Alex Zakrzewski

Alexander Zakrzewski is an American television director and cinematographer. He has directed episodes of Cold Case, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Numb3rs and The Wire, as well as worked on several Tom Fontana produced shows including Homicide: Life on the Street, Oz and The Jury. Prior to his episodic work, he shot documentaries for independent film makers and the US Networks including several for Harpo Productions, where he developed a reputation for fluid hand held work.

Alex Zakrzewski
Born	Alexander Zakrzewski
Occupation(s)	Television director, cinematographer
Years active	1995–present

For The Wire Zakrzewski directed Season 3, Episode 9, "Slapstick", in 2004.^[1][2] He returned in 2006 to direct the ninth episode of the fourth season, "Know Your Place".^[3][4] Show runner David Simon, who first worked with Zakrzewski on Homicide: Life On the Street, praised Zakrzewski's work on The Wire's restaurant scene between Howard "Bunny" Colvin and his students in the episode.^[5]

Filmography

Director

Year	Show	Episode	Notes
2025	FBI: International	"The Kill Floor"	Season 4, episode 9
2024	FBI	"Family Affair"	Season 6, episode 10
	FBI: International	"Magpie"	Season 3, episode 3
2023	FBI	"Obligation"	Season 5, episode 18
	FBI: International	"Indefensible"	Season 2, episode 13
		"BHITW"	Season 2, episode 10
	Law & Order: Organized Crime	"The Wild and the Innocent"	Season 3, episode 15
2022	Bosch: Legacy	"Message in a Bottle"	Season 1, episode 3
		"Plan B"	Season 1, episode 5
	FBI: Most Wanted	"Reaper"	Season 3, episode 18
	FBI	"Kayla"	Season 4, episode 21
		"Protective Details"	Season 4, episode 16
2021	FBI: International	"Trying to Grab Smoke"	Season 1, episode 7
		"The Soul of Chess"	Season 1, episode 4
	Bosch	"Brazen"	Season 7, episode 1
		"Sabes Demasiado"	Season 7, episode 3
		"Jury's Still Out"	Season 7, episode 5
		"Workaround"	Season 7, episode 7
2020	Bosch	"Good People on Both Sides"	Season 6, episode 2
	Stumptown	"The Dex Files"	Season 1, episode 17
		"Reality Checks Don't Bounce"	Season 1, episode 10
2019	Bosch	"Two Kinds of Truth"	Season 5, episode 1
		"Pill Shills"	Season 5, episode 2
	FBI	"Codename: Ferdinand"	Season 2, episode 8
	The InBetween	"The Length Of The River"	Season 1, episode 6
	City on a Hill	"From Injustice Came the Way to Describe Justice"	Season 1, episode 5
	Reef Break	"Pilot"	Season 1, episode 1
2018	Bosch	"Devil in the House"	Season 4, episode 3
		"The Coping"	Season 4, episode 5
	Daredevil	"Upstairs/Downstairs"	Season 3, episode 8
	Animal Kingdom	"The Center Will Hold"	Season 3, episode 3
	The Crossing	"The Androcle Option"	Season 1, episode 10
2017	Bosch	"God Sees"	Season 3, episode 3
		"Blood Under the Bridge"	Season 3, episode 5
	Mercy Street	"Unknown Soldier"	Season 2, episode 5
2016	Bosch	"Trunk Music"	Season 2, episode 1
		"The Thing About Secrets"	Season 2, episode 2
		"Follow the Money"	Season 2, episode 8
	The Man in the High Castle	"Loose Lips"	Season 2, episode 8
2015	Bosch	"Chapter Seven: Lost Boys"	Season 1, episode 7
		"Chapter Nine: The Magic Castle"	Season 1, episode 9
2011	Treme	"Santa Claus, Do You Ever Get the Blues?"	Season 2, episode 4[6]
2010	Memphis Beat	"One Night of Sin"	Season 1, episode 5[7]
	The Good Wife	"Bad"	Season 1, episode 13[8]
	Blue Bloods	Season 1-14
2008	Life on Mars	"Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows"	Season 1, episode 4
	Swingtown	"Running on Empty"	Season 1, episode 10
	Numb3rs	"High Exposure"	Season 5, episode 1
		"Pay to Play"	Season 4, episode 17
	CSI: NY	"Enough"	Season 5, episode 6
	Cold Case	"Shore Leave	Season 6, episode 5
		"Bad Reputation"	Season 5, episode 16
2007	Cane	"One Man Is an Island"	Season 1, episode 7
	Tell Me You Love Me	"1.8"	Season 1, episode 8
	Smith	"Six"	Season 1, episode 6
	The Unit	"The Outsiders"	Season 2, episode 19
	Cold Case	"Thrill Kill"	Season 5, episode 1
		"Stalker"	Season 4, episode 24
		"8:03 am"	Season 4, episode 14
	Numb3rs	"Tabu"	Season 4, episode 8
		"Hollywood Homicide"	Season 4, episode 2
		"Contenders"	Season 3, episode 16
2006		"Two Daughters"	Season 3, episode 2
		"Double Down"	Season 2, episode 13
	Cold Case	"The War at Home"	Season 4, episode 2
		"Death Penalty: Final Appeal"	Season 3, episode 20
		"Sanctuary"	Season 3, episode 15
	The Unit	"Off the Meter"	Season 2, episode 7
	The Wire	"Know Your Place"[3][4]	Season 4, episode 8
	Saved	"Cowboys & Independents"	Season 1, episode 6
2005	Numb3rs	"Judgment Call"	Season 2, episode 1
		"Counterfeit Reality"	Season 1, episode 7
	The Wire	"Slapstick"[1][2]	Season 3, episode 9
	E-Ring	"Christmas Story"	Season 1, episode 11
	Close to Home	"Double Life Wife	Season 1, episode 7
	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	"Unchained"	Season 5, episode 4
		"My Good Name"	Season 4, episode 22
	Wanted	Unknown episodes
	CSI: NY	"Recycling"	Season 1, episode 12
	Cold Case	"Committed"	Season 3, episode 5
		"Creatures of the Night"	Season 2, episode 21
		"Revolution"	Season 2, episode 14
2004		"The House"	Season 2, episode 4
		"Resolutions"	Season 1, episode 18
	CSI: NY	"Three Generations Are Enough"	Season 1, episode 8
	The Jury	"Last Rites"	Season 1, episode 5
	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	"Criminal"
	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	"Eosphoros"	Season 4, episode 5
		"Fico Di Capo"	Season 3, episode 19
2003		"Pravda"	Season 3, episode 5
		"The Gift"	Season 3, episode 3
		"Con-text"	Season 2, episode 10
	10-8: Officers on Duty	"A Hard Day's Night"	Season 1, episode 2
	The Handler	Unknown episodes
	Oz	"Exeunt Omnes"
	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	"Abomination"
		"Futility"
		"Appearances"
		"Pandora"
2002		"Disappearing Acts"
		"Execution"
		"Protection"
	Oz	"Impotence"
		"Visitation"
	Boomtown	"Coyote"
	Hack	Unknown episodes
	Crossing Jordan	"Acts of Mercy"
2001	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	"Scourge"
	Oz	"Medium Rare"
	The Agency	Unknown episodes
2000	The Beat	Unknown episodes

Cinematographer

• Crime & Punishment (2002)
• The Beat (2000)
• Homicide: Life on the Street (1995–1999)
• Oz (1997)