Chris Long is the lead director on the show The Mentalist. He was promoted to executive producer in Season 2. He mainly directs the season premiere and finale's penned by creator/writer Bruno Heller, as well as "Red John episodes", such as Red John's Footsteps and Red John. He also directed the show's 100th episode, "Red Dawn" and the series finale, "White Orchids".
Episodes Directed[]
- Ladies in Red (1.04)
- Red Handed (1.06)
- Bloodshot (1.16)
- Red John's Footsteps (1.23)
- Redemption (2.01)
- His Red Right Hand (2.08)
- The Red Box (2.17)
- Red Sky in the Morning (2.23)
- Red Sky At Night (3.01)
- Red Hot (3.07)
- Red Queen (3.16)
- Strawberries and Cream Part 1 (3.23)
- Strawberries and Cream Part 2 (3.24)
- Ring Around the Rosie (4.04)
- So Long, and Thanks for All the Red Snapper (4.22)
- The Crimson Hat (4.24)
- Not One Red Cent (5.03)
- Red Dawn (5.05)
- Behind the Red Curtain (5.18)
- Red John's Rules (5.22)
- The Desert Rose (6.01)
- Red John (6.08)
- White as the Driven Snow (6.15)
- Blue Bird (6.22)
- Nothing But Blue Skies (7.01)
- Orange Blossom Ice Cream (7.03)
- White Orchids (7.13)
Chris Long has directed a total of 27 episodes over seven seasons.