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Neil Marshall(I)

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  • Writer
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Born in Newcastle Upon Tyne in the North of England, Neil Marshall has been working successfully in both feature films and television since his feature debut 'Dog Soldiers' in 2001. His second feature as both writer and director,'The Descent' 2005 was an even bigger critical and commercial hit, winning several awards including the BIFA for Best Director, and the Empire award for Best Horror. He followed this success with the post-apocalyptic action movie 'Doomsday' 2008 for Universal and historical adventure 'Centurion' 2010. In 2012 Neil made his debut in the world of high-end television with 'Game of Thrones' S2 Ep9 'Blackwater', and followed that up with S4 Ep9 'The Watchers on the Wall' for which he received an Emmy Nomination for Best Director.

Marshall continued to work in the network, cable and streaming arenas directing projects such as the pilot episodes of 'Black Sails' for Starz, DC's 'Constantine' and 'Timeless' both for NBC. Marshall also directed notable episodes of 'Hannibal' for Showtime and 'Westworld' for HBO. In 2017 Neil developed, produced and directed the Netflix reboot of classic sci-fi series 'Lost in Space', quickly followed the same year by the feature film reboot of 'Hellboy' released in 2018.

In 2020 Marshall made his return to independent film and the horror genre with the multi-award winning witch-hunt saga 'The Reckoning' which was the opening movie at Fantasia festival in Canada that year. Marshall's next movie 'The Lair', an all action-creature-feature set in Afghanistan was the opening night presentation at Frightfest 2022 in London and also played Sitges in Spain before being released on Shudder in Feb 2023.

Marshall switched genres yet again for the violent gangster revenge movie 'Duchess', due to be released by Saban in the US in September 2024. Most recently Marshall directed the erotic giallo thriller 'Compulsion' and is developing several projects including WW2 alien invasion thriller 'Invaders', tense action thriller 'Dead Stop' and land speed record drama 'Mach One'.
BornMay 25, 1970
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 33 wins & 30 nominations total

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    Known for

    Dog Soldiers (2002)
    Dog Soldiers
    6.8
    • Director
    • 2002
    Natalie Mendoza, Shauna Macdonald, Saskia Mulder, Alex Reid, Nora-Jane Noone, and MyAnna Buring in The Descent (2005)
    The Descent
    7.2
    • Director(directed by)
    • 2005
    Lee-Anne Liebenberg and Rhona Mitra in Doomsday (2008)
    Doomsday
    5.9
    • Director
    • 2008
    Michael Fassbender in Centurion (2010)
    Centurion
    6.3
    • Director
    • 2010

    Credits

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    Producer



    • Love & Bullets
      • producer
      • Pre-production
      • Short
    • Art of Action: Pop Fiction
      • producer
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Little Red
      • executive producer
      • Post-production



    • Footsteps (2024)
      Footsteps
      4.4
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Charlie Foxtrot (2024)
      Charlie Foxtrot
      7.5
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Charlotte Kirk in Duchess (2024)
      Duchess
      4.6
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Jamie Bamber, Kibong Tanji, Jonathan Howard, Charlotte Kirk, and Hadi Khanjanpour in The Lair (2022)
      The Lair
      4.6
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Charlotte Kirk in The Reckoning (2020)
      The Reckoning
      4.8
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Brian Steele and Maxwell Jenkins in Lost in Space (2018)
      Lost in Space
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018–2019
    • The National: Dark Side of the Gym
      Music Video
      • associate producer
      • 2017
    • Poor Richard's Almanack
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Malcolm Barrett, Abigail Spencer, Goran Visnjic, Matt Lanter, Claudia Doumit, and Sheldon Landry in Timeless (2016)
      Timeless
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • James Cosmo, Cinzia Monreale, Siwan Morris, Gareth David-Lloyd, Duncan Pow, Joanna Ignaczewska, Eleanor Gecks, Amelie Leroy, and Kai Coleman in Dark Signal (2016)
      Dark Signal
      4.4
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Anna Walton in Soulmate (2013)
      Soulmate
      5.0
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • The Halloween Kid (2011)
      The Halloween Kid
      6.1
      Short
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Hooked
      4.0
      Short
      • producer
      • 2011
    • The Last Post (2011)
      The Last Post
      5.2
      Short
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Shauna Macdonald in The Descent: Part 2 (2009)
      The Descent: Part 2
      5.7
      • executive producer
      • 2009

