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{{Infobox person
| name               = Russell Mulcahy
| image              = 
| caption            = 
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|6|23}}
| birth_place        = [[Melbourne]], Victoria, Australia
| nationality        = [[Australians|Australian]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|[[Film director|Director]], [[writer]], [[Film producer|producer]]}}
| education          = [[Corrimal High School]]
}}

'''Russell Mulcahy''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ʌ|l|ˈ|k|æ|h|i}} {{respell|mul|KA|hee}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/nls/about/organization/standards-guidelines/mnop/#m|title=Say How: M|publisher=National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled|access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite LPD|3}}</ref> born 23 June 1953) is an Australian director, writer, and producer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/103738/Russell-Mulcahy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615141033/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/103738/Russell-Mulcahy|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-06-15|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2008|title=Russell Mulcahy|access-date=2012-03-18}}</ref><ref name="NYM">{{cite web|title=The Queerest Show on Earth|url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/features/3788/index1.html|author=Charles Kaiser|author-link=Charles Kaiser|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=2000-09-18}}</ref> He began his career directing music videos for artists like [[Elton John]] and [[Duran Duran]], before making his feature directorial debut with the horror film ''[[Razorback (film)|Razorback]]'' (1984). He achieved international prominence by directing the fantasy action film ''[[Highlander (film)|Highlander]]'' (1986), which spawned a [[Highlander (franchise)|multimedia franchise]].

Mulcahy's subsequent work includes ''Highlander''{{'}}s first sequel ''[[Highlander II: The Quickening]]'' (1991), the superhero film ''[[The Shadow (1994 film)|The Shadow]]'' (1994), the action-horror film ''[[Resident Evil: Extinction]]'' (2007), and the [[Errol Flynn]] biopic ''[[In Like Flynn (film)|In Like Flynn]]'' (2018). He was also a director and executive producer of the television series ''[[Teen Wolf (2011 TV series)|Teen Wolf]]'' (2011–17), and directed the film's [[Teen Wolf: The Movie|2023 feature film spin-off]].

Stylistically, Mulcahy's work is recognisable by the use of [[Fast cutting|fast cuts]], [[tracking shot]]s, glowing lights, [[neo-noir]] lighting, windblown drapery, and fans.

==Early life and career==
Mulcahy was born in Melbourne. He grew up in {{NSWcity|Mangerton}} in the [[Illawarra]] region of New South Wales and attended [[Corrimal High School]].<ref name=CHS50A>{{cite speech |author=Campbell, David |author-link=David Campbell (Australian politician) |publisher=[[New South Wales Legislative Assembly|Parliament of New South Wales]] |title=Corrimal High School Fiftieth Anniversary |work=[[Hansard]] |url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Hansard/Pages/HansardResult.aspx#/docid/HANSARD-1323879322-23809 |date=7 March 2001 |access-date=25 July 2019 }}</ref>

When he was 14 he received an 8mm camera and began making short films with his friends. After school he began working as a film editor for Australia's [[Seven Network]]. He later said he "used to creep in there at 3am and make my own movies".<ref name="cult">{{cite web|url=http://www.cultprojections.com/interviews/interview-with-russell-mulcahy|website=Cult Projections|title= Interview with Russell Mulcahy|date=10 October 2018}}</ref> He also acted on stage and was unsure whether to focus on acting or directing. Two of his films won the City Film Festival Award for Best Independent Short Film and he won Best Short Film at the Sydney Film Festival for "Contrived Mind Flashes".<ref name="one">{{cite web|website=Money into Light|url=http://www.money-into-light.com/2016/07/an-interview-with-russell-mulcahy-part.html|title=AN INTERVIEW WITH RUSSELL MULCAHY (PART 1 OF 2) |date=July 2016}}</ref>

He was approached by the producer of a Seven pop show and asked to film some original footage and compile a music video (then known as a "film clip") to accompany the [[Harry Nilsson]] hit "Everybody's Talkin'" (for which no original video was available).

==Music videos==
Mulcahy soon found that he was in demand as a music video director, and made a number of successful film clips for bands from Australia and New Zealand, including [[Dragon (band)|Dragon]], [[Hush (band)|Hush]] and [[AC/DC]], and the music video for [[The Saints (Australian band)|the Saints]]' "[[(I'm) Stranded]]" (1976).

