Career
Foreign the chemist, see Leonard Albert Wiseman. He is best known for his work on the Underworld series, Live Free or Die Hard, and Total Recall. Wiseman began his career in film as a property assistant on a number of Roland Emmerich films: Stargate (1994).
Independence Day (1996).
And Godzilla (1998). In 2003, Wiseman co-created and directed the film, Underworld. Despite receiving generally negative reviews from critics, the film did well at the box office and has gained a cult following.
He directed the 2006 sequel Underworld: Evolution and acted as a producer for both Underworld: Rise of the Lycans and Underworld: Awakening. In 2007, he directed the fourth installment of the Die Hard series, Live Free or Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis, which opened to generally favorable reviews and box office success.
Wiseman has also directed the pilot episodes of three television series—the 2010 launch of Columbia Broadcasting System"s Hawaii Five-0, the 2013 pilot of Fox"s Sleepy Hollow, and the 2016 pilot of Fox series Lucifer.
All three series were picked up for ongoing production, though Wiseman was not involved in further episodes.