Alan Taylor

8 films directed

Biography

Alan Taylor (born January 13, 1959) is an American television director, film director, screenwriter, and television producer. He is best known for his work on television series such as The Sopranos, Sex and the City, Mad Men, and Game of Thrones. He also directed films such as Palookaville, Thor: The Dark World, Terminator Genisys, and The Many Saints of Newark.

In 2007, Taylor won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for The Sopranos episode "Kennedy and Heidi." In 2008 and 2018, he was also nominated in the same category for the Mad Men episode "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" and the Game of Thrones episode "Beyond the Wall," respectively.

Taylor's father, James J. Taylor, was a private in the U.S. Army translating for Voice of America, stationed in Yokohama, who subsequently held numerous jobs before becoming a videographer in Washington, D.C. Taylor's mother, Mimi Cazort, was curator emerita for the National Gallery of Canada. His sister is the indie rock musician Anna Domino.

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Recurring actors

Kim Dickens 2

The career in numbers

US$ 375 mi Total budget from 4 film(s) with data
US$ 1.1 bi Total box office from 3 film(s) with data
US$ 94 mi Average budget from 4 film(s) with data
US$ 366 mi Average box office from 3 film(s) with data
6.3 Average rating from 3 film(s) with data
2.9× Return on investment from 3 film(s) with data

Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.

Films directed

Film	Year	Budget	Box office	Rating
The Many Saints of Newark	2021	US$ 50 mi	US$ 13 mi	6.3
Terminator Genisys	2015	US$ 155 mi	US$ 441 mi	6.0
Thor: The Dark World	2013	US$ 170 mi	US$ 645 mi	6.5
1%	2008	—	—	7.8
Kill the Poor	2003	—	—	5.3
The Emperor's New Clothes	2001	—	—	6.8
Palookaville	1996	US$ 315,230	—	5.9
That Burning Question	1991	—	—	—