Tony Hogarth from Wizard Records sent Mulcahy to England to do a video for a punk band in Birmingham. It was well received and Mulcahy decided to stay on in the country. He joined Jon Roseman Productions International and made successful [[music video]]s for several noted British pop acts—his early UK credits included [[Culture Club]], [[the Human League]], [[the Stranglers]], [[XTC (band)|XTC]]'s "[[Making Plans for Nigel]]" (1979), the [[Sex Pistols]] and [[Paul McCartney]].

He directed [[the Vapors]]' hit "[[Turning Japanese]]" (1980) and his landmark video for [[the Buggles]]' "[[Video Killed the Radio Star]]" (1979) which became the first music video played on [[MTV]] in 1981.<ref>{{IMDb name|611683|section=bio}}</ref> Mulcahy recalled, "Nobody knew the impact that the video would have and how timely it was when we were shooting it. We went into the video with no concept of what it was going to do.... It was a one-day shoot. I just had this idea of it being set in a strange laboratory, with a girl coming down a tube on a wire."<ref name="one"/>

In 1978, he went to the United States (for Roseman) and directed videos for The Cryers and [[Candi Staton]] - where he first used the "jump cut" - under producer Paul Flattery. Other Mulcahy innovations included spot colour, body painting, glass matte shots and faux widescreen aspect ratio (first used on his Ultravox and Rod Stewart videos) which have all become standards for the genre.

Mulcahy was a friend of [[Richard Branson]] and had done videos for [[Virgin Records]]. Branson had an idea for making a film about Derek and Clive and hired Mulcachy to shoot one of their albums over two nights. This became ''[[Derek and Clive Get the Horn]]'' (1979), Mulcahy's first feature.<ref name="one"/>

For the next few years, Mulcahy focused on music videos, becoming one of the leading directors in the field. In 1980 he joined Lexi Godfrey, Scott Millaney, [[Brian Grant (director)|Brian Grant]], and [[David Mallet (director)|David Mallet]] to form the video company MGMM.<ref name="vid">Mulcahy Just Wants to Have Fun
Bessman, Jim. Billboard; New York Vol. 101, Iss. 1, (7 Jan 1989): 48.</ref> He had notable collaborations in particular with [[Ultravox]], [[Duran Duran]] (especially "[[Hungry Like the Wolf]]"), [[Kim Carnes]], [[Icehouse (band)|Icehouse]], [[Spandau Ballet]], [[Fleetwood Mac]] ("[[Gypsy (Fleetwood Mac song)|Gypsy]]") (1982), [[Billy Joel]] ("Allentown" & "Matter of Trust") (1983), [[Bonnie Tyler]] (including "[[Total Eclipse of the Heart]]") (1983), [[the Motels]] ("[[Only the Lonely]]") (song)|Only the Lonely ") (1982), [[Rod Stewart]] ("[[Young Turks (song)|Young Turks]]") (1981) and [[Elton John]].<ref>MUSIC VIDEOS ARE TRANSFORMING TV
Shales, Tom. Los Angeles Times 18 June 1982: k24.</ref>

He has a cameo appearance in the video for "[[I'm Still Standing]]" (1983) by Elton John, that he also directed.

Mulcahy later recalled "When people were first asking me to do videos, there was never really a need or a request for a concept. They would just send me a cassette of the song. I'd listen to it with my eyes closed, come up with some ideas and write something down. We'd shoot the video the next day or two days later. It really was just grab what you can and do it."<ref name="one"/>

Warner Bros music chief Jo Berggman called Mulcahy's style "everything but the kitchen sink and more school of video. Russell's work is expensive by music video standards but look at what you get. ''Wizard of Oz'', ''Singing in the Rain'' - I mean, name your favorite MGM musical, they're all there."<ref name="video">HE'S GOT A FLAIR FOR ROCK-VIDEO SCENE Goldstein, Patrick. ''Los Angeles Times''. 25 November 1982: h6.</ref>

Mulcahy worked with Duran Duran, directing the key early songs by the band which helped launch them internationally.<ref>Nothing Captured the MTV Revolution Better Than Duran Duran's 'Rio' Reesman, Bryan. The New York Observer; New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]23 May 2017.</ref> "We just hit it off," he said. "They were young and brave, as was I really."<ref name="one"/>

In 1982, Mulcahy said he had been approached to make a feature film about a movie palace by [[David Puttnam]], who had success working with first time directors from TV commercials. However, the film was never made.<ref name="video"/>

