Mark Mylod

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Mark Mylodis 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.

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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

YearTitleNotes
2002 Ali G Indahouse
2005 The Big White
2011 What's Your Number?
2022 The Menu

Television

YearTitleNotes
1995The Stand-Up Show2 episodes
Shooting Stars 2 episodes
1996 All Rise for Julian Clary 7 episodes
Shooting Stars: Unviewed and Nude
1996–2000 The Fast Show 3 episodes
1997Phil Kay Feels...
1998 Cold Feet 2 episodes
1998–2006 The Royle Family 7 episodes
1999 Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer 6 episodes
The Web of CavesTV short
The KidnappersTV short
2000 Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) 3 episodes
The Dave Saint Show
2001 Baddiel's Syndrome
2004 Shameless 3 episodes
2006–2009 Entourage 23 episodes
2008 Welcome to The Captain Episode: "Weekend at Saul's"
2009 United States of Tara 2 episodes
WashingtoniennePilot episode: "Pilot"
2011 Once Upon a Time Pilot episode: "Pilot"
2011–2018 Shameless 12 episodes
2014 The Affair Pilot episode: "101"
2015 Backstrom Pilot episode: "Dragon Slayer"
Minority Report Pilot episode: "Pilot"
2015–2017 Game of Thrones 6 episodes
2018–2023 Succession 16 episodes
2020 Amazing Stories Episode: "The Rift"
2025 The Last of Us

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultsRef.
2022 Astra TV Awards Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Succession (Episode: "All the Bells Say")Nominated [11]
2023 Succession(Episode: "Connor's Wedding")Won [12]
1996 British Academy Television Awards Best Light Entertainment (Programme or Series) Shooting Stars Nominated [13]
1997 Won [14]
The Fast Show Nominated
1998 Won [15]
1999 Best Comedy (Programme or Series) The Royle Family Nominated [16]
2019 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Succession(Episode: "This Is Not for Tears")Nominated [17]
2021 Succession(Episode: "All the Bells Say")Won [18]
2023 Succession(Episode: "Connor's Wedding")Pending [19]
2022 Georgia Film Critics Association Awards Oglethorpe Award The Menu Runner-up [20]
2020 Gold Derby TV Awards Drama EpisodeSuccession(Episode: "This Is Not for Tears")Won [21]
2022Succession(Episode: "All the Bells Say")Won [22]
2023Succession(Episode: "Connor's Wedding")Won [23]
2014Online Film & Television Association AwardsBest Direction in a Comedy Series Shameless Nominated [24]
2018Best Direction in a Drama Series Game of Thrones Won [25]
2009 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series Entourage Nominated [26]
2019 Outstanding Drama Series SuccessionNominated
2020 Won
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Succession(Episode: "This Is Not for Tears")Nominated
2022 Outstanding Drama SeriesSuccessionWon
Outstanding Directing for a Drama SeriesSuccession(Episode: "All the Bells Say")Nominated
2023 Outstanding Drama SeriesSuccessionWon
Outstanding Directing for a Drama SeriesSuccession(Episode: "Connor's Wedding")Won
2009 Producers Guild of America Awards Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy EntourageNominated [27]
2019 Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama SuccessionWon [28]
2021 Won [29]
2023 Pending [30]
2023 Saturn Awards Best Film Director The MenuPending [31]

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