Born in New Jersey, USA. Television director who entered the business in 1976 with the TV series "Family." Other notable feature film credits include PRISONERS (1981), DON'T CRY, IT'S ONLY THUNDER (1982), NO MAN'S LAND (1987) and THE GOOD POLICEMAN (1991). Since then, his work has been exclusively for television, including the made-for-TV movies and episodes of the series "The Wonder Years," "Nash Bridges," "The Expert," "Maybe It's Me," "Grounded for Life," "Medium" and "Ghost Whisperer." Devoted to Buddhism; teacher and early mentor to actress Vinessa Shaw. His brother, Tom Werner, is a television producer.  Short Films (Live Action) 1976: IN THE REGION OF ICE - Producer (w. Andre Guttfreund) 1 nomination, 1 Award