Alan Taylor
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Occupation(s)Television director, film director, television producer, screenwriter
Years active1988–present
SpouseNicki Ledermann 1994- present

Alan Taylor (born 1965) is an American television and film director, television producer, and screenwriter.

Early life

Taylor spent his teen years in Ottawa, Canada, and graduated from Lisgar Collegiate Institute (high school) in 1976.

Career

Taylor has directed for numerous programs on both network television and premium cable, most notably on HBO. Besides his television work, Taylor has directed three feature films: Palookaville, The Emperor's New Clothes and Kill the Poor.

Taylor's parents are videographer James J. Taylor and curator Mimi Cazort; his sister is indie rocker Anna Domino. He currently resides in New York City and rural Pennsylvania with his wife, make-up artist Nicki Ledermann, and their daughters, Ginger and Willa, and son, Jem.

Taylor joined the crew of the HBO western drama Deadwood as a director for the first season in 2004. The series was created by David Milch and focused on a growing town in the American West. Taylor directed the episode "Here Was a Man".[1] He returned as a director for the second season in 2005 and helmed the episode "Requiem for a Gleet".[2] Taylor has directed the pilot episodes of Mad Men ("Smoke Gets in Your Eyes") and Bored to Death as well as subsequent episodes of each. He has directed two episodes from season 1 of Game of Thrones and four episodes of season 2.[3] On December 24, 2011, it was announced that he would direct Thor: The Dark World, the sequel to 2011's Thor. Taylor will be directing the upcoming Terminator reboot. [4]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Credit(s)
1995 Palookaville Director
2001 The Emperor's New Clothes Director
2003 Kill the Poor Director
2013 Thor: The Dark World Director

Television

References

  1. ^ a b Alan Taylor (4/11/2004). "Here Was a Man". Deadwood. Season 1. Episode 4. HBO. ((cite episode)): Check date values in: |airdate= (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |writers= ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b Alan Taylor (3/27/2005). "Requiem for a Gleet". Deadwood. Season 2. Episode 4. HBO. ((cite episode)): Check date values in: |airdate= (help); Unknown parameter |writers= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Hollywood Reporter
  4. ^ ‘Thrones’ and ‘Thor: The Dark World’ Helmer Eyed to Direct Next ‘Terminator’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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  16. ^ AMC. ""Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" on Mad Men episode guide". Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2010. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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  19. ^ AMC. ""The Mountain King" on Mad Men episode guide". Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2010. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ HBO. "Boardwalk Empire episode "Nights in Ballygran" synopsis". Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2010. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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