7.3
Movie
Directing
Mark Waters
- Born
- (age 62)
- Birthplace
- Wyandotte, Michigan, USA
- Credits
- 26 titles
Biography
Mark Stephen Waters (born June 30, 1964) is an American film director and producer. Waters is perhaps best known for directing Just Like Heaven, Freaky Friday, and Mean Girls, and producing 500 Days of Summer.
He is the brother of screenwriter Daniel Waters and has been married to actress Dina Spybey since 2000. He is a graduate of the American Film Institute and as of September 2006 has a development deal with Paramount pictures. He directed The Spiderwick Chronicles, filming in Montreal in the fall of 2006. In 2008 he shot "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" in Boston. He has a daughter named Zoe.
Waters was one of the 120 invitees to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2006.
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Signature work
Known For
7.3
Movie
7.2
Movie
Mean Girls
6.6
Movie
Freaky Friday
6.0
Movie
Mr. Popper's Penguins
6.7
Movie
The Spiderwick Chronicles
7.0
Movie
Just Like Heaven
6.0
Movie
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
6.3
Movie
Vampire Academy
6.5
Movie
He's All That
5.4
Movie
Bad Santa 2
7.3
TV
Torchwood
5.8
Movie
Mother of the Bride
5.8
Movie
Head Over Heels
7.3
TV
Witches of East End
6.3
Movie
La Dolce Villa
6.9
Movie
Magic Camp
6.2
Movie
The House of Yes
5.6
Movie
Sorry, Haters
Acting credits 1
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | On the Lot TV | (1 ep) |
Crew credits 25
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Harvest Moon Film | Producer, Director |
| TBA | Inversion Film | Director |
| TBA | Return to You Film | Director |
| 2026 | Hershey Film | Director |
| 2025 | La Dolce Villa Film | Director |
| 2024 | Mother of the Bride Film | Director |
| 2021 | He's All That Film | Director |
| 2020 | Magic Camp Film | Director |
| 2016 | Bad Santa 2 Film | Executive Producer, Director |
| 2015 | Salem Rogers Film | Director |
| 2014 | Vampire Academy Film | Director, Executive Producer |
| 2013 | Witches of East End TV | Director, Executive Producer (1 ep) |
| 2012 | Made in Jersey TV | Executive Producer, Director (8 ep) |
| 2011 | Mr. Popper's Penguins Film | Director, Executive Producer |
| 2009 | (500) Days of Summer Film | Producer |
| 2009 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past Film | Director, Executive Producer |
| 2008 | The Spiderwick Chronicles Film | Director |
| 2006 | Torchwood TV | Director of Photography (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Just Like Heaven Film | Director |
| 2005 | Sorry, Haters Film | Executive Producer |
| 2004 | Mean Girls Film | Director |
| 2003 | Freaky Friday Film | Director |
| 2002 | Warning: Parental Advisory Film | Director |
| 2001 | Head Over Heels Film | Director |
| 1997 | The House of Yes Film | Director, Writer |