Mark Mylod is an English director and executive producer of film and television. He began his career directing comedy shows such as '' Shooting Stars'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', for which he received two BAFTA TV Awards. After transitioning into directing episodes of drama series (including ''

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'', '' The Affair'', ''

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'', and both the

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and American versions of ''Shameless''), Mylod became known for his work as a director and executive producer on the

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drama series ''

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'' (2018–2023), directing 16 episodes and producing 37. He won the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series once and the

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once. Mylod also directed films ''

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'' (2002), ''

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'' (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

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. He directed the feature films ''

'', ''

'', and '' What's Your Number?'' as well as the series ''

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'', ''

'', and '' Bang Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer''. Mylod co-produced the

television series ''

'', where he was also a regular director.. He would direct and executive-produce the pilot episode of the U.S. version of the

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, '' Shameless'', for Showtime. He remained a co-executive producer and frequent director on the series. In 2011, Mylod directed and executive produced the pilot of the

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series ''

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''. He would go on to direct the pilot episode for American TV Series '' The Affair'' in 2014. In the same year, he directed episodes 3 and 4 of Season 5 of the

series ''

''. He returned to the show for Season 6, where he directed episodes 7 and 8 and episodes 2 and 3 of Season 7. Mylod was a director and executive producer on the

drama series ''

'' (2018–2023), directing 16 episodes and producing 37. He was nominated for the

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three times, for " This Is Not for Tears", " All the Bells Say", and " Connor's Wedding", winning for the latter, as well as winning the

for All the Bells Say. '' The Menu'' (2022), the first film directed by Mylod in 11 years, was released to critical acclaim. In January 2024, it was announced that Mylod would be a director on the second season of ''

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''.

Personal life

Mylod is married to costume designer Amy Westcott, with whom he has four children.

Filmography

Film TV series

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mylod, Mark English film directors English television directors Directors Guild of America Award winners Living people Primetime Emmy Award winners Year of birth missing (living people)