Bill Purple

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Credits
67 titles

Projects in Development (2 titles)	Budget
On Borrowed Wings Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer
Untitled Survival Feature Director, Writer (story by) Director, Writer (story by) See fewer

Television in Production (1 title)	Episodes	Status
Fire Country (2025) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (1 episode, 2025) Executive Producer (1 episode, 2025) See fewer — Death Trap (Mar 7, 2025) Season 3, Episode 14 - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer	1

Past Film & Video (42 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
The Book of Love (2016) Director, Executive Producer, Writer (written by) Director, Executive Producer, Writer (written by) See fewer				$49K
Parker (2013) Second Assistant Director Second Assistant Director See fewer	$35MM	$7MM	$18MM	$47MM
Bad Teacher (2011) Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) See fewer	$20MM	$32MM	$100MM	$216MM
Green Lantern (2011) Second Assistant Director (second unit) Second Assistant Director (second unit) See fewer	$200MM	$53MM	$117MM	$237MM
Bare Knuckles (2010) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$600K
Due Date (2010) Second Assistant Director (second unit) (as William Purple) Second Assistant Director (second unit) (as William Purple) See fewer	$65MM	$33MM	$101MM	$212MM
Get Him to the Greek (2010) Second Assistant Director (Las Vegas) (as William Purple) Second Assistant Director (Las Vegas) (as William Purple) See fewer	$40MM	$18MM	$61MM	$92MM
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) Second Assistant Director (additional photography) (as William C. Purple) Second Assistant Director (additional photography) (as William C. Purple) See fewer	$36MM	$14MM	$50MM	$65MM
Hesher (2010) Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) See fewer	$7MM	$126K	$383K	$450K
Crazy on the Outside (2010) Second Assistant Director Second Assistant Director See fewer		$64K	$88K	$88K
The Perfect Game (2009) Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) See fewer	$12MM	$512K	$1MM	$3.9MM
Race to Witch Mountain (2009) Second Assistant Director (second unit) (as William Purple) Second Assistant Director (second unit) (as William Purple) See fewer	$65MM	$24MM	$67MM	$106MM
Tropic Thunder (2008) Second Assistant Director (second unit) (as William Purple) Second Assistant Director (second unit) (as William Purple) See fewer	$92MM	$26MM	$111MM	$196MM
Pineapple Express (2008) Second Assistant Director (second unit) (as William Purple) Second Assistant Director (second unit) (as William Purple) See fewer	$27MM	$23MM	$87MM	$102MM
Bar Starz (2008) Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) See fewer	$7MM
Hole in the Paper Sky (2008) (Short) - Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer	$50K
The Bucket List (2007) Second Assistant Director (second unit) (uncredited) Second Assistant Director (second unit) (uncredited) See fewer	$45MM	$336K	$93MM	$175MM
Gone Baby Gone (2007) Second Assistant Director (reshoots) (uncredited) Second Assistant Director (reshoots) (uncredited) See fewer	$19MM	$2.3MM	$20MM	$35MM
Georgia Rule (2007) Second Assistant Director Second Assistant Director See fewer	$20MM	$6.8MM	$19MM	$25MM
Spider-Man 3 (2007) Second Second Assistant Director (second unit) (as William Purple) Second Second Assistant Director (second unit) (as William Purple) See fewer	$258MM	$151MM	$337MM	$892MM