    Director



    • Mach One
      • Director
      • In Development
    • Keep Young and Beautiful
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • Compulsion (2024)
      Compulsion
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Charlotte Kirk in Duchess (2024)
      Duchess
      4.6
      • Director
      • 2024
    • The Liar
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Jamie Bamber, Kibong Tanji, Jonathan Howard, Charlotte Kirk, and Hadi Khanjanpour in The Lair (2022)
      The Lair
      4.6
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2022
    • Charlotte Kirk in The Reckoning (2020)
      The Reckoning
      4.8
      • Director
      • 2020
    • David Harbour in Hellboy (2019)
      Hellboy
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Brian Steele and Maxwell Jenkins in Lost in Space (2018)
      Lost in Space
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Poor Richard's Almanack
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Westworld (2016)
      Westworld
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Malcolm Barrett, Abigail Spencer, Goran Visnjic, Matt Lanter, Claudia Doumit, and Sheldon Landry in Timeless (2016)
      Timeless
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Tales of Halloween (2015)
      Tales of Halloween
      5.5
      • Director (segment "Bad Seed")
      • 2015
    • Mads Mikkelsen in Hannibal (2013)
      Hannibal
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Matt Ryan in Constantine (2014)
      Constantine
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Game of Thrones (2011)
      Game of Thrones
      9.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012–2014
    • Toby Stephens in Black Sails (2014)
      Black Sails
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014

    Writer



    • Mach One
      • Writer
      • In Development
    • Love & Bullets
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
      • Short



    • Compulsion (2024)
      Compulsion
      6.6
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Charlotte Kirk in Duchess (2024)
      Duchess
      4.6
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • The Liar
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Jamie Bamber, Kibong Tanji, Jonathan Howard, Charlotte Kirk, and Hadi Khanjanpour in The Lair (2022)
      The Lair
      4.6
      • written by
      • 2022
    • Charlotte Kirk in The Reckoning (2020)
      The Reckoning
      4.8
      • written by
      • 2020
    • Tales of Halloween (2015)
      Tales of Halloween
      5.5
      • written by (segment "Bad Seed")
      • 2015
    • Michael Fassbender in Centurion (2010)
      Centurion
      6.3
      • written by
      • 2010
    • Shauna Macdonald in The Descent: Part 2 (2009)
      The Descent: Part 2
      5.7
      • characters (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Lee-Anne Liebenberg and Rhona Mitra in Doomsday (2008)
      Doomsday
      5.9
      • written by
      • 2008
    • The Descent: Outtakes (2006)
      The Descent: Outtakes
      6.4
      Video
      • written by
      • 2006
    • Natalie Mendoza, Shauna Macdonald, Saskia Mulder, Alex Reid, Nora-Jane Noone, and MyAnna Buring in The Descent (2005)
      The Descent
      7.2
      • written by
      • 2005
    • Dog Soldiers (2002)
      Dog Soldiers
      6.8
      • written by
      • 2002
    • Combat (1999)
      Combat
      5.1
      Short
      • writer
      • 1999
    • Killing Time (1998)
      Killing Time
      5.1
      • written by
      • 1998
    • Brain Death (1992)
      Brain Death
      5.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1992

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    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • May 25, 1970
      • Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Axelle CarolynOctober 31, 2007 - 2016 (divorced)
    • Children
      • No Children

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      Was set to direct Drive (2011), but was replaced by Nicolas Winding Refn.
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      ...the reason horror films are being made is that distributors and financiers see a way of making easy money. The genre is riding a wave of popularity that it hasn't enjoyed in a long time. It has broken out of the hardcore audience section and is reaching a much more broad-based audience.
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        Often featuring tough female as an antagonist

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