Stephen Surjik

Stephen Surjik (born 1960) is a Canadian film and television director, and producer.
He is well known for his work on the film "Wayne's World 2", the USA Network series "Burn Notice", and the CBS drama "Person of Interest".
He was nominated three times for Gemini Awards for best direction, for "Little Criminals", "Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery" and "Intelligence", and received four Emmy Award nominations for "Weapons of Mass Distraction".
Career.
Born in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1960, he studied at the Concordia University in Montreal and received a Best Director award at the "14th Canadian Student Film & Video Festival" in 1982 for "Second Story Man".
After working as production designer and art director in the mid-80s, he moved on, directing for the series "The Kids in the Hall". In 1993 Surjik made his feature film debut with "Wayne's World 2", starring fellow Canadian Mike Myers.
For television, he has directed films such as the 1996 "Grand Prix "Cinéma Tout Ecran"" award-winning "Little Criminals", the Emmy-nominated "Weapons of Mass Distraction", starring Ben Kingsley and Gabriel Byrne, and the CBC movie "Intelligence". His episodic credits include "Da Vinci's Inquest", "Legacy", "The Handler", "Road to Avonlea", "Due South", "X-Files", "Warehouse 13" and pilots for "Bull", "Miss Miami" and "Zoe Busiek: Wildcard" and "Intelligence". His more recent television work includes; "Common Law", "Burn Notice", "Graceland", "Person of Interest", "Arrow" and "The Flash".
Radio Show.
In 2018 Surjik launched his own radio show and podcast on Brigade-Radio-One called Field Report. The show is produced by Ethan Dettenmaier and centers on his current projects.