movie) - First Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) First Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer
Christmas at Pee-wee's Playhouse (1988) (TV Movie) - Special Thanks (as Douglas Aarniokoski) Special Thanks (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer
Pee-wee's Playhouse (1988) (TV Series) - Second Assistant Director (2 episodes, 1988) Second Assistant Director (2 episodes, 1988) See fewer To Tell the Tooth (Sep 24, 1988) Season 3, Episode 2 - Second Assistant Director Second Assistant Director See fewer Reba Eats and Pterri Runs (Sep 17, 1988) Season 3, Episode 1 - Second Assistant Director Second Assistant Director See fewer	2

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Self (2 titles)
The 7th Rule 2 (2023–2024) (TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 2023) Self (2 episodes, 2023) See fewer Episode #1.138 (Apr 4, 2024) Season 1, Episode 138 - Self (as Douglas Aarniokoski) Self (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer Episode #1.106 (Feb 16, 2023) Season 1, Episode 106 - Self (as Douglas Aarniokoski) Self (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer
Full Tilt Boogie (1997) Self - The 1st Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) Self - The 1st Assistant Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer

Other (1 title)
Rock Mafia: The Big Bang (2010) (Music Video) - Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) Director (as Douglas Aarniokoski) See fewer

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