Tom Shankland

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).

  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.