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John MacCarthy(II)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
  • Director
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John MacCarthy is known for Snakes on a Plane (2006), Antitrust (2001) and Elektra (2005).
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

    Known for

    Samuel L. Jackson and Nathan Phillips in Snakes on a Plane (2006)
    Snakes on a Plane
    5.5
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2006
    Ryan Phillippe, Rachael Leigh Cook, and Claire Forlani in Antitrust (2001)
    Antitrust
    6.1
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2001
    Jennifer Garner in Elektra (2005)
    Elektra
    4.7
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2005
    Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart in Love Happens (2009)
    Love Happens
    5.7
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Tempting Fate (2019)
      Tempting Fate
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2019
    • Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in Supernatural (2005)
      Supernatural
      8.4
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2006–2018
    • Wisdom of the Crowd (2017)
      Wisdom of the Crowd
      6.6
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2017–2018
    • Malcolm Barrett, Abigail Spencer, Goran Visnjic, Matt Lanter, Claudia Doumit, and Sheldon Landry in Timeless (2016)
      Timeless
      7.6
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2016
    • Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart in Love Happens (2009)
      Love Happens
      5.7
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 2009
    • Samuel L. Jackson and Nathan Phillips in Snakes on a Plane (2006)
      Snakes on a Plane
      5.5
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 2006
    • The Safe House
      7.5
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2006
    • Alexz Johnson, Kris Lemche, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, Ryan Merriman, Chelan Simmons, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Gina Holden, Sam Easton, Jesse Moss, Texas Battle, Dylan Basu, and Alberto Ghisi in Final Destination 3 (2006)
      Final Destination 3
      5.9
      • first assistant director: second unit (as John B. MacCarthy)
      • 2006
    • Harrison Ford, Virginia Madsen, Carly Schroeder, and Jimmy Bennett in Firewall (2006)
      Firewall
      5.8
      • first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
      • 2006
    • Matthew McConaughey and Al Pacino in Two for the Money (2005)
      Two for the Money
      6.2
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 2005
    • Mark Hamill in Criminal Minds (2005)
      Criminal Minds
      8.1
      TV Series
      • first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
      • 2005
    • Tru Calling (2003)
      Tru Calling
      7.4
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2003–2005
    • Jennifer Garner in Elektra (2005)
      Elektra
      4.7
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 2005
    • Matthew Lillard, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, Freddie Prinze Jr., and Neil Fanning in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
      Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
      5.4
      • second assistant director: second unit (as John Maccarthy)
      • 2004
    • Dominic Purcell in John Doe (2002)
      John Doe
      7.8
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2002–2003

    Producer

    • Pascale Hutton and Javicia Leslie in Double Life (2023)
      Double Life
      4.9
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Must Love Christmas (2022)
      Must Love Christmas
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Candace Cameron Bure and Niall Matter in Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by Murder (2022)
      Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by Murder
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • produced by
      • 2022
    • Candace Cameron Bure and John Brotherton in The Christmas Contest (2021)
      The Christmas Contest
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Honeymoon, Honeymurder (2021)
      Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Honeymoon, Honeymurder
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • produced by
      • 2021
    • Kristoffer Polaha and Jill Wagner in Mystery 101: Deadly History (2021)
      Mystery 101: Deadly History
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part (2021)
      Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • produced by
      • 2021
    • Marilu Henner, Candace Cameron Bure, and Niall Matter in Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a Con (2021)
      Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a Con
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • produced by
      • 2021
    • Rachael Leigh Cook and Greyston Holt in Cross Country Christmas (2020)
      Cross Country Christmas
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • produced by
      • 2020
    • Candace Cameron Bure and Warren Christie in If I Only Had Christmas (2020)
      If I Only Had Christmas
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly (2020)
      Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • produced by
      • 2020
    • Candace Cameron Bure and Niall Matter in Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek (2020)
      Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • produced by
      • 2020
    • Kristoffer Polaha and Jill Wagner in Mystery 101: An Education in Murder (2020)
      Mystery 101: An Education in Murder
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Eric Mabius and Tricia Helfer in It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (2019)
      It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • produced by
      • 2019
    • Kristoffer Polaha and Jill Wagner in Mystery 101: Dead Talk (2019)
      Mystery 101: Dead Talk
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2019

    Director

    • Cold Zone (2017)
      Cold Zone
      3.7
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in Supernatural (2005)
      Supernatural
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012–2017

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • John B. MacCarthy

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