Douglas Mackinnon

Douglas Mackinnon

Director, Producer, Actor, Writer

His Sherlock special won the Emmy for Best Single Television Movie. Good Omens Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 7 wins & 15 nominations. Douglas Mackinnon is a hugely experienced television drama Director with a proven track record of delivering engaging, original and distinctive shows to global audiences. Shows he has directed have won and been nominated for Emmy's, BAFTA's and many other awards, including Best Director in the BAFTA Scotland awards. He show-ran S1 & 2 of Good Omens and Anansi Boys for Amazon. He has directed tens of hours of television, including Line of Duty (S1 & 2), Doctor Who, Outlander, Dirk Gently, Silent Witness, etc. He has directed work of writers such as Russell T Davies (The Grand/ Doctor Who), Steven Moffat (Sherlock, Doctor Who, Jekyll), Neil Gaiman (Good Omens, Anansi Boys), Jed Mercurio (Bodies, Line of Duty), Dominic Mingella (Knightfall), Ronald D Moore (Outlander) and Max Landis (Dirk Gently). In doing so he has worked with acting talent such as Benedict Cumberbatch, David Tennant, Michael Sheen, Frances McDormand, Keeley Hawes, Miranda Richardson, Peter Capaldi, Billy Connolly, Martin Freeman and Jon Hamm.

BAFTA Scotland AwardBest Directing in Film or Television Sherlock Season 1 (2016)

Top titles

  • Sherlock Season 1
  • Doctor Who Season 1
  • Good Omens - Season 1
  • Line of Duty
  • Outlander - Season 7
  • Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Season 1
  • Silent Witness, Season 1
  • The Last Detective Season 1
  • The Vice
  • The Grand Season 1
  • Murder in Suburbia Season 1
  • The Flying Scotsman
  • Knightfall Season 1
  • The Bill, Season 26

Filmography

  • 2019
    Good Omens - Season 1
  • 2017
    Knightfall Season 1
  • 2016
    Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Season 1
  • 2014
    Outlander - Season 7
  • 2012
    Line of Duty
  • 2010
    Sherlock Season 1
  • 2007
    Jekyll Season 1
  • 2006
    Robin Hood
  • The Flying Scotsman
  • 2005
    Doctor Who Season 1
  • 2004
    Murder in Suburbia Season 1
  • 2003
    The Last Detective Season 1
  • 1999
    The Vice
  • 1997
    The Grand Season 1
  • 1996
    Silent Witness, Season 1
  • 1984
    The Bill, Season 26
  • 1983
    Taggart, Set 2

Connections

  • Laura Fraser

    Laura Fraser

  • Brian Cox

    Brian Cox

  • Jonny Lee Miller

    Jonny Lee Miller

Genres

  • Thriller
  • Action & Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Romance
  • Sports
  • Science Fiction