Mark Jenkin

Known for: Directing
Born: March 28, 1976, Newlyn, United Kingdom
Movies: 79

Mark Jenkin (born 28 March 1976; Newlyn) is a British (Cornish) director, editor, screenwriter, cinematographer and producer. He wrote and directed the film Bait (2019), which earned him a BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.

Jenkin won the Frank Copplestone First Time Director Award at The Celtic Film & Television Festival in 2002 for his debut film Golden Burn. He followed this success with documentaries, shorts and low-budget feature films including The Man Who Needed a Traffic Light, The Rabbit and The Lobsterman, a documentary on the life of Cornish playwright Nick Darke. His 2007 feature film The Midnight Drives was described by Derek Malcolm, film critic for The Evening Standard as "A moving film about parentage with an exceptional performance from Colin Holt at its centre". Jenkin wrote and directed the 2019 drama film Bait, starring his partner Mary Woodvine. In 2020, Jenkin was recognised as a Cornish Bard for his work in promoting Cornwall’s heritage. In 2022, he created two music videos for the band the Smile.

Best-Known Movies

6.6

Bait

2019

5.4

Enys Men

2023

6.0

Rose of Nevada

2026

6.2

Bronco's House

2015

5.3

The Road to Zennor

2017

5.3

The Essential Cornishman

2016

6.0

Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape

2018

6.5

A Dog Called Discord

2023

6.5

David Bowie Is Dead

2018

6.5

Dear Marianne

2016

Filmography

2026	The Jenkin Way	Self
2026	The Land Demands Blood	Himself
2025	I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash	Self - Narrator
2023	A Dog Called Discord
2018	David Bowie Is Dead	Narrator
2016	Dear Marianne	Narrator
2014	Time, Temperature, Agitation	Himself
2007	The Lark
2004	New Reed
2001	Golden Burn	Lukey

Directing, Writing & Producing

2026	Rose of Nevada	Director, Writer
2025	I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash	Director, Writer
2023	A Dog Called Discord	Writer, Director
2023	The Shout: A Pilgrimage	Director
2023	Enys Men	Director, Writer
2022	29 Hour Long Birthday	Director
2020	Porth Trethek	Director
2020	A Tongueless Man	Director
2019	Hard, Cracked the Wind	Director
2019	Bait	Director, Screenplay
2018	Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape	Director, Writer, Producer
2018	David Bowie Is Dead	Director, Writer
2017	The Road to Zennor	Writer, Producer, Director
2017	Tomato	Director
2016	The Field in Paul Where The Sun Goes to Bed Each Night	Director
2016	Saint-Pol-de-Léon June	Director
2016	Dougie & Jimmy	Director
2016	A Forest	Director
2016	The Essential Cornishman	Producer, Writer, Director
2016	The Lady with the Long Brown Hair	Director
2016	Enough to Fill Up an Eggcup	Director
2016	Dear Marianne	Director
2015	What You See is What You Get	Director
2015	The Fisherman’s Prayer	Director
2015	Sandy Cove	Director
2015	Newlyn Light	Director
2015	Bronco's House	Director, Writer
2015	No.10	Director
2015	London	Director
2014	Skilly	Director
2014	Never Be Me	Director
2014	An Air That Kills	Director
2013	St Buryan to Lamorna/Orange	Producer, Director, Writer
2013	Morgawr	Director
2013	Paris 14	Director
2013	If This Is No-one's Then It's Ours	Director
2013	Plunge	Director
2013	Cape Cornwall Calling/All the White Horses	Producer, Director, Writer
2012	The Darkest Place I Know	Director
2012	The Tournament	Director
2012	The St. Columb Club	Director
2012	Cornish Wrestling	Director
2012	Jubilee Pool	Director
2011	Happy Christmas	Director, Screenplay
2011	You See Me in Whatever Light that You Choose	Director
2011	The Source	Director
2010	Mouette	Producer
2010	The Lost Footage of the Fabulous ‘Shorty’ Backways Brothers	Director
2010	Untitled	Director
2010	Riviera	Director
2009	The Fireman	Director
2009	Last Post	Director, Writer
2009	John & Me	Director
2009	Long Rock	Director
2009	Aurora's Kiss	Producer, Director, Writer
2009	Wake to a Dream	Director
2008	Another Horizon	Writer, Director
2007	The Midnight Drives	Director, Writer
2006	The Mixed Emotions of a Middle Distance Runner	Director
2005	Plug	Director
2005	Thoughts from Inside a Headache	Director, Writer
2005	Talking Coasts	Director
2004	The Rabbit	Producer, Director, Screenplay
2004	New Reed	Director
2004	The Wrecking Season	Producer
2003	City	Director
2003	The Man Who Needed A Traffic Light	Director, Writer
2001	Golden Burn	Screenplay, Producer, Director
2001	The Lobsterman	Director

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