Larry Teng

{{Short description|American tv director, producer (born 1977)}}

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| birth_place = Queens, New York, U.S.

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| occupation = Television director, television producer

| years_active = 2000–present

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Larry Teng (born June 12, 1977) is an American television director and producer. He is known for his work on Medium, Graceland, Supergirl, Animal Kingdom, Nancy Drew, NCIS: Hawai'i, Walker: Independence and Criminal Minds.

Education

In 1999, Teng graduated with a degree in film from Ithaca College.{{cite web |url=https://www.ithaca.edu/hs/depts/theatre/prospective/programhighlights/mt/?item=7107 |title=BFA Musical Theatre Alumni |publisher= ithaca.edu |accessdate=September 20, 2019}}

Career

Teng has directed and produced for the television series Medium from 2007 to the series end in 2011. He also served as music and post-production supervisor on Ed. His other television directing credits include Hawaii Five-0, Warehouse 13, Person of Interest, Criminal Minds, Supergirl, Common Law, NCIS: Los Angeles, and Elementary.{{Cite web|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/listings/20130408cbs06/|title=(#120) "Dead Man's Switch"|work=The Futon Critic|accessdate=March 24, 2013}} More recently, he signed an overall deal with CBS Studios.{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2021-01-15|title=Larry Teng Inks New Overall Deal With CBS Studios|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/larry-teng-new-overall-deal-cbs-studios-1234674520/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=Deadline|language=en-US}} He directed the CW pilot of Walker: Independence for CBS Studios.{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/walker-independence-larry-teng-direct-cw-pilot-1234931300/|title=Walker: Independence': Larry Teng To Direct CW Pilot|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=11 February 2022|work=Deadline Hollywood}}

Credits

Film

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2019

| Ms. Purple

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| Co-executive producer

2023

| Cupcakes

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| Short film

Television

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! rowspan="2" | Title

! colspan="3" | Credited as

style="width:65px;"| Director

! style="width:65px;"| Producer

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2002–2004

| Ed

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| 3 episodes

2005–2011

| Medium

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Directed 7 episodes

2008

| The Meant to Be's

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| TV movie

2012

| Person of Interest

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Baby Blue"

2012

| Common Law

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Performance Anxiety"

2011–2015

| Hawaii Five-0

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 11 episodes

2011–2016

| Criminal Minds

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 10 episodes

2013–2015

| NCIS: Los Angeles

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 5 episodes

2013

| Blue Bloods

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Protest Too Much"

2013–2016

| Elementary

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 7 episodes

2013

| Warehouse 13

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Parks and Rehabilitation"

2013

| Burn Notice

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Psychological Warfare"

2013

| Almost Human

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Are You Receiving?"

2014

| Arrow

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Suicide Squad"

2014–2015

| Graceland

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Directed 5 episodes, co-executive producer

2014

| Matador

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Misanthropology"

2014

| Sleepy Hollow

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "The Weeping Lady"

2015–2017

| Supergirl

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Directed 6 episodes, co-executive producer

2016

| Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Whispering Death"

2016

| Quantico

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Yes"

2016–2018

| Animal Kingdom

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Directed 4 episodes, co-executive producer

2016–2018

| Lethal Weapon

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 3 episodes

2017

| Bull

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Dressed to Kill"

2017

| Training Day

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Sunset"

2017–2020

| SEAL Team

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 5 episodes

2017–2018

| The Good Doctor

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 2 episodes, co-executive producer

2017–2018

| The Walking Dead

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 2 episodes

2018–2024

| S.W.A.T.

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 5 episodes

2018–2019

| Runaways

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 2 episodes

2019

| Doom Patrol

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Paw Patrol"

2019

| Jessica Jones

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "A.K.A. The Double Half-Wappinger"

2019–2023

| Nancy Drew

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Directed 16 episodes, executive producer

2021–2024

| NCIS: Hawai'i

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Directed 6 episodes, showrunner (Season 1)/executive producer

2022–2023

| Walker: Independence

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Directed 3 episodes, executive producer

2023

| So Help Me Todd

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "86'd"

2024

| Tracker

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Into the Wild"

2025

| Watson

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Directed 3 episodes

Personal life

In 2005, Teng married actress Lesley Boone. They divorced in 2013. Larry is a graduate of Herricks High School in New Hyde Park, New York.

References

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