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) Assistant Director (second unit) (uncredited) Assistant Director (second unit) (uncredited) See fewer	$55MM	$27MM	$164MM	$307MM
Stick It (2006) Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) See fewer		$11MM	$27MM	$32MM
The Shaggy Dog (2006) Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) See fewer	$50MM	$16MM	$61MM	$87MM
Into the Blue (2005) Second Assistant Director Second Assistant Director See fewer	$50MM	$7.1MM	$19MM	$46MM
Stealth (2005) Second Assistant Director (aircraft carrier units) (as William Purple) Second Assistant Director (aircraft carrier units) (as William Purple) See fewer	$135MM	$13MM	$32MM	$79MM
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) Second Assistant Director (reshoots) (as William Purple), Second Assistant Director (second unit) Second Assistant Director (reshoots) (as William Purple), Second Assistant Director (second unit) See fewer	$110MM	$50MM	$186MM	$487MM
Soul Plane (2004) Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) See fewer	$16MM	$5.6MM	$14MM	$15MM
13 Going on 30 (2004) Second Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) Second Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) See fewer	$37MM	$21MM	$57MM	$96MM
S.W.A.T. (2003) Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) See fewer	$80MM	$37MM	$117MM	$208MM
Daredevil (2003) Second Second Assistant Director (second unit) (as William Purple) Second Second Assistant Director (second unit) (as William Purple) See fewer	$78MM	$40MM	$103MM	$179MM
xXx (2002) Second Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) Second Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) See fewer	$70MM	$45MM	$142MM	$277MM
We Were Soldiers (2002) Second Assistant Director (second unit) (as William Purple) Second Assistant Director (second unit) (as William Purple) See fewer	$75MM	$20MM	$78MM	$115MM
Black Knight (2001) Assistant Director (as William Purple) Assistant Director (as William Purple) See fewer	$50MM	$11MM	$33MM	$40MM
The Tag (2001) (Short) - Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) See fewer
Charlie's Angels (2000) Second Second Assistant Director (second unit) (as William Purple), Production Assistant (as William Purple) Second Second Assistant Director (second unit) (as William Purple), Production Assistant (as William Purple) See fewer	$93MM	$40MM	$125MM	$264MM
The Patriot (2000) Second Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) Second Second Assistant Director (as William Purple) See fewer	$110MM	$22MM	$113MM	$215MM
Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) Production Assistant (as William Purple) Production Assistant (as William Purple) See fewer	$90MM	$25MM	$102MM	$237MM
Three Kings (1999) Production Assistant (as William Purple) Production Assistant (as William Purple) See fewer	$75MM	$16MM	$61MM	$108MM
Deep Blue Sea (1999) Production Assistant (as William Purple) Production Assistant (as William Purple) See fewer	$60MM	$19MM	$74MM	$165MM
The Siege (1998) Set Production Assistant Set Production Assistant See fewer	$70MM	$14MM	$41MM	$117MM
One True Thing (1998) Set Production Assistant (as William Purple) Set Production Assistant (as William Purple) See fewer	$30MM	$6.6MM	$23MM	$27MM
Godzilla (1998) Production Assistant (as William Purple) Production Assistant (as William Purple) See fewer	$130MM	$44MM	$136MM	$379MM

