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J. Miller Tobin

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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J. Miller Tobin was born on 13 January 1961 in Hutchinson County, Texas, USA. He is a director and producer, known for 4 a.m.: Open All Night (1999), Emergence (2019) and The Vampire Diaries (2009).
BornJanuary 13, 1961
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    • Awards
      • 1 win total

    Known for

    4 a.m.: Open All Night (1999)
    4 a.m.: Open All Night
    6.1
    Short
    • Director(as John Miller Tobin)
    • 1999
    Allison Tolman and Alexa Swinton in Emergence (2019)
    Emergence
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, and Nina Dobrev in The Vampire Diaries (2009)
    The Vampire Diaries
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    Thomas Dekker, Lena Headey, and Summer Glau in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)
    Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director

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    Director

    • No One Can Hear You Scream (2022)
      No One Can Hear You Scream
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director (as J. Miller)
      • 2022
    • Marquise Vilsón, Ashleigh Murray, and Tian Richards in Tom Swift (2022)
      Tom Swift
      3.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Allison Tolman and Alexa Swinton in Emergence (2019)
      Emergence
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019–2020
    • Renée Zellweger, Jane Levy, and Blake Jenner in What/If (2019)
      What/If
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • False Profits (2018)
      False Profits
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Romany Malco, Grace Park, James Roday Rodriguez, Stephanie Szostak, David Giuntoli, Christina Moses, Allison Miller, and Floriana Lima in A Million Little Things (2018)
      A Million Little Things
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Kevin (Probably) Saves the World (2017)
      Kevin (Probably) Saves the World
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017–2018
    • Vanessa Williams in Daytime Divas (2017)
      Daytime Divas
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Emma Ishta in Stitchers (2015)
      Stitchers
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015–2017
    • Queen Latifah, Ryan Destiny, Jude Demorest, and Brittany O'Grady in Star (2016)
      Star
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Notorious (2016)
      Notorious
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Secrets and Lies (2015)
      Secrets and Lies
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Michael Madsen, Olesya Rulin, Sharlto Copley, Logan Browning, Susan Heyward, and Raul Casso in Powers (2015)
      Powers
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Quantico (2015)
      Quantico
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Harry Shum Jr., Emeraude Toubia, Katherine McNamara, Dominic Sherwood, Matthew Daddario, and Alberto Rosende in Shadowhunters (2016)
      Shadowhunters
      6.5
      TV Series
      • directed by
      • 2016

    Producer

    • Allison Tolman and Alexa Swinton in Emergence (2019)
      Emergence
      7.2
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2019–2020
    • Kevin (Probably) Saves the World (2017)
      Kevin (Probably) Saves the World
      7.7
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 2017–2018
    • Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, and Nina Dobrev in The Vampire Diaries (2009)
      The Vampire Diaries
      7.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2010–2013
    • Life by Lobster (2009)
      Life by Lobster
      • co-producer
      • 2009
    • Frank Langella, Laura Allen, Kevin Butler, David S. Jung, Bruce Marshall Romans, Kiersten Van Horne, Bill McNulty, Sasha Andreev, Eddie Ball, Charlie H. Boston, Brennan James Callan, and Virginia Rae Callan in How You Look to Me (2005)
      How You Look to Me
      5.7
      • co-producer
      • 2005
    • 4 a.m.: Open All Night (1999)
      4 a.m.: Open All Night
      6.1
      Short
      • producer
      • 1999

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Al Pacino and Jerry Orbach in Chinese Coffee (2000)
      Chinese Coffee
      7.0
      • first assistant director (as John Miller Tobin)
      • 2000
    • Mark Ruffalo in The Beat (2000)
      The Beat
      5.8
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2000
    • Demi Moore, William Fichtner, and Stellan Skarsgård in Passion of Mind (2000)
      Passion of Mind
      5.5
      • first assistant director: New York (as Miller Tobin)
      • 2000
    • Sean Patrick Flanery and Sarah Michelle Gellar in Simply Irresistible (1999)
      Simply Irresistible
      5.2
      • assistant director
      • 1999
    • Rosie Perez and Diego Serrano in The 24 Hour Woman (1999)
      The 24 Hour Woman
      5.3
      • first assistant director
      • 1999
    • Oz (1997)
      Oz
      8.7
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • first assistant director: presentation
      • 1997–1998
    • Jennifer Jason Leigh and Ben Chaplin in Washington Square (1997)
      Washington Square
      6.6
      • first assistant director
      • 1997
    • Courteney Cox, Anthony LaPaglia, and Aidan Quinn in Commandments (1997)
      Commandments
      5.5
      • first assistant director
      • 1997
    • Firehouse (1996)
      Firehouse
      4.5
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1996
    • On Seventh Avenue (1996)
      On Seventh Avenue
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1996
    • NYPD Blue (1993)
      NYPD Blue
      7.8
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1994–1995
    • The Jerky Boys (1995)
      The Jerky Boys
      4.8
      • first assistant director
      • 1995
    • Sandra Bullock and James Lorinz in Me and the Mob (1994)
      Me and the Mob
      4.0
      • first assistant director
      • 1994
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Giancarlo Esposito, Sean Nelson, and N'Bushe Wright in Fresh (1994)
      Fresh
      7.5
      • first assistant director
      • 1994
    • Vincent D'Onofrio, Lili Taylor, and Tracey Ullman in Household Saints (1993)
      Household Saints
      6.9
      • first assistant director
      • 1993

    Production Department

    • George Martin in Largo Desolato (1990)
      Largo Desolato
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • production associate
      • 1990
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • J. Miller
    • Born
      • January 13, 1961
      • Hutchinson County, Texas, USA
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