Thomas Otto Shankland (born 7 May 1968) is an English film and television director and

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. He is known for directing the horror films '' WΔZ'' (2007) and '' The Children'' (2008), and television series such as '' The Fades'' (2011), '' Ripper Street'' (2012), and '' The Missing'' (2014); for the latter, he was nominated for the 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special. He has also been nominated for the

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twice, for ''Bait'' (1999) and ''Going Down'' (2000).

Background and education

Shankland's father taught at Durham University, establishing the Italian department. His mother is Scandinavian. The family watched Italian and Scandinavian film. He went to school at St Margaret’s Primary School and Framwellgate Moor Comprehensive. He first gained visibility with a short film for Channel 4 called Bait in 1999.

Filmography

Film

* ''Bubbles'' (1998; short) * ''Bait'' (1999; short) * ''Going Down'' (2000; short) * '' WΔZ'' (2007) * '' The Children'' (2008)

Television

* '' Hearts and Bones'' (2000; episode: "Once There Was a Way to Get Back Home") * '' Clocking Off'' (2001; 3 episodes) * '' No Night Is Too Long'' (2002; television film) * ''

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'' (2006–10; 2 episodes) * '' The Fades'' (2011; 3 episodes) * '' Dirk Gently'' (2012; 3 episodes) * '' Ripper Street'' (2012; 4 episodes) * '' The Missing'' (2014; 8 episodes) * '' Wicked City'' (2015; episode: "Pilot") * '' The Leftovers'' (2015; 1 episode) * ''

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'' (2016; 1 episode) * '' Iron Fist'' (2017; 1 episode) * '' The Punisher'' (2017; 2 episodes) * '' The City and the City'' (2018; miniseries) * ''

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'' (2018; miniseries) * '' The Serpent'' (2021; miniseries) * '' SAS: Rogue Heroes'' (2022; miniseries) * '' The Leopard (TV series)'' (2025; Netflix series), remake of the famous 1963 movie, from the novel of Giuseppe Tomasi of Lampedusa

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shankland, Tom 1968 births Living people English film directors English screenwriters English male screenwriters English television directors People from Durham, England