Colin Bucksey

• Name — Colin Bucksey • Birthplace — Camberwell, London, England • Occupation — Film and television director • Children — 2 • Years Active — 1973–present Colin Bucksey is a British-American film and television director.

Since the 1970s, Bucksey has accumulated a number of credits in British TV, directing episodes of Crown Court, Armchair Thriller, Educating Marmalade and Bergerac. He moved into American TV, directing episodes of Miami Vice, Crime Story, Midnight Caller, Wiseguy, Sliders, Nash Bridges, Lexx, NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Numb3rs, Breaking Bad, The 4400, Burn Notice, Better Call Saul, Briarpatch and others. More recently, he directed the Fargo episodes "The Six Ungraspables" and "Buridan's Ass," the latter episode earning him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Dramatic Special. Bucksey also directed the TV film Blue Money (1985), starring Tim Curry, and Dealers (1989), starring Paul McGann and Rebecca De Mornay.

TV series • Year — Title — Notes • 1976 — Couples — 2 episodes • Crown Court — 3 episodes • 1977 — Second City Firsts — Episode "Postcards from Southsea" • Premiere — Episode "A Hymn from Jim" • 1978 — Hazell — Episode "Hazell and the Maltese Vulture" • Sense of Place — Episode "From the Roots Came the Rapper" • Z-Cars — Episode "Departures" • BBC2 Play of the Week — Episode "Fearless Frank" • 1978–1983 — Play for Today — 2 episodes • 1979 — The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game — Episode "Horsenap" • 1980 — Armchair Thriller — 5 episodes • 1981 — Wolcott — 1 episode • Theatre Box — Episode "Marmalade Atkins in Space" • 1982 — ITV Playhouse — Episode "Nightlife" • 1982–1983 — Educating Marmalade — 3 episodes • 1983 — Bergerac — Episode "A Miracle Every Week" • 1986 — Screen Two — 4 episodes • Call Me Mister — Episode "Long Shot" • 1987 — Deadly Nightmares — 2 episodes • 1987–1989 — Miami Vice — 4 episodes • 1988 — Crime Story — 3 episodes • 1989 — Dealers • Midnight Caller — 3 episodes • 1990 — DEA — Unknown episodes • Wiseguy — 2 episodes • 1991 — Death Merchant • 1993 — The Untouchables — 2 episodes • 1994 — Space Precinct — Episode "Double Duty" • 1995 — Live Shot — 2 episodes • 1996 — Sliders — Episode "Obsession" • 1996–1999 — Nash Bridges — 2 episodes • 1997 — Feds — Episode "Do No Harm" • 1998 — Space Island One — 4 episodes • Supply & Demand — 3 episodes • The New Adventures of Robin Hood — 3 episodes • 1999 — CI5: The New Professionals — 2 episodes • 2000 — Harbour Lights — Episode "No More Heroes" • Urban Gothic — Episode "Vampirology" • Falling Through • 2001 — Lexx — 5 episodes • 2001–2003 — In Deep — 10 episodes • Holby City — 4 episodes • 2004 — Starhunter — 7 episodes • 2005 — Kojak — 2 episodes • 2005–2008 — NCIS — 7 episodes • 2006 — Night Stalker — Episode "What's the Frequency, Kolchak?" • Eureka — Episode "Primal" • 2006–2007 — The 4400 — 3 episodes • 2007 — Numbers — Episode "Finders Keepers" • 2007–2011 — Burn Notice — 3 episodes • 2009 — Crash — Episode "Endangered Species" • 2009–2012 — Breaking Bad — Episodes: "Phoenix," "I See You," "Bullet Points," and "Buyout" • 2010 — Trauma — Episode "Sweet Jane" • The Glades — Episode "Honey" • Medium — Episode "Talk to the Hand" • 2011 — The Secret Circle — Episode "Loner" • Person of Interest — Episode "Judgment" • 2012 — House — Episode "Man of the House" • Damages — Episode "Have You Met the Eel Yet?" • Elementary — Episode "Lesser Evils" • 2012–2014 — Franklin & Bash — 3 episodes • 2012–2015 — Revenge — 5 episodes • 2013 — Monday Mornings — Episode "Communion" • Do No Harm — Episode "Circadian Rhythms" • Lucky 7 — Episode "Gold Star, Inc." • 2014 — Killer Women — 2 episodes • Fargo — Episodes: "The Six Ungraspables" and "Buridan's Ass" • The Bridge — 2 episodes • Resurrection — Episode "Miracles" • 2015 — Battle Creek — Episode "The Hand-Off" • Ray Donovan — 4 episodes (Also supervising producer on 12 episodes) • 2015–2016 — Better Call Saul — Episodes: "Hero," "RICO," and "Inflatable" • 2016 — Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders — Episode "The Harmful One" • The Family — 2 episodes • Masters of Sex — 3 episodes (Also co-executive producer on 10 episodes) • The Man in the High Castle — Episode "The Road Less Traveled" • 2017 — Get Shorty — Episode "Sins of a Chambermaid" • Ten Days in the Valley — Episode "Day 2: Cutting Room Floor" • 2017–2019 — Billions — 7 episodes • 2018 — Six — Episode "Critical" • 2018–2019 — The Affair — 5 episodes • 2019 — Wu-Tang: An American Saga — Episode "Assassination Day" • 2020 — The Sinner — Episode "Part V" • Briarpatch — 2 episodes • The Great — 3 episodes • 2022 — The Offer — 2 episodes • Panhandle — Pilot episode "To Bell or Not to Bell?" (Also executive producer) • 2025 — Mayfair Witches — Episode: "Lasher" TV movies • Video Stars (1983) • Bouncing Back (1983) • Blue Money (1985) • Curiosity Kills (1990) • Notorious (1992) • Midnight's Child (1992) • Anna Lee: Headcase (1993) • Terror in the Night (1994) • A Kidnapping in the Family (1996) • September (1996) • When Secrets Kill (1997) • Nightmare Street (1998)