Richard J. Lewis

{{Short description|Canadian television and film director}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{BLP sources|date=June 2019}}

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Richard J. Lewis is a Canadian television and film director.

From 2002 to 2009, Lewis worked on the CBS television crime drama series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as writer, director and co-executive producer.

He is best known for directing the films Whale Music (1994) and Barney's Version (2010), the latter featuring a Golden Globe winning performance by actor Paul Giamatti as well as his work on the HBO series Westworld.{{cite news |work=Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2020/04/12/the-director-who-brought-you-the-winter-line-episode-of-westworld-on-why-hes-proud-of-the-hbo-show.html |title=The director who brought you the 'Winter Line' episode of 'Westworld' on why he's proud of the HBO show |first=Debra |last=Yeo |date=April 12, 2020}}