==Feature film director==
===''Razorback''===
Mulcahy's first dramatic feature was in Australia, ''[[Razorback (film)|Razorback]]'' (1984). The film was a box office disappointment but has become a cult favorite. He later said:
<blockquote>From my videos and continuing on through RAZORBACK and after, I've always made sure I have a group around me that are as important as me, and people whose expertise and talent I want and encourage. I want them to be part and parcel of the team and to be proud of their work. I guess there has to be a captain of the ship, but it only takes one crew member to screw everything up. You just encourage everyone to do their best and have fun. The more they feel part of it, and the more fun they have, the day goes faster, and the better the work is.<ref name="one"/></blockquote>
Mulcahy went back to video clips working with [[Culture Club]], Elton John, Berlin and [[the Rolling Stones]]. His work for Duran Duran was particularly acclaimed, including the clip for "Wild Boys", ''[[Arena (An Absurd Notion)]]'' and the ''[[As the Lights Go Down]]'' concert video.<ref>[http://mvdbase.com/tech.php?last=Mulcahy&first=Russell&sortord=1 Mvdbase.com - Russell Mulcahy]</ref>

===''Highlander''===
In 1985, Mulcahy directed the [[cult film]] ''[[Highlander (film)|Highlander]]'', starring [[Christopher Lambert]] and [[Sean Connery]], featuring music from Queen.<ref name="NYM"/> Mulcahy said "I loved the genre, I loved the action, and I loved the strange complexity of the intercutting timelines. What really grabbed me though was the sense of tragic, epic romance in the story."<ref name="two">{{cite web|website=Money into Light|url=http://www.money-into-light.com/2016/07/an-interview-with-russell-mulcahy-part_30.html|date=July 2016|title=AN INTERVIEW WITH RUSSELL MULCAHY (PART 2 OF 2) }}</ref>

Mulcahy directed several Queen video clips for the ''Highlander'' soundtrack (including "[[A Kind of Magic]]") as well as works for Billy Joel, Kim Carnes, [[Kenny Loggins]], [[Def Leppard]], Elton John (including "[[I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That]]") and Rod Stewart.

He later directed the ''Highlander'' sequel, ''[[Highlander II: The Quickening]]'' (1991), but disowned it after the completion-bond company interfered with [[Film production|production]]. He wanted to have his credit changed to [[Alan Smithee]], but as he was not a member of the [[Directors Guild of America]], he had no way of forcing the film-guarantor company to change the credit. He eventually took the opportunity to restore his vision for the film, to a large extent, with the video release of ''Highlander II: The Renegade Version''.

===Focus on features===
Mulcahy began to focus on features, mostly action/thrillers, such as  ''[[Ricochet (1991 film)|Ricochet]]'' (1991) with [[Denzel Washington]], ''[[Blue Ice (film)|Blue Ice]]'' (1992) with [[Michael Caine]], ''[[The Real McCoy (film)|The Real McCoy]]'' (1993) with [[Kim Basinger]], ''[[The Shadow (1994 film)|The Shadow]]'' (1994) with Alec Baldwin and ''[[Silent Trigger]]'' (1996) with [[Dolph Lundgren]].

He was hired by [[Carolco Pictures]] to direct ''[[Rambo III]]'' (1988), but was replaced with second-unit director [[Peter MacDonald (director)|Peter MacDonald]]. The collaboration had started well but it became apparent that he had major creative differences with star/writer [[Sylvester Stallone]] so Mulcahy left the project. "It was nobody's fault," said Mulcahy later. "Sly is a wonderful man, and we still remain friends."<ref name="two"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rambo III|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/59082-RAMBO-III?sid=04fe72b4-cb46-4c73-a8b8-fed17728627b&sr=10.999381&cp=1&pos=0|access-date=2021-06-11|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>

He continued to direct the occasional video clip for artists like Elton John and began to direct TV shows like ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]'', ''[[Perversions of Science]]'' and ''[[The Hunger (TV series)|The Hunger]]''. He directed the features ''[[Tale of the Mummy]]'' (1998) and ''[[Resurrection (1999 film)|Resurrection]]'' (1999), the latter with [[Christopher Lambert]] of ''Highlander''.

==Later career==
In the 21st century, Mulcahy's work was increasingly on the small screen: ''[[On the Beach (2000 film)|On the Beach]]'' (2000), filmed in Australia based on the novel by [[Neville Shute]]; ''[[The Lost Battalion (2001 film)|The Lost Battalion]]'' (2001), with [[Rick Schroder]]; and ''[[1st to Die]]'' (2003); he also did episodes of ''[[Queer as Folk (2000 TV series)|Queer as Folk]]'', ''[[Young Lions (TV series)|The Young Lions]]'', ''[[Jeremiah (TV series)|Jeremiah]]'' and ''[[Skin (American TV series)|Skin]]''.