See all past film & video

Past Television (22 titles)	Episodes
Fire Country (2023–2025) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (13 episodes, 2024), Co-Executive Producer (10 episodes, 2024), Director (5 episodes, 2023) Executive Producer (13 episodes, 2024), Co-Executive Producer (10 episodes, 2024), Director (5 episodes, 2023) See fewer My Team (Feb 28, 2025) Season 3, Episode 13 - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	24
Cruel Summer (2021–2023) (TV Series) - Co-Executive Producer (10 episodes, 2021), Executive Producer (10 episodes, 2023), Director (6 episodes, 2021) Co-Executive Producer (10 episodes, 2021), Executive Producer (10 episodes, 2023), Director (6 episodes, 2021) See fewer Endgame (Jul 31, 2023) Season 2, Episode 10 - Director, Executive Producer Director, Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	20
Bless This Mess (2020) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2020) Director (1 episode, 2020) See fewer The Table (Apr 14, 2020) Season 2, Episode 18 - Director Director See fewer	1
The Unicorn (2020) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2020) Director (1 episode, 2020) See fewer The Wade Beneath My Wings (Feb 6, 2020) Season 1, Episode 14 - Director Director See fewer	1
Single Parents (2019) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2019) Director (1 episode, 2019) See fewer Good Holidays to You (Dec 11, 2019) Season 2, Episode 10 - Director Director See fewer	1
American Princess (2019) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2019) Director (1 episode, 2019) See fewer Fairemily Matters (Jul 7, 2019) Season 1, Episode 8 - Director Director See fewer	1
Speechless (2016–2019) (TV Series) - Director (14 episodes, 2016) Director (14 episodes, 2016) See fewer U-N-R-- UNREALISTIC (Apr 12, 2019) Season 3, Episode 22 - Director Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	14
The Kids Are Alright (2019) (TV Series) - Director (2 episodes, 2019) Director (2 episodes, 2019) See fewer Low Expectations (Mar 26, 2019) Season 1, Episode 17 - Director Director See fewer Happy Cecil (Feb 19, 2019) Season 1, Episode 14 - Director Director See fewer	2
Me, Myself and I (2018) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2018) Director (1 episode, 2018) See fewer There She Goes (Jul 21, 2018) Season 1, Episode 13 - Director Director See fewer	1
Fresh Off the Boat (2015–2018) (TV Series) - Director (11 episodes, 2015), First Assistant Director (1 episode, 2016) Director (11 episodes, 2015), First Assistant Director (1 episode, 2016) See fewer Ride the Tiger (Feb 6, 2018) Season 4, Episode 16 - Director Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	12
The Mayor (2018) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2018) Director (1 episode, 2018) See fewer Death of a Councilman (Jan 25, 2018) Season 1, Episode 13 - Director Director See fewer	1
Superstore (2017) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2017) Director (1 episode, 2017) See fewer Rebranding (Jan 12, 2017) Season 2, Episode 11 - Director Director See fewer	1
Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life (2016) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2016) Director (1 episode, 2016) See fewer How to Survive Working with Friends (Apr 10, 2016) Season 1, Episode 9 - Director Director See fewer	1
Weird Loners (2015) (TV Mini-series) - First Assistant Director (1 episode, 2015), Director (1 episode, 2015) First Assistant Director (1 episode, 2015), Director (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Weirded Out (Apr 14, 2015) Season 1, Episode 3 - Director Director See fewer Weird Pilot (Mar 31, 2015) Season 1, Episode 1 - First Assistant Director First Assistant Director See fewer	2
New Girl (2011–2015) (TV Series) - First Assistant Director (24 episodes, 2011), Director (3 episodes, 2014), Watcher (1 episode, 2013) First Assistant Director (24 episodes, 2011), Director (3 episodes, 2014), Watcher (1 episode, 2013) See fewer Coming Out (Jan 13, 2015) Season 4, Episode 13 - Director Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	27
Transparent (2014) (TV Series) - First Assistant Director (7 episodes, 2014) First Assistant Director (7 episodes, 2014) See fewer Why Do We Cover the Mirrors? (Sep 26, 2014) Season 1, Episode 10 - First Assistant Director First Assistant Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	7
Private Practice (2012) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2012) Director (1 episode, 2012) See fewer It Was Inevitable (Apr 17, 2012) Season 5, Episode 18 - Director Director See fewer	1
Ben and Kate (2012) (TV Series) - Second Assistant Director (1 episode, 2012) Second Assistant Director (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Pilot (Sep 25, 2012) Season 1, Episode 1 - Second Assistant Director Second Assistant Director See fewer	1
Off the Map (2011) (TV Series) - First Assistant Director (7 episodes, 2011), Second Unit Director (1 episode, 2011) First Assistant Director (7 episodes, 2011), Second Unit Director (1 episode, 2011) See fewer There's a Lot to Miss About the Jungle (Apr 6, 2011) Season 1, Episode 13 - Second Unit Director Second Unit Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	8
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) (TV Series) - First Assistant Director (second unit) (2 episodes, 2009) First Assistant Director (second unit) (2 episodes, 2009) See fewer Predator (Oct 6, 2009) Season 1, Episode 3 - First Assistant Director (second unit) (uncredited) First Assistant Director (second unit) (uncredited) See fewer Identity (Sep 22, 2009) Season 1, Episode 1 - First Assistant Director (second unit) (uncredited) First Assistant Director (second unit) (uncredited) See fewer	2
Knight Rider (2008–2009) (TV Series) - First Assistant Director (second unit) (17 episodes, 2008), First Assistant Director (1 episode, 2009), Second Assistant Director (second unit) (1 episode, 2008) First Assistant Director (second unit) (17 episodes, 2008), First Assistant Director (1 episode, 2009), Second Assistant Director (second unit) (1 episode, 2008) See fewer I Love the Knight Life (Mar 4, 2009) Season 1, Episode 17 - First Assistant Director (second unit) (as William Purple) First Assistant Director (second unit) (as William Purple) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	18
Breaking Bad (2008) (TV Series) - Second Assistant Director (1 episode, 2008) Second Assistant Director (1 episode, 2008) See fewer Pilot (Jan 20, 2008) Season 1, Episode 1 - Second Assistant Director (uncredited) Second Assistant Director (uncredited) See fewer	1