English television director and producer
Mark Mylod
Occupations Spouse Amy Westcott Children 4
Mark Mylod is an English director and executive producer of film and television. He began his career directing comedy shows such as Shooting Stars , The Fast Show , and The Royle Family , for which he received two BAFTA TV Awards .
After transitioning into directing episodes of drama series (including Entourage , The Affair , Game of Thrones , and both the British and American versions of Shameless ), Mylod became known for his work as a director and executive producer on the HBO drama series Succession (2018–2023), directing 16 episodes and producing 37. He won the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series once and the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series once.
Mylod also directed the films Ali G Indahouse (2002), The Big White (2005), What's Your Number? (2011), and The Menu (2022). All of them received mixed or negative reviews with the exception of The Menu , which was critically acclaimed.
Career
Mylod has directed several television shows in the United Kingdom and the United States, many of them for the BBC . He directed the feature films Ali G Indahouse , The Big White , and What's Your Number? as well as the series Cold Feet , The Royle Family , and Bang Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer .[ 1]
Mylod co-produced the HBO television series Entourage , where he was also a regular director.[citation needed ] . He would direct and executive-produce the pilot episode of the U.S. version of the dramedy , Shameless , for Showtime . He remained a co-executive producer and frequent director on the series.[ 2]
In 2011, Mylod directed and executive produced the pilot of the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time .[ 3] He would go on to direct the pilot episode for American TV Series The Affair in 2014.[ 4] In the same year, he directed episodes 3 and 4 of Season 5 of the HBO series Game of Thrones .[ 5] He returned to the show for Season 6 , where he directed episodes 7 and 8[ 6] and episodes 2 and 3 of Season 7 .[ 7]
Mylod was a director and executive producer on the HBO drama series Succession (2018–2023), directing 16 episodes and producing 37. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series twice, once for "This Is Not for Tears " and again for "All the Bells Say ", as well as winning the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series for the latter.
The Menu (2022), the first film directed by Mylod in 11 years, was released to critical acclaim.[ 8]
In January 2024, it was announced that Mylod would be a director on the second season of The Last of Us .[ 9]
Personal life
Mylod is married to costume designer Amy Westcott, with whom he has four children.[ 10]
Filmography
Film
TV series
Accolades
References
^ " 'Succession' Director Mark Mylod Has Something to Prove" . Vanity Fair . 18 November 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2023 .
^ "'Shameless' Season Finale: EP Talks Season 2's Wild Ride and the Gallagher Evolution" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2 August 2012.
^ "ABC's Fairy-Tale Pilot Gets a Director" . Vulture.com . Retrieved 2 August 2012.
^ " 'The Menu' Director Mark Mylod Talks His Return to the Big Screen After 11 Years Away" . The Hollywood Reporter . 29 November 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2023 .
^ "Game of Thrones Season 5: What We Know So Far" . Watchers On The Wall . 1 August 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2015 .
^ Hibberd, James (25 June 2015). "Game of Thrones directors revealed for mysterious season 6" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 26 June 2015 .
^ "Game of Thrones Director Mark Mylod Talks Deaths, Mistakes and Stoneheart" . IGN . 13 June 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2023 .
^ " 'The Menu' Director Mark Mylod Serves Up A Treat" . Deadline Hollywood . 7 December 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2023 .
^ Andreeva, Nellie (25 January 2024). " 'The Last Of Us' Sets Season 2 Director Lineup With Mark Myload Leading New Additions" . Deadline Hollywood . Penske Media Corporation . Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024 .
^ Chaban, Matt (5 April 2011). "'Ali G' Director, Costume Designer Join BroBrit Ranks " The New York Observer . Retrieved 14 April 2011.
^ Petski, Denis (7 July 2022). " 'This Is Us', 'Succession', 'Severance', 'Ted Lasso' lead 2022 HCA TV nominations" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 8 July 2022 .
^ "Prime Video's 'The Boys' leads the 2023 Astra TV Awards" . Hollywood Creative Alliance . 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024 .
^ "BAFTA Awards: Television in 1996" . British Academy Television Awards . Retrieved 20 January 2024 .
^ "BAFTA Awards: Television in 1997" . British Academy Television Awards . Retrieved 20 January 2024 .
^ "BAFTA Awards: Television in 1998" . British Academy Television Awards . Retrieved 20 January 2024 .
^ "BAFTA Awards: Television in 1999" . British Academy Television Awards . Retrieved 20 January 2024 .
^ "72nd Annual DGA Awards" . Directors Guild of America Awards . 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020 .
^ "74th Annual DGA Awards" . Directors Guild of America Awards . 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022 .
^ "76th Annual DGA Awards" . Directors Guild of America Awards . 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024 .
^ "Oglethorpe Award" . Georgia Film Critics Association . Retrieved 20 January 2024 .
^ "18th Annual TV Awards (2013-14)" . Online Film & Television Association. Retrieved 20 January 2024 .
^ "22nd Annual TV Awards (2017-18)" . Online Film & Television Association. Retrieved 20 January 2024 .
^ "Mark Mylod" . Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved 20 January 2024 .
^ "2010 PGA Award Nominees and Winners" . Producers Guild of America Awards . Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017 .
^ Vary, Adam (18 January 2020). " '1917,' 'Succession' Among Top PGA Award Winners" . Variety . Retrieved 19 January 2020 .
^ "Producers Guild of America Awards Celebrates CODA, Succession, Encanto, Summer of Soul, Ted Lasso, & More with Top Honors" . Producers Guild of America Awards . 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022 .
^ "2024 PGA Awards – Winners" . Producers Guild of America Awards . 25 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024 .
^ Hipes, Patrick (6 December 2023). " 'Avatar: The Way of Water', 'Oppenheimer', 'Star Trek' Series Lead Nominations for Genre-Focused Saturn Awards" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 8 December 2023 .
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