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Michael Crain(I)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Michael Crain was born on 19 May 1961 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is an assistant director and cinematographer, known for The Sentinel (2006), Mirage (1990) and Hatching, Matching, & Dispatching (2005).
BornMay 19, 1961
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Michael Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland in The Sentinel (2006)
    The Sentinel
    6.1
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Mike Crain)
    • 2006
    Mirage (1990)
    Mirage
    5.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1990
    Rick Boland, Susan Kent, Shaun Majumder, Mark McKinney, Mary Walsh, Sherry White, and Joel Thomas Hynes in Hatching, Matching, & Dispatching (2005)
    Hatching, Matching, & Dispatching
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Mike Crain)
    D.B. Sweeney and Moira Kelly in The Cutting Edge (1992)
    The Cutting Edge
    6.9
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1992

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • A Dog's Perfect Christmas
      • first assistant director
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Hunter King and Evan Roderick in A Make or Break Holiday (2025)
      A Make or Break Holiday
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2025
    • Rachel Boston and Brendan Penny in The More the Merrier (2025)
      The More the Merrier
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2025
    • Kat Graham, James Tupper, and Evan Roderick in If I Run (2025)
      If I Run
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2025
    • Emily Arlook and Evan Roderick in Leah's Perfect Gift (2024)
      Leah's Perfect Gift
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2024
    • Robert Buckley and Erin Krakow in Blind Date Book Club (2024)
      Blind Date Book Club
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2024
    • Marco Grazzini and Laci J Mailey in Betty's Bad Luck in Love (2024)
      Betty's Bad Luck in Love
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as Mike Crain)
      • 2024
    • Peter Mooney and Emilie Ullerup in Retreat to You (2023)
      Retreat to You
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as Mike Crain)
      • 2023
    • Jon Voight, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Leah Gibson in Mercy (2023)
      Mercy
      4.5
      • first assistant director
      • 2023
    • Olivia Liang in Kung Fu (2021)
      Kung Fu
      5.8
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (as Mike Crain)
      • 2021–2023
    • Aleks Paunovic, Kelly Overton, Jonathan Scarfe, Nicole Muñoz, and Keeya King in Van Helsing (2016)
      Van Helsing
      6.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (as Mike Crain)
      • 2021
    • Eline Powell in Siren (2018)
      Siren
      7.0
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (as Mike Crain)
      • 2020
    • Avan Jogia in Ghost Wars (2017)
      Ghost Wars
      6.2
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (as Mike Crain)
      • 2017–2018
    • David Harewood, Chyler Leigh, Jesse Rath, Azie Tesfai, Melissa Benoist, Katie McGrath, and Nicole Maines in Supergirl (2015)
      Supergirl
      6.2
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (as Mike Crain)
      • 2016–2017
    • Eric McCormack, Patrick Gilmore, MacKenzie Porter, Reilly Dolman, Jared Abrahamson, and Nesta Cooper in Travelers (2016)
      Travelers
      8.0
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (as Mike Crain)
      • 2016
    • Motive (2013)
      Motive
      7.5
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2016

    Cinematographer

    • A Cricket in the Court of Akbar (2009)
      A Cricket in the Court of Akbar
      6.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2009
    • Biography (1987)
      Biography
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006
    • The First Amendment Project: No Joking
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004
    • Totally Gay! (2003)
      Totally Gay!
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2003
    • World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 1998
    • Nicole Eggert and Robert Zameroski in Bartender (1997)
      Bartender
      6.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997
    • The Great Ships (1996)
      The Great Ships
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1996
    • To Sleep with a Vampire (1992)
      To Sleep with a Vampire
      5.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 1992
    • David Carradine in Midnight Fear (1991)
      Midnight Fear
      4.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 1991
    • Mirage (1990)
      Mirage
      5.1
      • director of photography
      • 1990

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Engine Room
      4.9
      TV Series
      • Steadicam operator (as Mike Crain, 2008)
      • 2008
    • Celebrity Charades (2005)
      Celebrity Charades
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Steadicam operator (as Mike Crain)
      • 2005
    • Rocco DiSpirito in The Restaurant (2003)
      The Restaurant
      6.1
      TV Series
      • camera operator (as Mike Crain)
      • 2003
    • When Good Pets Go Bad
      6.8
      TV Special
      • camera operator
      • 1998
    • Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg in Playboy: The Best of Jenny McCarthy (1998)
      Playboy: The Best of Jenny McCarthy
      5.8
      Video
      • camera operator (segment "Playmate of the Year Party", as Mike Crain)
      • 1998
    • The Great Ships (1996)
      The Great Ships
      7.1
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • 1997
    • Playboy Real Couples I: Sex in Dangerous Places (1995)
      Playboy Real Couples I: Sex in Dangerous Places
      6.9
      Video
      • additional photographer
      • 1995
    • Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg in Playboy's College Girls (1994)
      Playboy's College Girls
      6.1
      Video
      • steadicam operator (as Mike Crain)
      • 1994
    • The Unnamable (1988)
      The Unnamable
      4.8
      • best boy (as Michael William Crain)
      • 1988

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Allen Michael Crain
    • Born
      • May 19, 1961
      • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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