Mark Mylod Explained

Mark Mylod
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.. 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

YearTitleDistubution
2002Ali G IndahouseUniversal Pictures
2005The Big WhiteCapitol Films
2011What's Your Number?20th Century Fox
2022The MenuSearchlight Pictures

TV series

YearTitleDirectorExecutive
Producer
Notes
1995The Stand-Up Show2 episodes
Shooting Stars2 episodes
1996All Rise for Julian Clary7 episodes
1996–2000The Fast Show5 episodes
1997Phil Kay Feels...
1998Cold Feet2 episodes
1998–2006The Royle Family7 episodes
1999Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer6 episodes
The Web of CavesTV short
The Kidnappers
2000Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)3 episodes
The Dave Saint Show
2001Baddiel's Syndrome
2004Shameless3 episodes
2006–2009Entourage23 episodes
2008Welcome to The CaptainEpisode "Weekend at Saul's"
2009United States of Tara2 episodes
WashingtonienneEpisode "Pilot"
2011Once Upon a TimeEpisode "Pilot"
2011–2018Shameless12 episodes
2014The AffairEpisode "101"
2015BackstromEpisode "Dragon Slayer"
Minority ReportEpisode "Pilot"
2015–2017Game of Thrones6 episodes
2018–2023Succession16 episodes
2020Amazing StoriesEpisode "The Rift"
2025The Last of Us4 episodes
2026Harry Potter

Accolades

YearAward CategoryNominated workResultsRef.
2022Astra TV AwardsBest Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, DramaSuccession [11]
2023Succession [12]
1996British Academy Television AwardsBest Light Entertainment (Programme or Series)Shooting Stars[13]
1997[14]
The Fast Show
1998[15]
1999Best Comedy (Programme or Series)The Royle Family[16]
2019Directors Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic SeriesSuccession [17]
2021Succession [18]
2023Succession [19]
2022Georgia Film Critics Association AwardsOglethorpe AwardThe Menu[20]
2014Online Film & Television Association AwardsBest Direction in a Comedy SeriesShameless[21]
2018Best Direction in a Drama SeriesGame of Thrones[22]
2009Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesEntourage[23]
2019Outstanding Drama SeriesSuccession
2020
Outstanding Directing for a Drama SeriesSuccession
2022Outstanding Drama Series Succession
Outstanding Directing for a Drama SeriesSuccession
2023Outstanding Drama Series Succession
Outstanding Directing for a Drama SeriesSuccession
2009Producers Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Producer of Episodic Television – ComedyEntourage[24]
2019Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – DramaSuccession[25]
2021[26]
2023[27]
2023Saturn AwardsBest Film DirectorThe Menu[28]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Succession' Director Mark Mylod Has Something to Prove. Vanity Fair. 18 November 2022. May 22, 2023.
  2. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/shameless-season-two-finale-showtime-preview-mark-mylod-306648 "'Shameless' Season Finale: EP Talks Season 2's Wild Ride and the Gallagher Evolution"
  3. http://www.vulture.com/2011/02/entourage_vet_will_direct_fair.html "ABC's Fairy-Tale Pilot Gets a Director"
  4. Web site: 'The Menu' Director Mark Mylod Talks His Return to the Big Screen After 11 Years Away. The Hollywood Reporter. 29 November 2022. May 22, 2023.
  5. Web site: Game of Thrones Season 5: What We Know So Far . Watchers On The Wall . 1 August 2014 . 6 February 2015.
  6. Game of Thrones directors revealed for mysterious season 6 . Hibberd . James . 25 June 2015 . Entertainment Weekly. 26 June 2015.
  7. Web site: Game of Thrones Director Mark Mylod Talks Deaths, Mistakes and Stoneheart. IGN. 13 June 2016. May 22, 2023.
  8. Web site: 'The Menu' Director Mark Mylod Serves Up A Treat. Deadline Hollywood. 7 December 2022. May 22, 2023.
  9. Web site: 'The Last Of Us' Sets Season 2 Director Lineup With Mark Myload Leading New Additions . Andreeva . Nellie . . . January 25, 2024 . January 26, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240125212140/https://deadline.com/2024/01/the-last-of-us-season-2-directors-mark-mylod-nina-lopez-corrado-stephen-williams-kate-herron-1235804996/ . January 25, 2024 . live .
  10. Chaban, Matt (5 April 2011). "'Ali G' Director, Costume Designer Join BroBrit Ranks" The New York Observer. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  11. Web site: 'This Is Us', 'Succession', 'Severance', 'Ted Lasso' lead 2022 HCA TV nominations . Petski . Denis . . July 7, 2022 . July 8, 2022.
  12. Web site: Prime Video's 'The Boys' leads the 2023 Astra TV Awards . . January 8, 2024 . January 8, 2024.
  13. Web site: BAFTA Awards: Television in 1996 . . January 20, 2024.
  14. Web site: BAFTA Awards: Television in 1997 . . January 20, 2024.
  15. Web site: BAFTA Awards: Television in 1998 . . January 20, 2024.
  16. Web site: BAFTA Awards: Television in 1999 . . January 20, 2024.
  17. Web site: 72nd Annual DGA Awards . . January 25, 2020 . January 25, 2020.
  18. Web site: 74th Annual DGA Awards . . January 26, 2022 . January 26, 2022.
  19. Web site: 76th Annual DGA Awards . . January 9, 2024 . January 9, 2024.
  20. Web site: Oglethorpe Award . . January 20, 2024.
  21. Web site: 18th Annual TV Awards (2013-14) . Online Film & Television Association . January 20, 2024.
  22. Web site: 22nd Annual TV Awards (2017-18) . Online Film & Television Association . January 20, 2024.
  23. Web site: Mark Mylod . . January 20, 2024.
  24. Web site: 2010 PGA Award Nominees and Winners . . September 21, 2017 . August 22, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170822220325/http://www.producersguild.org/page/pga_award_winners . dead.
  25. Web site: '1917,' 'Succession' Among Top PGA Award Winners . Vary . Adam . . January 18, 2020 . January 19, 2020.
  26. Web site: Producers Guild of America Awards Celebrates CODA, Succession, Encanto, Summer of Soul, Ted Lasso, & More with Top Honors . . March 19, 2022 . March 19, 2022.
  27. Web site: 2024 PGA Awards – Winners . . February 25, 2024 . February 25, 2024.
  28. Web site: 'Avatar: The Way of Water', 'Oppenheimer', 'Star Trek' Series Lead Nominations for Genre-Focused Saturn Awards . Hipes . Patrick . . December 6, 2023 . December 8, 2023.