Can the DGA Protect TV Directors’ Jobs by Preventing Actors From Taking Them?

Under a new deal, 'affiliated hires' can direct no more than two TV episodes per season.

By Gene Maddaus

Gene Maddaus

Senior Media Writer

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Zachary Quinto starred as Dr. Oliver Wolf on “Brilliant Minds” for two seasons on NBC. For the June 3 episode, he stepped behind the camera as well, picking up his first directing credit.

It’s fairly routine for actors, writers or cinematographers on a show to temporarily assume the director’s chair. But it does not sit well with the Directors Guild of America, especially as fewer shows are getting made and fewer directing jobs are available.

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