He returned to features with the Australian ''[[Swimming Upstream]]'' (2003) but mostly directed TV movies, including ''[[3: The Dale Earnhardt Story]]'' (2004), ''[[Mysterious Island (2005 film)|Mysterious Island]]'' (2005), ''[[The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006 film)|The Curse of King Tut's Tomb]]'' (2006), ''[[While the Children Sleep|The Sitter]]'' (2007), ''[[Crash and Burn (2008 film)|Crash and Burn]]'' (2007), ''[[The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior|The Scorpion King: Rise of a Warrior]]'' (2008), and ''[[Prayers for Bobby]]'' (2009).

He directed the features ''[[Resident Evil: Extinction]]'' (2007) and ''[[Give 'Em Hell, Malone|Give 'em Hell Malone]]'' (2009).

Mulcahy was a key director on the ''[[Teen Wolf (2011 TV series)|Teen Wolf]]'' TV series throughout its run and also directed episodes of ''[[Eye Candy (TV series)|Eye Candy]]'' and ''[[The Lizzie Borden Chronicles]]''.<ref name="two"/> He returned to features with ''[[In Like Flynn (film)|In Like Flynn]]'' (2018).

==Personal life==
Mulcahy is [[homosexual|gay]]. He lives in [[West Hollywood, California]], with his partner, David Guzman.

