Charles McDougall

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Charles McDougall (born 1962 or 1963 in Liverpool , England ) is a British director and Emmy Award winner.

life and career

Charles McDougall was born in Liverpool , England in 1962 or 1963 . After finishing school, he attended the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield , where he trained as a director . His first work was in British series such as Fitz and Queer as Folk . In 1996 he directed the television film The Sheffield Football Drama , which is based on the true stories of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster . For this, the film won a BAFTA award in the Best Single Drama category the following year . from 2000 to 2002 he directed six episodes of the television series Sex and the City , for which he was nominated at the 2001 Primetime Emmy Awards in the category Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series . In this category, McDougall won the award in 2005 for his production of the pilot episode of the drama series Desperate Housewives . This was followed by several directorial work on various television series such as Das Büro , Big Love , The Tudors , Good Wife , House of Cards and The Mindy Project . Most recently, he also directed the pilot episodes of The Chicago Code and Resurrection .

Filmography (selection)

Awards and nominations

year Award For category result
1997 BAFTA Award The Sheffield football drama Best single drama Won
2001 Emmy Sex and the City Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Nominated
2005 Desperate Housewives Won
2005 Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series Nominated

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Michael Park: Charles McDougall: Hit man on both sides of the Pond . The Independent . June 12, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
personal data
SURNAME McDougall, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British director
DATE OF BIRTH 1962 or 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Liverpool , England, UK