Directed credits
20
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Mark Waters
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.1
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 18Directed series: 2All crew credits: 23
TMDB ID: 54050
IMDb ID: nm0914134
Known for: Directing
Born: June 30, 1964
Age: 61
Place of birth: Wyandotte, Michigan, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1997 - 2025
Years active: 29
Average TMDB rating: 6.49
Also known as
Mark S. Waters
Frequent jobs
Director (19)Director of Photography (1)Executive Producer (2)Producer (1)
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Waters (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Mark Waters.
6.3
La Dolce Villa
Director
2025 Movie
5.9
Mother of the Bride
Director
2024 Movie
6.5
He's All That
Director
2021 Movie
6.9
Magic Camp
Director
2020 Movie
3.3
Salem Rogers
Director
2015 Movie
Cheerleader Death Squad
Director
2015 Movie
6.3
Vampire Academy
Director
2014 Movie
6.0
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Director
2011 Movie
6.0
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Director
2009 Movie
6.7
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Director
2008 Movie
7.0
Just Like Heaven
Director
2005 Movie
7.2
Mean Girls
Director
2004 Movie
6.6
Freaky Friday
Director
2003 Movie
6.6
Warning: Parental Advisory
Director
2002 Movie
5.6
Head Over Heels
Director
2001 Movie
6.2
The House of Yes
Director
1997 Movie
Inversion
Director
Movie
Hershey
Director
Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Mark Waters.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Mark Waters.
7.3
(500) Days of Summer
Producer
2009 Movie
7.2
Mean Girls
Director
2004 Movie
7.0
Just Like Heaven
Director
2005 Movie
6.9
Magic Camp
Director
2020 Movie
6.7
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Director
2008 Movie
6.6
Freaky Friday
Director
2003 Movie
6.5
He's All That
Director
2021 Movie
6.3
Vampire Academy
Director
2014 Movie
6.3
La Dolce Villa
Director
2025 Movie
6.2
The House of Yes
Director
1997 Movie
6.0
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Director
2011 Movie
6.0
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Director
2009 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Mark Waters.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Mark Waters.
7.2
Mean Girls
Director
2004 Movie
7.3
(500) Days of Summer
Producer
2009 Movie
6.7
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Director
2008 Movie
6.6
Freaky Friday
Director
2003 Movie
6.0
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Director
2011 Movie
6.3
Vampire Academy
Director
2014 Movie
6.5
He's All That
Director
2021 Movie
7.0
Just Like Heaven
Director
2005 Movie
5.4
Bad Santa 2
Executive Producer
2016 Movie
5.9
Mother of the Bride
Director
2024 Movie
6.9
Magic Camp
Director
2020 Movie
6.3
La Dolce Villa
Director
2025 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Mark Waters.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Mark Waters.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Mark Waters.
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Mark Waters.