Directed credits
31
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Sam Liu
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.7
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 22Directed series: 9All crew credits: 45
TMDB ID: 90367
IMDb ID: nm0515005
Known for: Directing
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1997 - 2024
Years active: 28
Average TMDB rating: 7.16
Wikidata: Q7407800
Also known as
サム・リュー
Frequent jobs
Director (30)Assistant Director (1)Storyboard Artist (5)Producer (4)Storyboard Designer (4)Art Direction (1)
Biography
Sam Liu is an American animation director and storyboard artist. He is best know for his directing on animated superhero films at both Marvel Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. Titles include All-Star Superman, Superman/Batman:Public Enemies, Hulk Vs, Planet Hulk, Thor: Son of Asgard and co-directing with Lauren Montgomery on Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths and Batman:Year One. After studying at Art Center College of Design as an Illustration major , Sam went into comic books drawing for Image Comics. He then moved to animation, directing on Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles and Godzilla: The Series for Sony Animation. He later went to Sony Computer Entertainment of America to design characters for PlayStation then came back to animation, winning an Emmy for his work on The Batman (TV series) in 2006. Sam has since worked on many animated movies for Marvel Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation and is currently directing on the upcoming Green Lantern animated series with Bruce Timm.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Sam Liu.
6.7
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
Director
2023 Movie
6.9
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
Director
2019 Movie
6.7
The Death and Return of Superman
Director
2019 Movie
6.8
Justice League vs. the Fatal Five
Director
2019 Movie
7.0
Reign of the Supermen
Director
2019 Movie
7.1
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Director
2018 Movie
6.7
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
Director
2018 Movie
6.2
Batman and Harley Quinn
Director
2017 Movie
7.4
Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
Director
2017 Movie
6.6
Batman: The Killing Joke
Director
2016 Movie
7.3
Justice League vs. Teen Titans
Director
2016 Movie
7.1
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Director
2015 Movie
7.2
Batman: Year One
Director
2011 Movie
6.3
Thor: Tales of Asgard
Director
2011 Movie
6.8
All Star Superman
Director
2011 Movie
7.3
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
Director
2010 Movie
7.1
Planet Hulk
Director
2010 Movie
7.1
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Director
2009 Movie
6.8
Hulk vs. Thor
Director
2009 Movie
6.6
Hulk Vs.
Director
2009 Movie
7.0
The Batman vs. Dracula
Assistant Director
2005 Movie
Godzilla: The Series - Monster War
Director
1999 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Sam Liu.
7.8
Creature Commandos
Director • 3 eps
2024 Series
7.6
Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles
Director • 3 eps
2015 Series
7.2
Beware the Batman
Director • 9 eps
2013 Series
7.7
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Director • 14 eps
2011 Series
8.4
Young Justice
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
8.0
The Batman
Director • 8 eps
2004 Series
7.0
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
Director • 3 eps
1999 Series
7.9
Godzilla: The Series
Director • 6 eps
1998 Series
6.6
Extreme Ghostbusters
Director • 2 eps
1997 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Sam Liu.
8.5
DC Showcase: Death
Producer
2019 Movie
7.4
Watchmen: Chapter I
Storyboard Artist
2024 Movie
7.4
The Death of Superman
Producer
2018 Movie
7.4
Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
Director
2017 Movie
7.3
Batman: Assault on Arkham
Storyboard Designer
2014 Movie
7.3
Watchmen: Chapter II
Storyboard Artist
2024 Movie
7.3
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
Director
2010 Movie
7.3
Justice League Dark
Storyboard Designer
2017 Movie
7.3
Justice League vs. Teen Titans
Director
2016 Movie
7.2
Batman: Year One
Director
2011 Movie
7.2
Batman vs. Robin
Storyboard Designer
2015 Movie
7.2
Wonder Woman
Storyboard Artist
2009 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Sam Liu.
8.4
Young Justice
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
8.3
Ted Lasso
as Michael • 2 eps
2020 Series
8.0
The Batman
Director • 8 eps
2004 Series
7.9
Godzilla: The Series
Director • 6 eps
1998 Series
7.8
Creature Commandos
Director • 3 eps
2024 Series
7.7
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Director • 14 eps
2011 Series
7.2
Beware the Batman
Director • 9 eps
2013 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Sam Liu.
6.7
The Death and Return of Superman
Director
2019 Movie
7.3
Watchmen: Chapter II
Storyboard Artist
2024 Movie
7.4
Watchmen: Chapter I
Storyboard Artist
2024 Movie
7.4
Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
Director
2017 Movie
6.9
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
Director
2019 Movie
7.3
Justice League Dark
Storyboard Designer
2017 Movie
6.2
Batman and Harley Quinn
Director
2017 Movie
7.0
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
Storyboard Designer
2015 Movie
7.3
Batman: Assault on Arkham
Storyboard Designer
2014 Movie
7.4
The Death of Superman
Producer
2018 Movie
6.6
Batman: The Killing Joke
Director
2016 Movie
7.2
Batman: Year One
Director
2011 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Sam Liu.
8.4
Young Justice
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
8.3
Ted Lasso
as Michael • 2 eps
2020 Series
8.0
The Batman
Director • 8 eps
2004 Series
7.8
Creature Commandos
Director • 3 eps
2024 Series
7.9
Godzilla: The Series
Director • 6 eps
1998 Series
7.2
Beware the Batman
Director • 9 eps
2013 Series
7.7
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Director • 14 eps
2011 Series
7.0
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
Director • 3 eps
1999 Series
6.6
Extreme Ghostbusters
Director • 2 eps
1997 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Sam Liu.
7.3
Watchmen: Chapter II
Storyboard Artist
2024 Movie
7.4
Watchmen: Chapter I
Storyboard Artist
2024 Movie
6.7
Batman: Soul of the Dragon
Producer
2021 Movie
7.1
Superman: Red Son
Producer
2020 Movie
8.5
DC Showcase: Death
Producer
2019 Movie
7.4
The Death of Superman
Producer
2018 Movie
7.3
Justice League Dark
Storyboard Designer
2017 Movie
6.5
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders
Storyboard Artist
2016 Movie
7.0
Batman: Bad Blood
Storyboard Artist
2016 Movie
7.2
Batman vs. Robin
Storyboard Designer
2015 Movie
7.0
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
Storyboard Designer
2015 Movie
7.3
Batman: Assault on Arkham
Storyboard Designer
2014 Movie
7.2
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Art Direction
2010 Movie
7.2
Wonder Woman
Storyboard Artist
2009 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Sam Liu.