Mark Friedberg is an American production designer and second unit director, known for his collaborations with filmmakers such as Ang Lee, Todd Haynes, Jim Jarmusch, Wes Anderson, and Darren Aronofsky.

A native of Springs, New York, Friedberg was the son of landscape architect M. Paul Friedberg.[1] He attended Brown University, graduating in 1985. He was friends with fellow Brown student Randall Poster.[2]

Friedberg's notable credits include on the films Far from Heaven (2002), Across the Universe (2007), Noah (2014), and Joker (2019), the latter of which earning Friedberg nominations for the BAFTA Award and Critics' Choice Movie Award.[3][4] Friedberg would return to work on Joker: Folie à Deux (2024), and additionally served as an executive producer on the film.[5]

In television, Friedberg worked on the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce, winning the Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Director Notes
1988 Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen Lenny Wong
1990 A Matter of Degrees W.T. Morgan
1992 In the Soup Alexandre Rockwell
1993 The Ballad of Little Jo Maggie Greenwald
1995 The Perez Family Mira Nair
1996 Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
I'm Not Rappaport Herb Gardner
1997 The Ice Storm Ang Lee
1999 Runaway Bride Garry Marshall
Ride with the Devil Ang Lee
2000 Autumn in New York Joan Chen
Pollock Ed Harris
2001 Kate & Leopold James Mangold
2002 Far from Heaven Todd Haynes
2003 Identity James Mangold
Coffee and Cigarettes Jim Jarmusch
2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Wes Anderson
2005 Broken Flowers Jim Jarmusch
The Producers Susan Stroman
2007 The Darjeeling Limited Wes Anderson
Across the Universe Julie Taymor
2008 Synecdoche, New York Charlie Kaufman
2009 Tenderness John Polson
State of Play Kevin Macdonald
2010 The Tempest Julie Taymor
Morning Glory Roger Michell
2011 The Beaver Jodie Foster
New Year's Eve Garry Marshall
2014 Noah Darren Aronofsky
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Marc Webb
Selma Ava DuVernay
2016 Paterson Jim Jarmusch Also second unit director
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Ang Lee
2017 Wonderstruck Todd Haynes Also second unit director
The Upside Neil Burger Also second unit director
2018 If Beale Street Could Talk Barry Jenkins
2019 Joker Todd Phillips
2022 The Whale Darren Aronofsky
2024 Joker: Folie à Deux Todd Phillips Also executive producer
Mufasa: The Lion King Barry Jenkins
2025 Highest 2 Lowest Spike Lee
Father Mother Sister Brother Jim Jarmusch
Caught Stealing Darren Aronofsky
TBA Here Comes the Flood Fernando Meirelles Post-production

Television

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Year Title Notes
1992 The Adventures of Pete & Pete 2 episodes
1998 Sex and the City 1 episode
2011 Mildred Pierce Miniseries, 5 episodes
2021 The Underground Railroad Miniseries, 10 episodes
Also second unit director

References

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  1. "In 'Worlds Imagined: Mark Friedberg', Sag Harbor Cinema Brings a Life in Film Back Home to Springs". The Sag Harbor Express. July 1, 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  2. Gogolak, Emily (February 28, 2013). "World Maker". Brown Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  3. "Film | Production Design in 2020". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. Ramos, Dino-Ray; Boucher, Geoff (January 12, 2020). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Wins Best Picture, Netflix And HBO Among Top Honorees – Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  5. "Joker: Folie à Deux". MSP Film. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  6. Gorman, Bill (September 10, 2011). "2010-11 Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards Winners". Zap2It. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
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