Michelle MacLaren

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Michelle MacLaren

Directing 61 January 1, 1965

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Michelle Maxwell MacLaren is a Canadian television director and producer who has worked on numerous series both in Canada and the United States, and is perhaps best known for her…

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Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

8.5 2011 TV Show
Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad

9.0 2008 TV Show
The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

8.1 2010 TV Show
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

8.0 1999 TV Show
Better Call Saul

Better Call Saul

8.7 2015 TV Show
Westworld

Westworld

8.0 2016 TV Show
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

7.1 2019 Movie
NCIS

NCIS

7.6 2003 TV Show
Modern Family

Modern Family

7.9 2009 TV Show
The X-Files

The X-Files

8.4 1993 TV Show
Lie to Me

Lie to Me

7.9 2009 TV Show
The Leftovers

The Leftovers

7.7 2014 TV Show

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Michelle Maxwell MacLaren is a Canadian television director and producer who has worked on numerous series both in Canada and the United States, and is perhaps best known for her work on shows such as The X-Files, Breaking Bad and most recently Frank Darabont's acclaimed series The Walking Dead. She was recently nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards; one for directing a season three episode of Breaking Bad entitled "One Minute" and the other for Outstanding Drama Series (Breaking Bad), on which she served as an co-executive producer.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Constellation

    TV show Director

  2. 2022
    Shining Girls

    TV show Director

  3. 2021
    Coyote

    TV show Executive Producer

  4. 2019
    The Morning Show

    TV show Director

  5. 2019
    El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

    Movie Thanks

  6. 2017
    The Deuce

    TV show Director

  7. 2016
    Westworld

    TV show Director

  8. 2015
    Better Call Saul

    TV show Director

  9. 2014
    The Leftovers

    TV show Director

  10. 2013
    No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

    Movie Self

  11. 2013
    Chicks 'N' Guns

    Movie Director

  12. 2012
    The River

    TV show Director

  13. 2011
    Hell on Wheels

    TV show Director

  14. 2011
    Game of Thrones

    TV show Director

  15. 2011
    Camelot

    TV show Director

  16. 2010
    The Walking Dead

    TV show Director

More credits
  1. 2010
    The Event

    TV show Director

  2. 2010
    Memphis Beat

    TV show Director

  3. 2009
    Modern Family

    TV show Director

  4. 2009
    Lie to Me

    TV show Director

  5. 2008
    In Treatment

    TV show Director

  6. 2008
    Breaking Bad

    TV show Director

  7. 2006
    Population 436

    Movie Director

  8. 2006
    Kyle XY

    TV show Director

  9. 2003
    NCIS

    TV show Director

  10. 2002
    Without a Trace

    TV show Director

  11. 2002
    John Doe

    TV show Director

  12. 1999
    A Song from the Heart

    Movie Teleplay

  13. 1999
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    TV show Director

  14. 1998
    Beauty

    Movie Producer

  15. 1997
    A Child's Wish

    Movie Producer

  16. 1994
    Heart of a Child

    Movie Producer

  17. 1994
    Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges

    Movie Producer

  18. 1993
    Moment of Truth: A Child Too Many

    Movie Producer

  19. 1993
    The X-Files

    TV show Director

  20. 1992
    Shame

    Movie Producer

  21. 1991
    Omen IV: The Awakening

    Movie Production Manager

  22. —
    Disavowed

    TV show Executive Producer