Jakob Verbruggen

Jakob Verbruggen (born in Merksem in 1980) is a Belgian television and film director. He studied at the Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema and Sound (RITCS) in Belgium.^[1]

Jakob Verbruggen
Born	1980 (age 44–45) Merksem, Belgium
Nationality	Belgian
Education	RITCS
Known for	Film & television director
Notable work	House of Cards, Black Mirror: "Men Against Fire", The Alienist
Awards	Joseph Plateau Award 2002

Career

He has directed episodes of The Fall, London Spy, and House of Cards.^[2] In 2016 he directed "Men Against Fire", an episode of the third series of the anthology series Black Mirror.^[3] In 2017 he directed the first three episodes of the event series The Alienist.^[4] Deadline revealed in August 2020 that Verbruggen joined as director and executive producer of Invasion.^[5]

Filmography

Year	Title	Episodes
2013	The Fall	All episodes from "Series 1"
2015	London Spy	All 5 episodes
2016	House of Cards	"Chapter 51" and "Chapter 52"
	Black Mirror	"Men Against Fire"
2018	The Alienist	"The Boy on the Bridge", "A Fruitful Partnership" and "Silver Smile"
2019	The Twilight Zone	"Six Degrees of Freedom"
2021	Invasion	"Crash", "The Last Day, "Full of Stars", and "First Day"
2024	Dark Matter	"Are You Happy in Your Life?", "Trip of a Lifetime", and "The Box"