Neil Marshall has been working successfully in the feature film and the television industry since his feature debut 'DOG SOLDIERS' in 2002.  His second feature film as both writer and director, 'THE DESCENT' 2005 was an even bigger critical and commercial hit, winning several awards including the BIFA for Best Director, and the Empire award for Best Horror. He followed this success with the post-apocalyptic action movie 'DOOMSDAY' 2008 and historical adventure 'CENTURION' in 2010.

 

In 2012 Neil made his debut in the world of high-end television with Game of Thrones S2 Ep9 'BLACKWATER', and followed that up with S4 Ep9 'THE WATCHERS ON THE WALL' for which he received an Emmy Nomination for Best Director. 

 

Neil has made a considerable name for himself as a tv director, working in the network, cable and streaming arenas on projects such as the pilot episodes of 'BLACK SAILS' for Stars, as well as 'CONSTANTINE' and 'TIMELESS' for NBC.  Neil also directed notable episodes of 'HANNIBAL' for Showtime and 'WESTWORLD' for HBO. In 2017 Neil developed, produced and directed the Netflix reboot of classic sci-fi series ‘LOST IN SPACE', quickly followed the same year by the feature film reboot of ‘HELLBOY' released in 2018.  

 

In 2020 Neil made his return to independent film and the horror genre with the multi-award winning witch-hunt saga 'THE RECKONING' which was the opening movie at Fantasia festival in Canada that year. 2022 saw the release of 'THE LAIR', an all action-creature-feature set in Afghanistan which was the opening night presentation at Frightfest in London and also played Sitges Festival in Spain.

 

Neil switched genres in the summer of 2022 to film the gangster revenge pic 'DUCHESS' on location in the Canary Islands, And in early 2023 he switched genres yet again for the erotic giallo thriller 'COMPULSION' filmed in Malta and due for release in 2026.

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Most recently Neil has produced and edited 4 short action films (each under a minute) commissioned by the BFI and written and directed by JADEY DUFFIELD to promote their ART OF ACTION season this November/December.

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Currently, Neil is developing several feature film and television projects.