Keith Samples is a film and television director, producer and writer. He founded Rysher Entertainment in 1991 and was CEO before leaving in 1997 to concentrate on writing and directing Samples directed episodes for TV series including Everwood, One Tree Hill, The O.C., Oz and Freddy's Nightmares as well as award winning dramas The Practice and Felicity. He also directed the films "Single White Female 2: The Psycho" and "A Smile Like Yours". He directed the film Love Lies Bleeding, with Christian Slater.