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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Mylod, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1965 (61)
- Devon, England, UK
- Director and producer, also actor
- 19 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
What are Mark Mylod's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 4
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous2
- Cyclical2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Mark Mylod's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (5).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Mark Mylod's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
32 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Harry Potter(2026)
Mountainhead(2025)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Last of Us(2023)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
The Menu(2022)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Amazing Stories(2020)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Succession(2018)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Minority Report(2015)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
Backstrom(2015)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
The Affair(2014)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Once Upon a Time(2011)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
What's Your Number?(2011)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Game of Thrones(2011)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Shameless(2011)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Washingtonienne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
United States of Tara(2009)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Welcome to the Captain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Big White(2005)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Entourage(2004)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Shameless(2004)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Ali G Indahouse(2002)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all filmsRandall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
The Kidnappers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The Pitch of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The Web of Caves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The Royle Family(1998)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all showsShooting Stars: Unviewed and Nude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Fast Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Shooting Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Mr Blobby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Career shape
A full career of 32 titles, 31 of them dated from 1993 to 2025.
Biggest box office
The Menu (2022)
Highest rated
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life (2015)
Most popular right now
The Menu (2022)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
4 Primetime Emmys, 2 BAFTA Awards and 4 other major awards from 21 major nominations, 1996–2025.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Television Movie
- Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
- Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
+2 other major bodies · 2 wins
- Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
- Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
+2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
- Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
- Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
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- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Comedy (Programme or Series)
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Light Entertainment (Programme or Series)
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Light Entertainment (Programme or Series)
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Light Entertainment (Programme or Series)
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Light Entertainment (Programme or Series)
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Mark Mylod's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 5; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up11
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved6
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Mark Mylod's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and frightening / intense lighter.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Mark Mylod work with?
People who share at least 2 of Mark Mylod's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Janet McTeer shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Janet McTeerShared titles: Harry Potter (2026), The Menu (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Janet McTeer
Editors
- Julie MonroeShared titles: What's Your Number? (2011), The Big White (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Julie Monroe
Producers
- Jon BrownShared titles: Harry Potter (2026), Mountainhead (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Jon Brown
- Will TracyShared titles: Mountainhead (2025), The Menu (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Will Tracy