==Music videography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Artist
|-
|1975
|"[[Summer Breeze (song)|Summer Breeze]]"
|[[Stylus (band)|Stylus]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|1976
|"[[Baby, Please Don't Go]]"
|rowspan="2"|[[AC/DC]]
|-
|"Problem Child"
|-
|"Mondo Bondage"
|[[The Tubes]]
|-
|1977
|"[[(I'm) Stranded (song)|(I'm) Stranded]]"
|[[The Saints (Australian band)|The Saints]]
|-
|rowspan="6"|1979
|"[[Duchess (The Stranglers song)|Duchess]]"
|[[The Stranglers]]
|-	
|"[[Making Plans for Nigel]]"
|[[XTC]]
|-
|"[[Empire State Human]]"
|rowspan="2"|[[The Human League]]
|-
|"Circus of Death"
|-
|"[[Wonderful Christmastime]]"
|[[Paul McCartney]]
|-
|"[[Video Killed the Radio Star]]"
|rowspan="2"|[[The Buggles]]
|-
|rowspan="4"|1980	
|"[[Living in the Plastic Age]]"	
|-
|"One-Two-Five"
|[[10cc]]
|-
|"[[Bear Cage]]"
|The Stranglers
|-
|"[[Turning Japanese]]"
|[[The Vapors]]
|-
|rowspan="38"|1981
|"Guilty"
|[[Classix Nouveaux]]
|-
|"Heels of the Wind"
|rowspan="12"|[[Elton John]]
|-
|"Nobody Wins"
|-	
|"[[Elton's Song]]"
|-
|"Heart in the Right Place"
|-
|"Fanfare"
|-
|"Carla/Etude"
|-
|"Just like Belgium"
|-
|"The Fox"
|-
|"Je veux de la tendresse"
|-
|"Chloe"
|-
|"Fascist Faces"
|-
|"Breaking Down Barriers"
|-
|"[[Passing Strangers]]"
|rowspan="4"|[[Ultravox]]
|-
|"[[Vienna (Ultravox song)|Vienna]]"
|-
|"[[The Thin Wall]]"
|-
|"[[The Voice (Ultravox song)|The Voice]]"
|-
|"[[Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)]]"
|rowspan="2"|[[Rod Stewart]]
|-
|"[[Young Turks (song)|Young Turks]]"
|-
|"We Can Get Together"
|rowspan="2"|[[Icehouse (band)|Icehouse]]
|-
|"[[Icehouse (song)|Icehouse]]"
|-
|"[[Bette Davis Eyes]]"
|rowspan="2"|[[Kim Carnes]]
|-
|"[[Draw of the Cards]]"
|-
|"Sports Fans"
|rowspan="10"|The Tubes
|-
|"White Punks on Dope"
|-
|"Talk to Ya Later"
|-
|"Sushi Girl"
|-
|"Let's Make Some Noise"
|-	
|"Don't Want to Wait Anymore"
|-
|"Business"
|-
|"Mr. Hate"
|-
|"Amnesia"
|-
|"A Matter of Pride"
|-
|"[[Muscle Bound]]"
|rowspan="3"|[[Spandau Ballet]]
|-
|"[[Paint Me Down]]"
|-
|"[[Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)]]"
|-
|"[[Planet Earth (Duran Duran song)|Planet Earth]]"
|rowspan="6"|[[Duran Duran]]
|-
|"[[My Own Way (song)|My Own Way]]"
|-
|rowspan="18"|1982
|"Lonely in Your Nightmare"
|-
|"[[Save a Prayer]]"
|-
|"[[Hungry Like the Wolf]]"
|-
|"[[Rio (song)|Rio]]"
|-
|"[[Oh Diane]]"
|rowspan="2"|[[Fleetwood Mac]]
|-
|"[[Gypsy (Fleetwood Mac song)|Gypsy]]"
|-
|"[[Take the L (song)|Take the L]]"
|rowspan="2"|[[The Motels]]
|-
|"[[Only the Lonely (The Motels song)|Only the Lonely]]"
|-
|"[[Allentown (song)|Allentown]]"
|rowspan="3"|[[Billy Joel]]
|-
|"[[Pressure (Billy Joel song)|Pressure]]"
|-
|"She's Right on Time" 
|-
|"[[Hey Little Girl]]"
|Icehouse
|-
|"[[Going to a Go-Go (song)|Going to a Go-Go]]"
|[[The Rolling Stones]]
|-		
|"[[Talk Talk (Talk Talk song)|Talk Talk]]"
|[[Talk Talk]]
|-
|"[[It's Raining Again]]"
|[[Supertramp]]
|-	
|"[[Voyeur (Kim Carnes song)|Voyeur]]"
|Kim Carnes
|-
|"[[Instinction (song)|Instinction]]"
|rowspan="3"|Spandau Ballet
|-
|"[[She Loved Like Diamond]]"
|-
|rowspan="9"|1983
|"[[True (Spandau Ballet song)|True]]"
|-
|"Night Boat"
|rowspan="2"|Duran Duran
|-
|"[[Is There Something I Should Know?]]"
|-
|"[[I'm Still Standing]]"
|rowspan="2"|Elton John
|-
|"[[I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues]]"
|-
|"[[Total Eclipse of the Heart]]"
|[[Bonnie Tyler]]
|-
|"[[Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)]]"
|[[Cliff Richard]]
|-
|"Say You Don't Know Me"
|Kim Carnes
|-
|"Street Cafe"
|rowspan="2"|Icehouse
|-
|rowspan="6"|1984
|"[[Taking the Town]]"
|-
|"[[Sex (I'm a ...)]]" 
|[[Berlin (band)|Berlin]]
|-
|"[[The War Song]]"
|[[Culture Club]]
|-
|"[[The Reflex]]"
|rowspan="2"|Duran Duran
|-
|"[[The Wild Boys (song)|The Wild Boys]]"
|-
|"[[Sad Songs (Say So Much)]]"
|rowspan="3"|Elton John
|-
|rowspan="6"|1985
|"[[Wrap Her Up]]"
|-
|"Act of War"
|-
|"[[Save a Prayer]]" (Live)
|Duran Duran
|-
|"[[Call Me (Go West song)|Call Me]]"
|[[Go West (band)|Go West]]
|-
|"[[Jeanny (song)|Jeanny]]"
|[[Falco (musician)|Falco]]
|-
|"[[One Hit (To the Body)]]"
|The Rolling Stones	
|-
|rowspan="5"|1986
|"[[The Flame (Arcadia song)|The Flame]]"
|[[Arcadia (band)|Arcadia]] {{small|(Duran Duran)}}
|-	
|"[[A Matter of Trust]]"
|Billy Joel
|-
|"Divided Hearts"
|Kim Carnes
|-		
|"[[A Kind of Magic (song)|A Kind of Magic]]"
|rowspan="2"|[[Queen (band)|Queen]]
|-
|"[[Princes of the Universe]]"
|-
|rowspan="3"|1987
|"Meet Me Half Way"
|[[Kenny Loggins]]
|-
|"Sold"
|[[Boy George]]
|-
|"[[Pour Some Sugar on Me]]"
|[[Def Leppard]]
|-
|rowspan="4"|1988
|"[[My Heart Can't Tell You No]]"
|Rod Stewart		
|-
|"A Word in Spanish"
|rowspan="4"|Elton John
|-
|"[[Town of Plenty]]"
|-
|"[[I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That]]"
|-
|rowspan="3"|1989
|"[[Healing Hands (Elton John song)|Healing Hands]]"
|-
|"Crazy About Her"
|Rod Stewart
|-
|"Whisper"
|Boy George
|-
|1990
|"How Much Love"
|[[Vixen (band)|Vixen]]
|-
|1992
|"[[The One (Elton John song)|The One]]"
|rowspan="2"|Elton John
|-
|1993
|"[[Simple Life (Elton John song)|Simple Life]]"
|-
|1994
|"[[Original Sin (Taylor Dayne song)|Original Sin]]"
|[[Taylor Dayne]]
|-
|}

