DIRECTOR

Iain B. MacDonald

41 credits since 19902 coming up

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ABOUT IAIN

Iain B. MacDonald is an Irish and English director. He was born in Southend and co-created the Essex International Film Festival.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Known forDirecting

On Cineora34 of 41 titles

Known for

The titles people know Iain from.

Series

Shameless

2011–2021IMDb8.5

Series

Marvel's The Punisher

2017–2019IMDb8.4

Series

Daredevil: Born Again

2025–IMDb8.1

Series

Preacher

2016–2019IMDb7.9

Series

Poker Face

2023–2025IMDb7.7

Series

Twisted Metal

2023–IMDb7.3

Series

Episodes

2011–2017IMDb7.8

Series

Wayne

2019IMDb8.3

Series

Hustle

2004–2012IMDb8.2

Series

The Mick

2017–2018IMDb7.8

Series

Shantaram

2022IMDb7.4

Series

Big Mistakes

2026–IMDb7.2

Coming up

What Iain is working on next.

PHORIDExecutive ProducerDate to be announced
Treks in a Wild WorldDirectorDate to be announced

Career

IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 34
Average IMDb: 7.2
Highest rated: ShamelessIMDb 8.5
Working since: 1990

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

41 credits

The 2020s

9 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average

Series

Big Mistakes

2026–IMDb7.2

Director · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

Gilbert & George Daytripping Forever!

2025

Director

Series

Good American Family

2025–IMDb6.8

Director · 2 episodes

Series

Daredevil: Born Again

2025–IMDb8.1

Director · Executive Producer · 2 episodes

Series

Cruel Intentions

2024IMDb5.6

Director · 2 episodes

Series

Twisted Metal

2023–IMDb7.3

Director · 2 episodes

Series

Poker Face

2023–2025IMDb7.7

Director · Executive Producer · 22 episodes

Series

Shantaram

2022IMDb7.4

Director · 6 episodes

The 2010s

19 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Series

Black Monday

2019–2021IMDb7.4

Director · 2 episodes

Series

Wayne

2019IMDb8.3

Director · Executive Producer · 1 episode

Series

American Woman

2018IMDb6.3

Director · 1 episode

Series

Marvel's The Punisher

2017–2019IMDb8.4

Director · 1 episode

Series

I'm Dying Up Here

2017–2018IMDb7.5

Director · 2 episodes

Series

Making History

2017IMDb6.4

Director · 1 episode

Series

The Mick

2017–2018IMDb7.8

Director · 1 episode

Series

Graves

2016–2017IMDb6.6

Director · 3 episodes

The 2000s

11 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Series

Survivors

2008–2010IMDb7.5

Director · 2 episodes

Series

Bonekickers

2008IMDb5.1

Director · 1 episode

Series

The Last Enemy

2008IMDb7.0

Director · 5 episodes

Movie

Mansfield Park

2007IMDb6.2

Director

Not on Cineora

Sorted

2006

Director · 4 episodes

Series

Hotel Babylon

2006–2009IMDb7.5

Director · 3 episodes

Series

Bodies

2004–2005IMDb8.3

Director · 4 episodes

Series

Hustle

2004–2012IMDb8.2

Director · 2 episodes

The 1990s

2 titles

Not on Cineora

Globe Trekker

1994

Director · 3 episodes

Not on Cineora

Cutting Edge

1990

Director · 1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Iain’s titles.

Max BeesleySurvivors, Hotel Babylon and 2 more

Hayley AtwellThe Duchess and Mansfield Park

Julie GrahamSurvivors and Bonekickers

Dominic CooperThe Duchess and Preacher

Tamzin MallesonTeachers and Bodies

Kelly AdamsHustle and Bluestone 42

Mike O'MalleyWayne and Survivor's Remorse

Adrian LesterHustle and Bonekickers