Félix Alcalá

Born 1951-03-07 · Bakersfield, California, USA

Félix Enríquez Alcalá (sometimes credited as Felix Alcala) (born March 7, 1951, in Bakersfield, California) is an Argentine-American film and television director. Alcalá's first major breakthrough came in 1991 when he was hired by Lynn Marie Latham and Bernard Lechowick to direct an episode of ABC's short-lived drama series Homefront. Since then he has guest-directed on a vast number of series, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, ER, Dollhouse, and House. In 1997, Alcalá made his theatrical film directing debut with the film Fire Down Below starring Steven Seagal. In 2007, Alcalá was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards for directing the Battlestar Galactica episode Exodus, Part II.