# Mark Mylod

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.
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.
In 2011, Mylod directed and executive produced the pilot of the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time. 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 HBO series Game of Thrones. 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 HBO drama series Succession (2018–2023), directing 16 episodes and producing 37. He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series 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 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series 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 The Last of Us.

## Personal life

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

## Filmography

Film
| Year | Title | Distribution |
| 2002 | Ali G Indahouse | Universal Pictures |
| 2005 | The Big White | Capitol Films |
| 2011 | What's Your Number? | 20th Century Fox |
| 2022 | The Menu | Searchlight Pictures |
TV series
| Year | Title | Director | Executive Producer | Notes |
| 1995 | The Stand-Up Show | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Shooting Stars | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | All Rise for Julian Clary | Yes | No | 7 episodes |
| 1996–2000 | The Fast Show | Yes | No | 5 episodes |
| 1997 | Phil Kay Feels... | Yes | No | |
| 1998 | Cold Feet | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 1998–2006 | The Royle Family | Yes | No | 7 episodes |
| 1999 | Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer | Yes | No | 6 episodes |
| 1999 | The Web of Caves | Yes | No | TV short |
| 1999 | The Kidnappers | Yes | No | TV short |
| 2000 | Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
| 2000 | The Dave Saint Show | Yes | No | |
| 2001 | Baddiel's Syndrome | Yes | No | |
| 2004 | Shameless | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
| 2006–2009 | Entourage | Yes | Yes | 23 episodes |
| 2008 | Welcome to The Captain | Yes | No | Episode "Weekend at Saul's" |
| 2009 | United States of Tara | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Washingtonienne | Yes | No | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2011 | Once Upon a Time | Yes | Yes | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2011–2018 | Shameless | Yes | Yes | 12 episodes |
| 2014 | The Affair | Yes | Yes | Episode "101" |
| 2015 | Backstrom | Yes | Yes | Episode "Dragon Slayer" |
| 2015 | Minority Report | Yes | Yes | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2015–2017 | Game of Thrones | Yes | No | 6 episodes |
| 2018–2023 | Succession | Yes | Yes | 16 episodes |
| 2020 | Amazing Stories | Yes | No | Episode "The Rift" |
| 2025 | The Last of Us | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| 2027 | Harry Potter | Yes | Yes | |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Results |
| 2022 | Astra TV Awards | Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Succession (Episode: "All the Bells Say") | Nominated |
| 2023 | Astra TV Awards | Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Succession (Episode: "Connor's Wedding") | Won |
| 1996 | British Academy Television Awards | Best Light Entertainment (Programme or Series) | Shooting Stars | Nominated |
| 1997 | British Academy Television Awards | Best Light Entertainment (Programme or Series) | Shooting Stars | Won |
| 1997 | British Academy Television Awards | Best Light Entertainment (Programme or Series) | The Fast Show | Nominated |
| 1998 | British Academy Television Awards | Best Light Entertainment (Programme or Series) | The Fast Show | Won |
| 1999 | British Academy Television Awards | Best Comedy (Programme or Series) | The Royle Family | Nominated |
| 2019 | Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Succession (Episode: "This Is Not for Tears") | Nominated |
| 2021 | Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Succession (Episode: "All the Bells Say") | Won |
| 2023 | Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Succession (Episode: "Connor's Wedding") | Nominated |
| 2022 | Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | Oglethorpe Award | The Menu | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Online Film & Television Association Awards | Best Direction in a Comedy Series | Shameless | Nominated |
| 2018 | Online Film & Television Association Awards | Best Direction in a Drama Series | Game of Thrones | Won |
| 2009 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Entourage | Nominated |
| 2019 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Succession | Nominated |
| 2020 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Succession | Won |
| 2020 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Succession (Episode: "This Is Not for Tears") | Nominated |
| 2022 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Succession | Won |
| 2022 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Succession (Episode: "All the Bells Say") | Nominated |
| 2023 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Succession | Won |
| 2023 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Succession (Episode: "Connor's Wedding") | Won |
| 2009 | Producers Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy | Entourage | Nominated |
| 2019 | Producers Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama | Succession | Won |
| 2021 | Producers Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama | Succession | Won |
| 2023 | Producers Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama | Succession | Won |
| 2023 | Saturn Awards | Best Film Director | The Menu | Nominated |