American director and producer, born in 1965, who has directed episodes of Discovery, Short Treks, Picard and Starfleet Academy, including the opening instalments of two Picard seasons.
Douglas Aarniokoski, often credited as Doug Aarniokoski, is an American director born in 1965. He made his feature debut with Highlander: Endgame in 2000 and later became a regular television director on series such as Sleepy Hollow and Criminal Minds.
For Star Trek: Discovery he directed Lethe, The Sound of Thunder, Through the Valley of Shadows and Scavengers, and he made the Short Treks instalment The Brightest Star. On Star Trek: Picard he directed Nepenthe, then opened the second season with The Star Gazer and Penance and the third with The Next Generation and Disengage, also serving as a co-executive producer.
In 2026 he directed Vitus Reflux and Vox in Excelso, the third and fourth episodes of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.