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'''Tom Shankland''' is an [[England|English]] film and TV director and [[screenwriter]].
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| birth_name = Thomas Otto Shankland
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|5|7|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/o/r/Ole-Stander-Morville/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0213.html|title=Ole-Stander-Morville|publisher=[[Ancestry.com|Genealogy.com]]}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Durham, England]], UK<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.co.uk/culture/film-tv/tom-shankland-launch-children-4494152|title=Tom Shankland to launch The Children|work=[[The Journal (Newcastle upon Tyne newspaper)|The Journal]]|first=Barbara|last=Hodgson|date=November 21, 2008}}</ref>
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'''Thomas Otto Shankland''' (born 7 May 1968) is an English film and television director and [[screenwriter]]. He is known for directing the horror films ''[[WΔZ]]'' (2007) and ''[[The Children (2008 film)|The Children]]'' (2008), and television series such as ''[[The Fades (TV series)|The Fades]]'' (2011), ''[[Ripper Street]]'' (2012), and ''[[The Missing (British TV series)|The Missing]]'' (2014); for the latter, he was nominated for the 2015 [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/2015/tv/news/emmy-award-nominations-2015-full-list-1201537852/|title=Emmy Award Nominations: Full List of 2015 Emmy Nominees|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=July 16, 2015}}</ref> He has also been nominated for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Short Film]] twice, for ''Bait'' (1999) and ''Going Down'' (2000).


==Background and education==
== Filmography ==
Shankland's father taught at Durham University, establishing the Italian department. His mother is Scandinavian. The family watched Italian and Scandinavian film. He went to school at St Margaret’s Primary School and Framwellgate Moor Comprehensive. He first gained visibility with a short film for Channel 4 called Bait in 1999.<ref>https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/north-east-director-behind-hit-8319704</ref>
* [[Ripper Street]] (2012) (2 episodes)
* [[Dirk Gently (TV series)|Dirk Gently]] (2012) Series One (3 episodes)
* [[The Children (2009)|The Children]] (2009)
* [[WΔZ]] (2008)
* Marple: The Moving Finger (2006)
* [[Jericho (TV Series)|Jericho]] (2005)
* [[Family Business (TV series)|Family Business]] (2004)
* [[No Night Is Too Long]] (2002)
* [[Clocking Off]] (2001)
* Going Down (2000)
* [[Hearts and Bones (TV series)|Hearts and Bones]] (2000)
* Bait (1999)
* Bubbles (1998)


== Awards ==
==Filmography==

Nominated for 2 [[BAFTA]] Awards in 2000 and 2001 for both short-films ''Bait'' (1999) and ''Going Down'' (2000).
===Film===
* ''Bubbles'' (1998; short)
* ''Bait'' (1999; short)
* ''Going Down'' (2000; short)
* ''[[WΔZ]]'' (2007)
* ''[[The Children (2008 film)|The Children]]'' (2008)

===Television===
* ''[[Hearts and Bones (TV series)|Hearts and Bones]]'' (2000; episode: "Once There Was a Way to Get Back Home")
* ''[[Clocking Off]]'' (2001; 3 episodes)
* ''[[No Night Is Too Long]]'' (2002; television film)
* ''[[Family Business (UK TV series)|Family Business]]'' (2004; episode "1.01")
* ''[[Jericho (UK TV series)|Jericho]]'' (2005; episode: "The Hollow Men")
* ''[[Agatha Christie's Marple]]'' (2006–10; 2 episodes)
* ''[[The Fades (TV series)|The Fades]]'' (2011; 3 episodes)
* ''[[Dirk Gently (TV series)|Dirk Gently]]'' (2012; 3 episodes)
* ''[[Ripper Street]]'' (2012; 4 episodes)
* ''[[The Missing (British TV series)|The Missing]]'' (2014; 8 episodes)
* ''[[Wicked City (TV series)|Wicked City]]'' (2015; episode: "Pilot")
* ''[[The Leftovers (TV series)|The Leftovers]]'' (2015; 1 episode)
* ''[[House of Cards (American TV series)|House of Cards]]'' (2016; 1 episode)
* ''[[Iron Fist (TV series)|Iron Fist]]'' (2017; 1 episode)
* ''[[The Punisher (TV series)|The Punisher]]'' (2017; 2 episodes)
* ''[[The City and the City (TV series)|The City and the City]]'' (2018; miniseries)
* ''[[Les Misérables (2018 TV series)|Les Misérables]]'' (2018; miniseries)
* ''[[The Serpent (TV series)|The Serpent]]'' (2021; miniseries)
* ''[[SAS: Rogue Heroes]]'' (2022; miniseries)
* ''[[The Leopard]]'' (2023; Netflix series), remake of the famous 1963 movie, from the novel of Giuseppe Tomasi of Lampedusa


