Michelle MacLaren

Michelle MacLaren
Born	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Television director, television producer, film producer, film director
Years active	1989–present
Notable work	Game of Thrones The Walking Dead Breaking Bad Harsh Realm The X-Files Westworld Booker

Michelle Maxwell MacLaren is a television director and producer. She has directed episodes of The X-Files, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, and Westworld.

MacLaren won two back-to-back Primetime Emmy Awards for producing Breaking Bad in 2013 and 2014.

MacLaren grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. She graduated from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.

MacLaren made her directorial debut on the season nine episode of The X-Files, "John Doe", which was written by her future Breaking Bad collaborator Vince Gilligan. She was nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards all for Breaking Bad: one for directing the episode "One Minute" (season 3, episode 7) in 2010, one for directing the episode "Gliding Over All" (season 5, episode 8) in 2013, and the other four in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014 for Outstanding Drama Series, on which she served as an executive producer, winning in 2013 and 2014. She was also nominated for three Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama for Breaking Bad, winning in 2014 and 2015. In June 2014, it was announced MacLaren had signed a two-year first-look deal with HBO.

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