---
name: "Iain B. MacDonald"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/iain-b-macdonald"
fi1m_id: "iain-b-macdonald"
imdb_id: "nm1564798"
tmdb_id: 80161
wikidata_id: "Q16731761"
roles: ["Director","Producer"]
born: "1 January 1901"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "director"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-12T04:01:55.653123+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Iain B. MacDonald

## Identity

Iain B. MacDonald

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/iain-b-macdonald
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** iain-b-macdonald
- **IMDb ID:** nm1564798
- **TMDB ID:** 80161
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16731761
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iain_B._MacDonald, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16731761, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1564798/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/80161

Director and producer. Born 1 January 1901 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1901, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Also known as:** Iain MacDonald
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 7: 6 directing, 1 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Joe Lawson](https://film.one/person/joe-lawson.md), [John Dahl](https://film.one/person/john-dahl.md), [Jude Weng](https://film.one/person/jude-weng.md), [Tamzin Malleson](https://film.one/person/tamzin-malleson.md)
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as director, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 75 (3), 2010s 71 (2), 2020s 78 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 71 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 3, Crime 2, Action & Adventure 1, Mystery 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iain_B._MacDonald, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16731761, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1564798/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/80161

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Poker Face*](https://film.one/tv/poker-face.md) (82)
- **Tubi:** [*Teachers*](https://film.one/tv/teachers.md) (76)
- **Disney+:** [*Daredevil: Born Again*](https://film.one/tv/daredevil-born-again.md) (74)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Episodes*](https://film.one/tv/episodes.md) (72)
- **Netflix:** [*Shameless*](https://film.one/tv/shameless-2011.md) (70)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Iain B. MacDonald is an Irish and English television director and producer. He was born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, and is a co-creator of the Essex International Film Festival.

He began his career in the early 1990s making arts documentaries, including *Gilbert & George: Day Tripping*. After winning the Best Short Film Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2004 for *Billy’s Day Out*, he moved into television drama, directing UK series such as *Bodies*, *Mansfield Park* and *Episodes*. He received a Primetime Emmy nomination in 2014 for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for *Episodes*.

Since relocating to Los Angeles in 2015, MacDonald has directed multiple episodes of *Shameless* (17 episodes, 2016–2021) and served as a producer on the series. His other credits include *Preacher*, *Shantaram*, *Poker Face* (director of two episodes and executive producer, 2023), *Twisted Metal* and *Daredevil: Born Again*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, sdgi.ie, essexinternationalfilmfestival.com, tvmaze.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

### Directed (6) — the average rests on these

- *Daredevil: Born Again* (2025), Fi1m 74, Director, Second Unit Director, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/daredevil-born-again.md)
- *Poker Face* (2023), Fi1m 82, Director, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/poker-face.md)
- *Episodes* (2011), Fi1m 72, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/episodes.md)
- *Shameless* (2011), Fi1m 70, Co-Executive Producer, Director, Executive Producer, Supervising Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless-2011.md)
- *Bodies* (2004), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/bodies.md)
- *Teachers* (2001), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/teachers.md)

### Crew (1)

- *The Duchess* (2008), Fi1m 66, Second Unit Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-duchess.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Big Mistakes* (2026), series, Director
- *Gilbert & George Daytripping Forever!* (2025), Director
- *Good American Family* (2025), series, Director
- *Daredevil: Born Again* (2025), series, Director, Executive Producer, Second Unit Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/daredevil-born-again.md)
- *Cruel Intentions* (2024), series, Director
- *Twisted Metal* (2023), series, Director
- *Poker Face* (2023), series, Executive Producer, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/poker-face.md)
- *Shantaram* (2022), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer
- *Shameless Hall of Shame* (2020), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Black Monday* (2019), series, Director
- *Wayne* (2019), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *American Woman* (2018), series, Director
- *Marvel's The Punisher* (2017), series, Director
- *I'm Dying Up Here* (2017), series, Director
- *Making History* (2017), series, Director
- *The Mick* (2017), series, Director
- *Graves* (2016), series, Director
- *Preacher* (2016), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer
- *Casual* (2015), series, Director
- *The Scarecrow* (2015), Associate Producer
- *Asylum* (2015), series, Director
- *Survivor's Remorse* (2014), series, Director
- *Mr Invisible* (2013), Associate Producer
- *Bluestone 42* (2013), series, Director
- *Great Night Out* (2013), series, Director
- *Treasure Guards* (2011), Director
- *Combat Hospital* (2011), series, Director
- *White Van Man* (2011), series, Director
- *Shameless* (2011), series, Director, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Supervising Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless-2011.md)
- *Episodes* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/episodes.md)
- *The Games That Time Forgot: Cricket on Horseback and Other Forgotten Sports* (2010), First Assistant Director
- *Survivors* (2008), series, Director
- *The Duchess* (2008), Second Unit Director — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-duchess.md)
- *Bonekickers* (2008), series, Director
- *The Last Enemy* (2008), series, Director
- *Mansfield Park* (2007), Director
- *Sorted* (2006), series, Director
- *Hotel Babylon* (2006), series, Director
- *Bodies* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/bodies.md)
- *Hustle* (2004), series, Director
- *Apply Immediately* (2003), series, Director
- *Teachers* (2001), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/teachers.md)
- *Doctors* (2000), series, Director
- *Globe Trekker* (1994), series, Director
- *Cutting Edge* (1990), series, Director
- *Treks in a Wild World*, series, Director, Director of Photography
- *PHORID*, Executive Producer

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2014: Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (nominated), for *Episodes*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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