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). After creating advertisements for clients including
Sony, he directed
music videos for artists such as
Megadeth,
En Vogue,
Static-X &
Mephisto Odyssey. He received a Best Art Direction nomination for
Quarashi's "Stick 'Em Up" at the 2002
MTV Video Music Awards and a Best Director nomination for
Rufus Wainwright's "Across the Universe" at the Music Video Production Association (MVPA) Awards. He directed the 2012 release
Total Recall, which starred
Colin Farrell,
Jessica Biel, and his wife
Kate Beckinsale. In 2013, it was announced that Wiseman would direct a live action film version of the comic book series
The Darkness (though no updates have been announced as of March 2016). Wiseman has also directed the
pilot episodes of three television series—the 2010 launch of
CBS'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. It was announced on October 8, 2019, that Wiseman will direct the
John Wick female-centric spin-off film titled
Ballerina which was released on June 6, 2025. ==Personal life==