birth_place nationality ethnicity birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation alma_mater
toronto , ontario , canada canadian jewish 1962 1984 -- present jeremy podeswa
 jeremy podeswa film director screenwriter ryerson university
jeremy podeswa

jeremy podeswa -lrb- born 1962 -rrb- is a canadian film and television director .
he is best known for directing the films `` the five senses '' -lrb- 1999 -rrb- and `` fugitive pieces '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- .
he has also worked as director on the television shows `` six feet under '' , `` nip/tuck '' , `` the tudors '' , `` queer as folk '' , and the hbo world war ii miniseries `` the pacific '' .
he has also written several films .
in 2014 he directed episodes 5 and 6 of season 5 of the hbo series `` game of thrones '' , earning a primetime emmy award nomination for outstanding directing for a drama series for the latter episode .
