Title: The Surface
Content:  The Surface is a 2014 American drama thriller film directed by Gil Cates Jr. and starring Sean Astin, Mimi Rogers, Chris Mulkey, and Jeff Gendelman. Gendelman also served as the films writer and producer.
Title: The Surface
Content:  On July 22, 2013 Sean Astin and Mimi Rogers joined the cast of the film, Gil Cates Jr. is directing the film and Jeff Gendelman wrote the script for thriller film. Mimi Rogers also joined the cast on 7 August in the Good Notes Productions financing film.
Title: The Surface
Content: Sean Astin as Mitch ; Mimi Rogers as Kim ; Chris Mulkey as Kelly ; Jeff Gendelman as John ; Rachel Renee as Laurie ; Neil Willenson as Nelson, Fox TV cameraman. ; Sam Fuhrer as The Waterskier ; John Emmet Tracy as Bank Manager ; Elvis Thao as Factory Worker ; Deleono Johnson as Factory Worker ; David John Rosenthal as Fisherman ; Dylan Simon as Cheering Fan ; Veronica Handeland as Bowling Alley Patron (uncredited) 
Title: Surface (upcoming TV series)
Content:  The project was given a straight to series order in November 2020, with Gugu Mbatha-Raw set to star as well as co-executive produce. In June 2021, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Stephan James, Ari Graynor, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, François Arnaud and Millie Brady were added to the cast. Filming for the series had commenced by July 1, 2021 in Vancouver.
Title: The Surface
Content:  The shooting of the film began on August 10, 2013 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Title: The Cool Surface
Content:  The Cool Surface (released in the Philippines as The Playmate) is a 1994 thriller film written and directed by Erik Anjou and starring Robert Patrick, Teri Hatcher, Cyril O'Reilly, Matt McCoy, Shannon Dobson and Ian Buchanan.
Title: Surface (upcoming TV series)
Content: Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Sophie ; Oliver Jackson-Cohen as James ; Stephan James as Baden ; Ari Graynor as Caroline ; Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Hannah ; François Arnaud as Harrison ; Millie Brady as Eliza 
Title: Gil Cates Jr.
Content:  Born in New York City, he directed the feature film "The Surface", starring Sean Astin and Chris Mulkey, and co-produced the 2013 film Jobs starring Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad. In addition, Cates is the director of the 2001 film The Mesmerist starring Neil Patrick Harris and Jessica Capshaw, the 2002 film A Midsummer Night's Rave, the 2006 documentary film Life After Tomorrow, the 2008 film Deal starring Burt Reynolds, the 2009 gambling documentary "Pass the Sugar", and the 2011 film Lucky. Cates made his television directorial debut with was an episode of the NBC comedy Joey starring Emmy winner Matt LeBlanc.
Title: Beneath the Surface (2007 film)
Content: Kyle Stanley as Ethan ; Dominique Geisendorff as Kahlah ; Christian Munden as Eric ; Brett Lawrence as Shane ; Jerry Schumacher as Shane's father ; Gloria Grant as Angelica 
Title: Surfacing (film)
Content:  Surfacing is a 1981 Canadian drama film directed by Claude Jutra and starring Kathleen Beller, R. H. Thomson, Joseph Bottoms, Michael Ironside and Margaret Dragu. The film was written by Bernard Gordon as an adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel Surfacing (1972). The film received mixed reviews, with criticism of Bottom’s performance, and praise for Dragu’s. The film garnered one Genie Award nomination at the 3rd Genie Awards, for songwriter Ann Mortifee in the Best Original Song category. Atwood's novel was widely considered "unfilmable", and Jutra's adaptation was not considered successful. He had been brought in as director only at the last minute, after original director Eric Till dropped out; it was also the first narrative feature film ever produced by Beryl Fox, who was primarily known as a documentary filmmaker. In addition, the film was criticized for casting Beller and Bottoms, actors from the United States, in a film adaptation of a novel with themes of Canadian nationalism, as well as for giving Bottoms top billing even though Beller's character was the novel's primary protagonist. Jutra rebounded the following year with the more successful and better-received By Design.

Question: Who was the director of The Surface?
Answer: Gil Cates Jr.