Mark Mylod
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Mark Mylod | |
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| Occupation(s) | Director, producer |
| Years active | 1991-present |
Mark Mylod is a British film and television director and producer. He is best known for his work in HBO series Game of Thrones as a director.
Career
Mylod directed several television shows in the United States and in the United Kingdom, many of them for the BBC. Mylod co-produced the HBO television series Entourage, on which he was also a regular director.[citation needed]
Prior to Entourage, Mylod's credits included the feature films Ali G Indahouse, The Big White and What's Your Number? and the series Cold Feet, The Royle Family, and Bang Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer.[citation needed]
Mylod directed and executive-produced the pilot episode of the U.S. version of the dramedy, Shameless, for Showtime. He remains a co-executive producer and frequent director on the series.[1]
In 2011, Mylod directed and executive-produced the pilot of the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time.[2]
He worked on the 2011 romantic comedy What's Your Number?. The film received mixed reviews.[citation needed]
In 2014, he directed the pilot episode for American TV Series The Affair.[citation needed]
In 2014 he directed episodes 3 and 4 of Season 5 of the HBO series Game of Thrones.[3] He came back for Season 6, where he directed episode 7 and 8.[4] Mylod's episodes have been some of the lowest-ranked episodes of the entire series. Nevertheless, he will return to direct for the series' seventh season as well.[5]
Personal life
Mylod is married to costume designer Amy Westcott[6] and has 3 daughters and a son.
References
- ^ "'Shameless' Season Finale: EP Talks Season 2's Wild Ride and the Gallagher Evolution". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ "ABC’s Fairy-Tale Pilot Gets a Director". Vulture.com. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ "Game of Thrones Season 5: What We Know So Far". Watchers On The Wall. August 1, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
- ^ Hibberd, James (June 25, 2015). "Game of Thrones directors revealed for mysterious season 6". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ Hibberd, James (June 29, 2016). "Game of Thrones season 7 directors revealed". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Chaban, Matt (5 April 2011). "'Ali G' Director, Costume Designer Join BroBrit Ranks" The New York Observer. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
External links
- Mark Mylod at IMDb