After directing episodes of season one, Mike has been the lead director and executive producer on the last two seasons of the multiple Emmy, Golden Globe and BAFTA winning THE HANDMAID’S TALE for Hulu.
Mike has since been pilot director on new series HIT AND RUN for Netflix and is now setting up Neil Gaiman’s eagerly anticipated THE SANDMAN based on the Iconic DC Comics series of the same name- as pilot director and executive producer – once again for Netflix.
Mike’s current development projects include feature THE TALISMAN, based on the Stephen King and Peter Straub book, for Stephen Spielberg, and ON THE RUN for Emmy Award winning producer Jane Featherstone for television. He is also developing Jessica Knoll’s NY Times best selling novel THE LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE for Netflix.
His previous feature work includes BEST LAID PLANS starring Reese Witherspoon and Josh Brolin for Fox; BAFTA-nominated TO KILL A KING with Tim Roth; A GOOD WOMAN starring Scarlett Johansson and Helen Hunt; and SHATTERED starring Pierce Brosnan and Gerard Butler.
Past TV credits include Golden Globe winning FARGO for FX, BAFTA and RTS winning THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL for the BBC and multiple award winning BROADCHURCH starring David Tennant and Olivia Coleman.
Credits
Credits
- DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
- Date: 2020Production (role): SANDMANCompany: NetflixProject details: Lead director and EP
- Date: 2019Production (role): HIT and RUNCompany: NetflixProject details: Lead Director and EP
- Date: 2018Production (role): HANDMAID'S TALE 3Company: MGM Television/ HuluProject details: Director and executive producer
- Date: 2017Production (role): THE HANDMAID'S TALE 2Company: MGM Television/ HuluProject details: Director and executive producer
- Date: 2017Production (role): FARGOCompany: MGM/ FXProject details:
- Date: 2016Production (role): THE HANDMAID'S TALECompany: MGM Television/ HuluProject details:
- Date: 2016Production (role): Z: THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHINGCompany: Amazon StudiosProject details: Lead director
- Date: 2016Production (role): VERSAILLESCompany: Capa Drama/ Canal +Project details:
- Date: 2015Production (role): OUTLANDERCompany: Starz / Sony / Leftbank PicturesProject details:
- Date: 2015Production (role): TUNNELCompany: Canal + / Kudos Film & TV (Series 2)Project details:
- Date: 2014Production (role): BROADCHUCHCompany: ITV /Kudos Film & TV (Series 2)Project details:
- Date: 2014Production (role): OUTLANDERCompany: Starz / Sony / Leftbank PicturesProject details:
- Date: 2013Production (role): ROGUECompany: Direct TV (Episode 1)Project details:
- Date: 2013Production (role): THE SMOKECompany: Sky One / Kudos Film & TVProject details: Blocks 1 and 4
- Date: 2012Production (role): PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS “THE OTHER WOMAN”Company: Sky ArtsProject details: Starring Hayley Atwell and Rebecca Front
- Date: 2011Production (role): SILENT WITNESSCompany: BBCProject details:
- Date: 2010Production (role): MOBY DICKCompany: RHI EntertainmentProject details: Starring Ethan Hawke, Gillian Anderson, Donald Sutherland and William Hurt
- Date: 2010Production (role): SEA WOLFCompany: RHI EntertainmentProject details: Starring Sebastian Koch and Neve Campbell
- Date: 2000Production (role): LORNA DOONECompany: A&E TV Networks (TV Movie)Project details: Starring Martin Clunes, Richard Coyle, Aidan Gillen and Amelia Warner
- Date: 1996Production (role): THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALLCompany: BBCProject details: Starring Toby Stephens, Tara Fitzgerald and Rupert Graves
- Date: 1996Production (role): SILENT WITNESSCompany: BBCProject details: Starring Emilia Fox and Amanda Burton
- Date: 1995Production (role): GO BACK OUTCompany: BBCProject details: Starring Andrew Lancel and Nicola Stephenson
- DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
- Date: 2009Production (role): SHATTEREDCompany: Icon ProductionsProject details: Starring Pierce Brosnan, Maria Bello and Gerard Butler
- Date: 2004Production (role): A GOOD WOMANCompany: Meltemi EntertainmentProject details: Starring Scarlett Johansson and Helen Hunt
- Date: 2003Production (role): TO KILL A KINGCompany: FilmFourProject details: Starring Tim Roth, Dougray Scott, Olivia Wiliams and Rupert Everett
- Date: 1999Production (role): BEST LAID PLANSCompany: Fox 2000 PicturesProject details: Starring Josh Brolin, Reese Witherspoon and Alessandro Nivola
- Date: 1997Production (role): THE JAMES GANGCompany: BBCProject details: Starring John Hannah, Helen McCrory, Jason Flemyng and Toni Colette
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- Date: 1994Production (role): WHEN THE FAT LADY SINGS
- Date: 1993Production (role): THE RONSON MISSION
- Date: 1992Production (role): EDDIE AND THE EAST COAST BOUFFANTS