==Filmography==
===Feature film===
'''Director'''
*''[[Derek and Clive Get the Horn]]'' (1979)
*''[[Razorback (film)|Razorback]]'' (1984)
*''[[Highlander (film)|Highlander]]'' (1986)
*''[[Highlander II: The Quickening]]'' (1991)
*''[[Ricochet (1991 film)|Ricochet]]'' (1991)
*''[[Blue Ice (film)|Blue Ice]]'' (1992)
*''[[The Real McCoy (film)|The Real McCoy]]'' (1993)
*''[[The Shadow (1994 film)|The Shadow]]'' (1994)
*''[[Silent Trigger]]'' (1996)
*''[[Tale of the Mummy]]'' (1998)
*''[[Resurrection (1999 film)|Resurrection]]'' (1999)
*''[[Swimming Upstream]]'' (2003)
*''[[Resident Evil: Extinction]]'' (2007)
*''[[The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior]]'' (2008) (Direct-to-video)
*''[[Give 'Em Hell, Malone]]'' (2009)
*''[[In Like Flynn (film)|In Like Flynn]]'' (2018)
*''[[Teen Wolf: The Movie]]'' (2023)

'''Writer'''
*''[[Bait (2012 film)|Bait]]'' (2012) (also executive producer)

===Concert video===
*''[[As the Lights Go Down]]'' (1984)
*''[[Arena (An Absurd Notion)]]'' (1985)

===Television===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Notes
|-
| 1991–1996
| ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]'' 
| 4 episodes
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Perversions of Science]]'' 
| 2 episodes 
|- 
| 1997–2000
| ''[[The Hunger (TV series)|The Hunger]]'' 
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Queer as Folk (2000 TV series)|Queer as Folk]]'' 
| 5 episodes<ref name="NYM"/>
|-
|rowspan=2| 2002
| ''[[Jeremiah (TV series)|Jeremiah]]'' 
| Episode "The Long Road, Part One"
|-
| ''[[Young Lions (TV series)|Young Lions]]'' 
| Episodes "The Navy: Part 1 and Part 2"
|-
| 2003
| ''[[First to Die]]''
| Miniseries
|-
| 2003–2004
| ''[[Skin (American TV series)|Skin]]'' 
| Episode "Pilot"
|-
| 2011–2017
| ''[[Teen Wolf (2011 TV series)|Teen Wolf]]''
| 40 episodes; also executive producer
|-
| 2015
| ''[[The Lizzie Borden Chronicles]]''  
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2020
| ''[[13 Reasons Why]]'' 
| Episodes "College Tour" and "Winter Break"
|-
|}

'''TV movies'''
*''[[On the Beach (2000 film)|On the Beach]]'' (2000) 
*''[[The Lost Battalion (2001 film)|The Lost Battalion]]'' (2001)
*''[[3: The Dale Earnhardt Story]]'' (2004)
*''[[Mysterious Island (2005 film)|Mysterious Island]]'' (2005)
*''[[The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006 film)|The Curse of King Tut's Tomb]]'' (2006)
*''[[While the Children Sleep]]'' (2007) 
*''[[Prayers for Bobby]]'' (2009)

===Acting credits===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1975
| ''Nuts, Bolts and Bedroom Springs''
|
|
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Highlander II: The Quickening]]''
| Shield Control Technician 
| Uncredited
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Teen Wolf (2011 TV series)|Teen Wolf]]''
| Pool Owner 
| Episode "Wolf Moon" (Uncredited)
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|611683}}
*[http://mvdbase.com/tech.php?last=Mulcahy&first=Russell Russell Mulcahy] at the Music Video Database

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