Biog - Mark McQueen - Film & Television Director

01 Intro

I am a BAFTA-nominated director with over 20 years' experience across film, documentary, factual and entertainment. I have directed two top-10 charting, award-winning feature films and been second unit director on others. As a series director, my credits include Top Gear, Dynamo: Magician Impossible, Gadget Man, Gareth Malone's Naked Choir and Made in Chelsea.

02 Backstory

I was born in the North West and spent part of my childhood in Kenya before returning to the UK to finish my education. At 19, work experience at Granada Television in Manchester led directly to my first job in TV. I was directing on terrestrial television by 23 and a series director by 25, on Fifth Gear for Channel 5. After a number of years working in Birmingham, I settled in the suburbs of London, where I live today.

Cars driving along a desert road, filmed for Top Gear

03 Talent

I have worked with numerous high profile on screen talent such as Matt LeBlanc, Robert Carlyle, Jonathan Ross, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, Stephen Fry, Danny Dyer, Kym Marsh, Vic Reeves, Chris Evans, Konnie Huq, Mark Wright and Steve Jones, forming close friendships beyond the project with a number of them.

04 Story & Edit

Story is the key to everything I do. I have thousands of hours of edit experience crafting stories that connect with audiences, whether working with an editor or self-editing on Avid, across Top Gear features, full episodes of TV series, finishing and polishing, promos and hour-long documentaries. I have also self-edited drama, music videos, commercials and all of my own showreels. Knowing what works in the edit lets me capture exactly what is needed on the shoot.

05 Filming

I shoot and light on all high-end cameras (Alexa, Amira, RED, Venice, F55 and more), to a cinematic standard, quickly and creatively.