Van Dyke Brooke, né Stewart McKerrow (22 June 1859–17 September 1921) was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director, whose works include The Reprieve: An Episode in the Life of Abraham Lincoln (1908) and Lights of New York (1916).

He became an actor, writer and director for Vitagraph where he found fame and financial reward almost from the outset.

[1] He worked for the studio until 1916 when he was laid off with other ageing actors.

He directed many films starring Norma Talmadge.

[2] This article about a United States film director born in the 1850s is a stub.