Michelle MacLaren

Michelle MacLaren Biography

Michelle Maxwell MacLaren is a Canadian television director and producer. She has directed episodes of The X-Files, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, and Westworld.

MacLaren won two back-to-back Primetime Emmy Awards for producing Breaking Bad in 2013 and 2014.

Background

MacLaren grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. She graduated from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.

Career

MacLaren made her directorial debut on the season nine episode of The X-Files, "John Doe", which was written by her future Breaking Bad collaborator Vince Gilligan. She was nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards all for Breaking Bad: one for directing the episode "One Minute" (season 3, episode 7) in 2010, one for directing the episode "Gliding Over All" (season 5, episode 8) in 2013, and the other four in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014 for Outstanding Drama Series, on which she served as an executive producer, winning in 2013 and 2014. She was also nominated for three Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama for Breaking Bad, winning in 2014 and 2015. In June 2014, it was announced MacLaren had signed a two-year first-look deal with HBO.

In November 2014, it was announced that MacLaren would develop the script and direct Wonder Woman, the iconic character's first solo cinematic appearance and the fourth installment of the DC Extended Universe. However, in April 2015 MacLaren left the project due to "creative differences". She is currently set to executive produce and direct the pilot for David Simon's HBO drama The Deuce. In August 2016, it was announced that MacLaren would be directing the film adaptation of Kristin Hannah's novel The Nightingale. The same year she also directed the ninth episode of the HBO series Westworld.

Filmography

Year	Title	Credit	Notes
2017	The Deuce	Director Executive Producer
2017	Modern Family	Director	Season 8, Episode 20
2016	Westworld		Season 1, Episode 9
2015	Better Call Saul		Season 1, Episode 2
2014	The Leftovers		Season 1, Episode 8
2013-2014	Game of Thrones		4 episodes
2013	Chicks 'n' Guns	Director Executive Producer	Breaking Bad bonus scene
2012	The River	Director	Season 1, Episode 6
2012	NCIS		Season 9, Episode 17
2011	Hell on Wheels		Season 1, Episode 7
2011	Camelot		Season 1, Episode 8; TV miniseries
2010-2014	The Walking Dead		3 episodes
2010	The Event		Season 1, Episode 9
	Lie to Me		Season 3, Episode 3
	Memphis Beat		Season 1, Episode 7
2009-2013	Breaking Bad	Director Executive Producer	11 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2013-2014) Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama (2013-2014) Nominated"?Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (2010, 2013) Nominated"?Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2010, 2012) Nominated"?Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama (2011)
2006	Kyle XY	Director	Season 1, Episode 6
	Population 436
	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit		Season 7, Episode 12
2005	Night Stalker	Executive Producer	Season 1, Episode 1
2003	John Doe	Director	Season 1, Episode 11
2002	Without a Trace	Director	Season 1, Episode 10
2000-2002	The X-Files	Director Co-Executive Producer	47 episodes
1999-2000	Harsh Realm	Co-Executive Producer	8 episodes
1999	A Song from the Heart	Writer Executive Producer	TV Movie
1998	Beauty	Producer
1997	A Child's Wish
1995	The Other Mother: A Moment of Truth Movie
1994	Moment of Truth: A Mother's Deception
	Heart of a Child
	Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges
	Moment of Truth: To Walk Again
1993	Moment of Truth: A Child Too Many
1993	For the Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story
1992	Shame
	The House on Sycamore Street	Production Manager
	Diagnosis Murder
1991	Omen IV: The Awakening
1991	K2	Second Unit Manager
1989-1990	Booker	Production Manager	22 episodes
1989	The Ranch	Production Manager

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