Beeman started his directorial career in the late 1980s, guest directing for the television show
The Wonder Years, and directing two television films. In 1988, Beeman made his theatrical directing debut in
License to Drive. During the early 1990s, Beeman continued work in the television industry, directing episodes of
JAG,
Harts of the West,
Danger Theatre, and
Nash Bridges. Beeman also contributed two episodes to the sci-fi series
Eerie, Indiana. Beeman would work on numerous television projects during the late 1990s, most notably as a recurring director on television series
JAG. In 2000, Beeman won a
Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs for the television film
Miracle in Lane 2. The next year, he came on board
The WB super-hero series
Smallville, as a director and co-executive producer. He later was promoted to
executive producer and directed the show's series finale. In 2003, Beeman was again nominated for a
Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs for the television adaptation of
A Ring of Endless Light. In 2006, he became a co-executive producer and director on the
NBC series
Heroes. He would later be promoted to
executive producer.
Heroes was nominated for a
Hugo Award for
Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form in 2008. Beeman and fellow Heroes' producers were nominated for a PGA Award in the same year. In 2009, he joined
The CW drama
Melrose Place, as a
director and
executive producer. Beeman boarded the
TNT science-fiction/
action series
Falling Skies, as a
director and co-executive producer in 2011. In the show's
second season, Beeman served as
executive producer and primary director. For the TV series
Minority Report and
American Gothic, Beeman directed as well as acting as co-executive producer. == Filmography ==