Pittsburgh native who worked behind the scenes on TV, documentary, and feature projects before specializing in Hollywood action filmmaking. Herrington entered the big-budget action arena as the director and co-screenwriter of "Striking Distance" (1993), a Bruce Willis cop vehicle set in the streets and rivers of the filmmaker's beloved hometown.

After majoring in TV production at Penn State, Herrington worked at the local Pittsburgh public TV station in a variety of production capacities before moving on to stage managing numerous TV series including "Alice" and "Entertainment Tonight". After