Kevin Fair | |
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| Other names | Kevin G. Fair |
| Occupations | Television and film director |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Kevin G. Fair is aCanadiantelevision andfilm director known for his work onThe WB/CWSuperman prequel seriesSmallville.
Fair began his career as a third assistant director forBruce McDonald's 1996 comedyHard Core Logo. Throughout the next decade he would work as second assistant director for such films as:Suspicious River,Duets,Get Carter,Texas Rangers,Along Came a Spider,Josie and the Pussycats; and then as a first assistant director onSnow Dogs,Trapped, andThe Core.[1]
He has directed installments ofRobson Arms,Hellcats,Supah Ninjah,CAT. 8,Beauty and the Beast, and extensively on theCBC dramaArctic Air. He directed TV moviesPossessing Piper Rose andLucky in Love.[1]
In 2006, during itsfifth season, Fair joinedThe WBSuperman seriesSmallville, which follows a young Clark Kent, before taking up the mantle Man of Steel. He first served as second unit director ofgreen screen, then first assistant director on episodes "Hypnotic" and "Sleeper". Fair first helmed theseventh season installment "Siren", which was the first to feature theBlack Canary (Alaina Huffman). He went on to direct some of the more critically and fan acclaimed episodes including theeighth year's premiere, "Odyssey", "Abyss", "Turbulence", "Stiletto", theninth season premiere "Savior", featuring the introduction ofGeneral Zod (Callum Blue); "Roulette", "Escape", "Sacrifice", the premiere episode of thefinal season "Lazarus" and "Abandoned", featuring an appearance byTeri Hatcher. The final episode helmed by Fair wasPart 1 of the series finale, with the second part being directed by series veteranGreg Beeman.[2]
In 2014, Fair helmed two episodes of theHallmark seriesSigned, Sealed, Delivered ("Soulmates" and "The Masterpiece"). After the series' transition into a TV film series for the network'ssister channel, he joined the first,Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas, as consulting producer and director. He went on to helm and executive produce nine more of the films.