Mark Pellington (born March 17, 1962) is an American film director, writer, and producer.
Early life Pellington was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Bill Pellington, an All-Pro linebacker who played football with the Baltimore Colts for 12 seasons. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1984.
Career Pellington started out working at MTV and directing music videos, for bands including U2, Pearl Jam, and Public Enemy. He then began directing feature films, including Going All the Way (1997), starring Ben Affleck and Rachel Weisz, Arlington Road (1999), starring Tim Robbins and Jeff Bridges, as well as The Mothman Prophecies (2002), starring Richard Gere dealing with mysterious deaths foretold by a strange red-eyed flying creature, Mothman.
Personal life In 2004, Pellington's wife, Jennifer Barrett-Pellington, died of complications from a ruptured colon. They have one daughter.
Filmography Director Feature films Year Title Awards and nominations Ref. 1997 Going All the Way Nominated – Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize 1999 Arlington Road Nominated – Grand Prix Award at the Paris Film FestivalNominated – Saturn Award for Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film 2002 The Mothman Prophecies 2007 U2 3D 2008 Henry Poole Is Here 2011 I Melt with You 2017 The Last Word 2018 Nostalgia2022The Severing TBALone Wolf
Short films & documentaries Year Title Notes 1992 U2: Achtung Baby: the Videos, the Cameos and a Whole Lot of Interference from ZOO-TV 1995 United States of Poetry PBS documentary mini-series 1997 Destination Anywhere Bon Jovi short film 1998 Pearl Jam: Single Video Theory 1999 Alice in Chains: Music Bank: The Videos Of Time and Memory 2002 The Place We Call Earth 2003 Day by Day: A Director's Journey Part 1 & 2 2004 I'm Only Looking – The Best of INXS 2005 The Flaming Lips: VOID (Video Overview in Deceleration) 2005 Keane: Strangers Video: "Everybody's Changing" (U.S. version) 2014 Lone Featuring Chelsea Wolfe 2017 "Soul of the Machine" Aston Martin promo, featuring Tom Brady 2018 "Mirror/Shadow" documentary 2020 Nightwalkers
Television Year Title Notes1990 Buzz Red Hot + Blue ABC TV special (The Jungle Brothers: "I Get a Kick Out of You") 1991 Alive from Off Center 1 episode - "Words in Your Face" 1992 Punch and Judy Get Divorced 1997 Homicide: Life on the Street 1 episode – "Blood Ties: Part 3" 2003–2007 Cold Case 7 episodes 2009 Back2013 Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives Anatomy of Violence Red Widow 1 episode – "Pilot" 2014 Cocaine Cowboys 1 episode – "Pilot" 2015 Blindspot 4 episodes 2018 The Enemy Within 1 episode - "Pilot" 2019 Star Trek: Short Treks 2 episodes 2020 Survive
Music videos
Year Song Artist Ref1985 "Dance Me to the End of Love"Leonard Cohen 1986 "Stay Right Here" Deep 6 1987 "Silent Morning" Noel1988 "What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)" Information Society "Walking Away" Information Society1989 "Say No Go" De La Soul "Repetition" Information Society1990 "Stone Cold Yesterday" The Connells "Love & Tears" Maggie's Dream "Pretty White" Deep 61991 "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" Crystal Waters "Swing It" J.T. "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" P.M. Dawn1992 "One" U2 "Reality Used to Be a Friend of Mine" P.M. Dawn "Television, the Drug of the Nation" The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy "Jeremy" Pearl Jam "Shut 'Em Down" Public Enemy "Drive" R.E.M. "Peace and Love Inc." Information Society1993 "Beautiful Girl" INXS "Independent" Sacred Reich "Rooster" Alice in Chains "Black Lodge" Anthrax "Butterfly" Screaming Trees1994 "'74–'75" The Connells "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe" Whale "Hey Baby" Maggie Estep & I Love Everybody "Trigger Inside" Therapy?1995 "Waydown" Catherine Wheel "Tomorrow" Silverchair "Kickin'" Whale1996 "Ladykillers" Lush "Low" Sacred Reich "Beautiful Girl" Pete Droge & the Sinners1997 "Midnight in Chelsea" Jon Bon Jovi "Queen of New Orleans" Jon Bon Jovi "Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town" Jon Bon Jovi "Staring at Your Window with a Suitcase in My Hand" Jon Bon Jovi1998 "Ugly" Jon Bon Jovi1999 "We're in This Together" Nine Inch Nails2002 "Lonesome Day" Bruce Springsteen "Do You Realize??" (UK version) The Flaming Lips "Half Light" Low featuring Tomandandy2003 "Wasted Time" Kings of Leon2004 "Gravedigger" Dave Matthews "She Has No Time" Keane2005 "Everybody's Changing" Keane "Best of You" Foo Fighters2006 "How to Save a Life" The Fray "Falling by the Wayside" People in Planes2007 "Soulmate" Natasha Bedingfield2008 "Girls in Their Summer Clothes (Winter Mix)" Bruce Springsteen "Henry Poole Is Here" Ron Irizarry "We're Not Beautiful" Emma Ejwertz2009 "One Time We Lived" (version 2) Moby2010 "Syndicate" The Fray "New Morning" Alpha Rev "Laredo" Band of Horses "Infinite Arms" Band of Horses "Hold My Hand" Michael Jackson "Spanking Machines"Permission2011 "Care" Kid Rock "Skyscraper" Demi Lovato2012 "I Won't Give Up" Jason Mraz2014 "Final Masquerade" Linkin Park "Cigarette Daydreams" Cage the Elephant "Cool Kids" Echosmith "Giants" Bear Hands "Feral Love" Chelsea Wolfe "The Waves Have Come" Chelsea Wolfe "Let the Fireflies Fly Away" Mark Mulcahy "Young Blood" Bea Miller "Why Not Me" The Indecent2015 "Human Race" Three Days Grace "Where's the Indifference Now?" Mark Mulcahy "Nightlight" Silversun Pickups2016 "Dynasty" MIIA "Lost Boy" Ruth B 2017 "Gold" The Shelters "Tell Me You Love Me" Demi Lovato 2018 "Fly" Low "Next to Me" Imagine Dragons "Autumn Leaves" Damian Marley2019 "You're Somebody Else" Flora Cash
Producer Feature films Year Title Role Ref. 2000 No Maps for These TerritoriesExecutive Producer 2002 OT: Our Town 2003 Day by Day: A Director's Journey Part I Producer Day by Day: A Director's Journey Part II 2004 Time Well Spent Executive Producer 2003–2007 Cold Case Consulting Producer (77 episodes) 2007 The Man from Earth Executive Producer 2008 Henry Poole Is Here 2009 Shipping and Receiving (short) 2011 I Melt with You Producer 2017 The Last Word Producer 2018 Nostalgia Producer 2022 The Severing Producer
References
External links
Mark Pellington's Official Website Mark Pellington's Guest DJ Set on KCRW KCRW Guest DJ Project