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| birth_name = Thomas Otto Shankland
| 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_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 (newspaper)|The Journal]]|first=Barbara|last=Hodgson|date=November 21, 2008}}</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>
| occupation = {{Flat list|
| occupation = {{Flat list|
* Film and television director
* Film and television director
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| years_active = 1995–present
| years_active = 1995–present
}}
}}
'''Thomas Otto "Tom" Shankland''' (born 7 May 1968) is an English film and television director and [[screenwriter]]. He is known for directing the 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 (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=http://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).
'''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==
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>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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* ''[[Clocking Off]]'' (2001; 3 episodes)
* ''[[Clocking Off]]'' (2001; 3 episodes)
* ''[[No Night Is Too Long]]'' (2002; television film)
* ''[[No Night Is Too Long]]'' (2002; television film)
* ''[[Family Business (TV series)|Family Business]]'' (2004; episode "1.01")
* ''[[Family Business (UK TV series)|Family Business]]'' (2004; episode "1.01")
* ''[[Jericho (UK TV series)|Jericho]]'' (2005; episode: "The Hollow Men")
* ''[[Jericho (UK TV series)|Jericho]]'' (2005; episode: "The Hollow Men")
* ''[[Agatha Christie's Marple]]'' (2006–10; 2 episodes)
* ''[[Agatha Christie's Marple]]'' (2006–10; 2 episodes)
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* ''[[Dirk Gently (TV series)|Dirk Gently]]'' (2012; 3 episodes)
* ''[[Dirk Gently (TV series)|Dirk Gently]]'' (2012; 3 episodes)
* ''[[Ripper Street]]'' (2012; 4 episodes)
* ''[[Ripper Street]]'' (2012; 4 episodes)
* ''[[The Missing (TV series)|The Missing]]'' (2014; 8 episodes)
* ''[[The Missing (British TV series)|The Missing]]'' (2014; 8 episodes)
* ''[[Wicked City (TV series)|Wicked City]]'' (2015; episode: "Pilot")
* ''[[Wicked City (TV series)|Wicked City]]'' (2015; episode: "Pilot")
* ''[[The Leftovers (TV series)|The Leftovers]]'' (2015; 1 episode)
* ''[[The Leftovers (TV series)|The Leftovers]]'' (2015; 1 episode)
* ''[[House of Cards (U.S. TV series)]]'' (2016; 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==
==Awards and nominations==
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| rowspan="3"| 2000
| rowspan="3"| 2000
| [[British Academy Film Award|BAFTA Awards]]
| [[British Academy Film Award|BAFTA Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Short Film|Best Short Film]] (shared with Soledad Gatti-Pascual and Jane Harris)
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Short Film|Best Short Film]] (shared with Soledad Gatti-Pascual and [[Jane Harris (writer)|Jane Harris]])
| rowspan="2"| ''Bait''
| rowspan="2"| ''Bait''
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| {{nom}}
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| 2001
| 2001
| [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Awards]]
| [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Short Film|Best Short Film]] (shared with Soledad Gatti-Pascual and Jane Harris)
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Short Film|Best Short Film]] (shared with Soledad Gatti-Pascual and [[Jane Harris (writer)|Jane Harris]])
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| {{nom}}
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| [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s
| [[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]]
| [[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 (TV series)|The Missing]]''
| ''[[The Missing (British TV series)|The Missing]]''
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| {{nom}}
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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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