==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2000
| [[British Academy Film Award|BAFTA Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Short Film|Best Short Film]] (shared with Soledad Gatti-Pascual and [[Jane Harris (writer)|Jane Harris]])
| rowspan="2"| ''Bait''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Newport International Film Festival]]
| Best Short
| {{won}}
|-
| [[London Film Festival]]
| TCM Prize
| rowspan="2"| ''Going Down''
| {{draw|2nd Place}}
|-
| 2001
| [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Short Film|Best Short Film]] (shared with Soledad Gatti-Pascual and [[Jane Harris (writer)|Jane Harris]])
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2007
| [[Sitges Film Festival]]
| Best Film
| ''[[WΔZ]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2009
| [[Fantasia International Film Festival]]
| Special Mention
| rowspan="5"| ''[[The Children (2008 film)|The Children]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Sitges Film Festival]]
| Best Film
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival]]
| Best of Bucheon
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival]]
| Narcisse Award for Best Feature a Film
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2010
| [[Fangoria|Fangoria Chainsaw Awards]]
| Best Screenplay (shared with [[Paul Andrew Williams]])
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2013
| [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA Awards]]
| [[British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series|Best Drama Series]] (shared with Richard Warlow, Will Gould and Stephen Smallwood)
| ''[[Ripper Street]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2015
| [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special|Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special]]
| ''[[The Missing (British TV series)|The Missing]]''
| {{nom}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0788191}}
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0788191/ Tom Shankland at IMDb database]

{{Tom Shankland}}

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Latest revision as of 17:42, 9 April 2024

Tom Shankland
Born
Thomas Otto Shankland

(1968-05-07) 7 May 1968 (age 56)[1]
Durham, England, UK[2]
Occupations
  • Film and television director
  • screenwriter
Years active1995–present

Thomas Otto Shankland (born 7 May 1968) is an English film and television director and screenwriter. He is known for directing the horror films WΔZ (2007) and The Children (2008), and television series such as The Fades (2011), Ripper Street (2012), and The Missing (2014); for the latter, he was nominated for the 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special.[3] He has also been nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film twice, for Bait (1999) and Going Down (2000).

Background and education[edit]

Shankland's father taught at Durham University, establishing the Italian department. His mother is Scandinavian. The family watched Italian and Scandinavian film. He went to school at St Margaret’s Primary School and Framwellgate Moor Comprehensive. He first gained visibility with a short film for Channel 4 called Bait in 1999.[4]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

  • Bubbles (1998; short)
  • Bait (1999; short)
  • Going Down (2000; short)
  • WΔZ (2007)
  • The Children (2008)

Television[edit]


Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Work Result
2000 BAFTA Awards Best Short Film (shared with Soledad Gatti-Pascual and Jane Harris) Bait Nominated
Newport International Film Festival Best Short Won
London Film Festival TCM Prize Going Down 2nd Place
2001 BAFTA Awards Best Short Film (shared with Soledad Gatti-Pascual and Jane Harris) Nominated
2007 Sitges Film Festival Best Film WΔZ Nominated
2009 Fantasia International Film Festival Special Mention The Children Won
Sitges Film Festival Best Film Nominated
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival Best of Bucheon Nominated
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival Narcisse Award for Best Feature a Film Nominated
2010 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Screenplay (shared with Paul Andrew Williams) Nominated
2013 BAFTA Awards Best Drama Series (shared with Richard Warlow, Will Gould and Stephen Smallwood) Ripper Street Nominated
2015 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special The Missing Nominated

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ole-Stander-Morville". Genealogy.com.
  2. ^ Hodgson, Barbara (November 21, 2008). "Tom Shankland to launch The Children". The Journal.
  3. ^ "Emmy Award Nominations: Full List of 2015 Emmy Nominees". Variety. July 16, 2015.
  4. ^ https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/north-east-director-behind-hit-8319704

External links[edit]

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