Joe Chappelle

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Known for: Directing

Joe Chappelle

Joseph Chappelle (born 1961) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director of film and television. He is perhaps best known for his work on the critically acclaimed HBO series The Wire, where he directed six episodes and served as co-executive producer for three seasons.

Known For

Fringe

81%

Producer

2008

The Wire

86%

Co-Executive Producer, Producer

2002

Tulsa King

83%

Director

2022

Chicago P.D.

84%

Director

2014

Chicago Fire

84%

Director

2012

Manifest

76%

Director

2018

CSI: Miami

77%

Director

2002

Chicago Med

83%

Executive Producer

2015

Smoke

61%

Executive Producer

2025

Smoke

61%

Director

2025

Tulsa King

83%

Director

2022

Black Bird

81%

Consulting Producer

2022

Black Bird

81%

Director

2022

Godfather of Harlem

81%

Director

2019

An Acceptable Loss

63%

Director

2019

An Acceptable Loss

63%

Writer

2019

Manifest

76%

Director

2018

Princess Cyd

66%

Associate Producer

2017

Chicago Med

83%

Executive Producer

2015

Chicago P.D.

84%

Director

2014

Chicago Fire

84%

Director

2012

Fringe

81%

Producer

2008

Fringe

81%

Director

2008

Already Dead

56%

Screenplay

2007

CSI: NY

73%

Director

2004

CSI: Miami

77%

Director

2002

The Twilight Zone

72%

Director

2002

The Wire

86%

Co-Executive Producer, Producer

2002

The Wire

86%

Director

2002

The Skulls II

47%

Director

2002

The Agency

69%

Director

2001

Wolf Lake

77%

Director

2001

Witchblade

70%

Director

2001

Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula

61%

Director

2000

Takedown

61%

Director

2000

Phantoms

56%

Director

1998