Ralph Hemecker
Ralph W. Hemecker is an American director, writer, and producer. He has directed episodes of the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time and The CW superhero drama The Flash.
Career
In 2000, Hemecker founded Mythic Films, a full service feature film, TV and commercial production company.[1] After directing Witchblade, Hemecker served as the showrunner, writer, and producer for the subsequent television series, which aired from 2000 to 2002.[1]
Hemecker has directed episodes of Renegade, Dead at 21, Millennium, Numb3rs, V, Blue Bloods, and Nikita.[2][3] He directed 21 episodes of the ABC fantasy/drama Once Upon a Time, including "Broken", "Queen of Hearts", "Second Star to the Right", "Going Home", "A Tale of Two Sisters", "The Bear and the Bow", and "Heartless".
In 2014, he joined The CW superhero series, The Flash, as a recurring director. He directed the first season episode, "Tricksters", where Mark Hamill reprised the role of the titular supervillain. He also directed the second season crossover episode with Arrow, "Legends of Today". In the third season, Hemecker returned to direct the second episode of the season, "Paradox".
Filmography
Television credits
Year | Show | Season | Episode title | Episode | Credit |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1991-1994 | Silk Stalkings | 1 | "S.O.B." | 3 | Director |
"Men Seeking Women" | 6 | ||||
"The Brotherhood" | 9 | ||||
"Blo-Dri" | 10 | ||||
"Powder Burn" | 20 | ||||
2 | "Good Time Charlie" | 22 | |||
"Irreconcilable Differences" | 31 | ||||
"Was It Good for You Too?" | 34 | ||||
3 | "Love Never Dies" | 51 | |||
1992-1995 | Renegade | ||||
1994 | Dead at 21 | ||||
1995 | Vanishing Son | ||||
1996 | Kindred: The Embraced | 1 | "Romeo and Juliet" | 4 | Director |
"Cabin in the Woods" | 8 | ||||
1996-1998 | Millennium | 1 | "The Well-Worn Lock" | 8 | Director |
2 | "The Curse of Frank Black" | 6 | |||
3 | "Exegesis" | 2 | |||
1997 | The X-Files | 5 | Schizogeny | 9 | Director |
1997 | Roar | Pilot | 1 | Director | |
2001-2002 | Witchblade | 1 | "Parallax" | 1 | Director; Story; Teleplay |
"Conundrum" | 2 | Story | |||
"Diplopia" | 3 | ||||
"Sacrifice" | 4 | ||||
"Legion" | 5 | ||||
"Maelstrom" | 6 | ||||
"Periculum" | 7 | ||||
"Thanatopis" | 8 | ||||
"Apprehension" | 9 | ||||
"Convergence" | 10 | Story; Teleplay | |||
"Transcendence" | 11 | ||||
2 | "Emergence" | 1 | Writer | ||
"Destiny" | 2 | Teleplay | |||
2007-2010 | Numb3rs | 4 | "Thirteen" | 4 | Director |
5 | "The Decoy Effect" | 2 | |||
"12:01 AM" | 18 | ||||
6 | "Hydra" | 5 | |||
"Con Job" | 9 | ||||
"And the Winner Is…" | 14 | ||||
2010 | Ghost Whisperer | 5 | "Dead to Me" | 14 | Director |
The Vampire Diaries | 2 | "The Sacrifice" | 10 | Director | |
2010-2014 | Blue Bloods | 1 | "Samaritan" | 2 | Director |
"Officer Down" | 4 | ||||
"Silver Star" | 17 | ||||
2 | "Critical Condition" | 3 | |||
"A Night on the Town" | 5 | ||||
"Collateral Damage" | 21 | ||||
3 | "Risk and Reward" | 5 | |||
"Greener Grass" | 6 | ||||
4 | "Drawing Dead" | 7 | |||
5 | "Most Wanted" | 6 | |||
2011 | V | 2 | "Devil in the Blue Dress" | 9 | Director |
Nikita | 1 | "Glass Houses" | 20 | Director | |
2012 | NYC 22 | "Turf War" | 6 | Director | |
"Self Cleaning Oven" | 12 | ||||
2012 | Once Upon a Time | 1 | "7:15 A.M." | 10 | Director |
"Hat Trick" | 17 | ||||
2 | "Broken" | 1 | |||
"Queen of Hearts" | 9 | ||||
2013 | "The Miller's Daughter" | 16 | |||
"Selfless, Brave and True" | 18 | ||||
"Second Star to the Right" | 21 | ||||
3 | "The Heart of the Truest Believer" | 1 | |||
"Going Home" | 11 | ||||
2014 | "The Tower" | 14 | |||
"A Curious Thing" | 19 | ||||
"There's No Place Like Home" | 22 | ||||
4 | "A Tale of Two Sisters" | 1 | |||
"The Apprentice" | 4 | ||||
"Smash the Mirror: Part 2" | 9 | ||||
"Heroes and Villains" | 12 | ||||
2015 | "Enter the Dragon" | 15 | |||
"Lily" | 20 | ||||
"Operation Mongoose, Part 2" | 23 | ||||
5 | "Siege Perilous" | 3 | |||
"The Bear and the Bow" | 6 | ||||
2016 | "Souls of the Departed" | 12 | |||
6 | "Heartless" | 7 | |||
2014 | The Flash | 1 | "The Man in the Yellow Suit" | 9 | |
2015 | "Tricksters" | 17 | |||
2 | "The Man Who Saved Central City" | 1 | |||
"Legends of Today" | 8 | ||||
2016 | 3 | "Paradox" | 2 | ||
2018 | 4 | "Subject 19" | 14 | ||
2016 | DC's Legends of Tomorrow | 3 | "The Chicago Way" | 8 | |
2017 | "Land of the Lost" | 13 | |||
2018 | "Guest Starring John Noble" | 17 | |||
2017 | Quantico | 2 | "FALLENORACLE" | 12 |
References
- MYTHIC FILMS developing Sean Flynn bio-pic FLYNN. Ralph Hemecker is set to direct. - Free Press Release.com
- Ralph Hemecker at FilmReference.com
- "Ralph Hemecker". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-08-15.