Jakob Verbruggen

Jakob Verbruggen (born in Merksem in 1980) is a Belgian television and film director. He studied at the Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema and Sound (RITCS) in Belgium.

Career He has directed episodes of The Fall, London Spy, and House of Cards. In 2016 he directed "Men Against Fire", an episode of the third series of the anthology series Black Mirror. In 2017 he directed the first three episodes of the event series The Alienist. Deadline revealed in August 2020 that Verbruggen joined as director and executive producer of Invasion.

Filmography Year Title Episodes 2013 The Fall All episodes from "Series 1" 2015 London Spy All 5 episodes 2016 House of Cards "Chapter 51" and "Chapter 52" Black Mirror "Men Against Fire" 2018 The Alienist "The Boy on the Bridge", "A Fruitful Partnership" and "Silver Smile" 2019 The Twilight Zone "Six Degrees of Freedom" 2021 Invasion "Crash", "The Last Day, "Full of Stars", and "First Day" 2024 Dark Matter "Are You Happy in Your Life?", "Trip of a Lifetime", and "The Box"