Marek Losey is best known for his taut, psychological thriller, THE HIDE. A micro-budget feature that received excellent critical acclaim with comparisons to the original SLEUTH. His two-hander collected nominations at The Evening Standard Film Awards, The British Independent Film Awards and The Writer’s Guild. Accolades followed with a further six nominations and seven awards internationally.
Marek’s most recent work has been in primetime television dramas. His YA sci-fi show, SILVERPOINT, for Hulu, earned him BAFTA and Royal Television nominations. His BBC YA show, A KIND OF SPARK, created by and starring neurodivergent actors, received huge critical acclaim, winning in 2024 two Royal Television Awards, a Broadcast Award and receiving nominations at the Emmys, the Rockie Awards, Rose d’Or. Marek’s passion for genre work has led him to direct fantasy, sci-fi, action and thrillers including, BEOWULF, Stan Lee’s super hero creation, LUCKY MAN, two features for the Emmy-winning fantasy show, FREE REIN. From YA to adult, his focus on performance has seen collaborations with Brenda Blethyn, Matthew Goode, Luke Treadaway, Gemma Jones, John Hurt and Joanne Whalley for studios NETFLIX, UNIVERSAL, ITV STUDIOS, HULU, PBS, BYU TV and the BBC, to name a few.
Starting his career in the film industry as a runner at age 16, he went on to direct numerous award-winning advertising campaigns for many of the world’s best known brands. British born to American parents, he is the grandson of blacklisted Hollywood director, Joseph Losey, and the son of producer, Gavrik Losey. Marek is currently casting ANGEL’S FIGHT, the dystopian, action feature he has co written. Produced by Eric Hedayat (EXTRACTION, SKYSCRAPER), Peter Smith (KANDAHAR, DESERT WARRIOR) and distributed by Capstone Pictures.
A Kind of Spark, season 2
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Drama
by BYU TV America, BBC (Drama, Family and Fantasy)
Director Addie's memorial has made her a local hero, but the attention of a mean-spirited troll signals the start of a new mystery. Who is LostGirl22? And what is her problem with Juniper?
A Kind of Spark, season 1
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Drama
by BYU TV America, BBC (Drama, Family and Fantasy)
Director Addie, an autistic girl tries to get her village to make a memorial to the women who were put on trial for witchcraft there whom she believes were likely just autistic like her.
Silverpoint
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Drama
by HULU, BBC (Drama, Family, Fantasy and Sci-Fi)
Director In 1997, four kids vanish in Silverpoint Woods. 23 years later, one boy tries to find out what happened.
Free Rein: Valentine's Day
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TV Movie
by Netflix (Family and Fantasy)
Director Love is in the air as Zoe and friends go on a quest to find a fabled Maid's Stone. But when rivalry blinds them to danger, it's Raven to the rescue.
Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas
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TV Movie
by Netflix (Family and Fantasy)
Director While Bright Fields preps for its Mistletoe Ball, a broken ornament leads Zoe to a family secret, while Gaby finds herself at the mercy of new boss Mia.
Beowulf
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Drama
by ITV Studios, Syfy Universal, Koch Media (Action, Drama and Fantasy)
Director Heroic legend Beowulf gallops through the epic and mythical Shieldlands, to his childhood home of Herot, hoping to set right past wrongs.
Stan Lee's Lucky Man
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by NBC Universal, SKY 1, Carnival Film & Television (Action, Drama and Fantasy)
Director From the mind of comic book legend Stan Lee comes a bold new action crime series about a brilliant but flawed police officer with the power to control luck.
Brief Encounters
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Drama
by CPL Productions, ITV Studios (Comedy and Drama)
Director In the early 1980s the lives of four ordinary women, their husbands, mothers, families, and community are turned around when they become Ann Summers party plan saleswomen.
VERA - Dark Road
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Drama
by ITV Studios, PBS America (Drama and Thriller)
Director Vera investigates the murder of a 56-year-old woman discovered by a young girl on the wild and desolate Northumberland moors.
Silent Witness
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Drama
by BBC Studios (Drama and Thriller)
Director A shootout at a City hotel leaves young Ukrainian nanny Sofia Teplov dead, along with an unknown hitman. The Russian oligarch target Maksim Bazhanov narrowly escapes.
VERA - Changing Tides
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Drama
by ITV Studios, PBS Amarica (Drama and Thriller)
Director Vera investigates a suspicious fire that rips through a holiday park on the Northumberland coast.
Breathless
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Drama
by ITV Studios PBS America (Drama)
Director A TV series set in early 1960s England and centered around the doctors and nurses in a gynecology ward.
13 Steps Down
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Drama
by ITV Studios, Endemol, Parallel Film Productions (Drama and Thriller)
Director Mix Cellini is obsessed. And not just with the supermodel he's been stalking. He's also endlessly fascinated by the life of Reggie Christie, the infamous serial killer hanged fifty years ago.
The Poison Tree
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Drama
by STV, ITV Studios (Drama and Thriller)
Director A haunted woman will go to any lengths necessary to protect her family and the secrets she keeps from them.
DCI Banks - Cold is The Grave
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Drama
by ITV Studios. PBS America (Drama and Thriller)
Director Tenacious and stubborn DCI Alan Banks unravels disturbing murder mysteries aided by his young assistants, DS Annie Cabbot and DI Helen Morton.
The Hide
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Film
by Film4 , ICA Cinema , Poisson Rouge Pictures, Vicious Circle Films (Horror and Thriller)
Director On the windswept Suffolk mudflats creaks a bird-hide, inside which hovers Roy Tunt, a prematurely aged, mildly obsessive-compulsive birder. With one more sighting - the elusive sociable plover - he will have 'twitched' the entire British List. Tunt has his shortwave radio, packed-lunch and a portrait of his ex-wife Sandra for company. Suddenly, in the midst of a conversation with Sandra's portrait, the hide door blows open and a bedraggled stranger - unshaven, edgy and bloodied introduces himself as Dave John, a fugitive from the storm. After a tense introduction, the two men discover that they have a good deal in common, sharing sandwiches, tea and personal exchanges which are frank, poignant and often funny. As the two men begin to form a close bond news of a police manhunt sets them both on edge driving their fragile relationship to a tragic conclusion.
Killing Me Softly
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Short
by Smoke Screen (Drama)
Director A mans obsession for nicotine surpasses his obsession for a woman.
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
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Film
by Showtime Networks
Runner Adapted from the Beatrix Potter story of the pignapping of Little Pig Robinson by Captain Barnabus Butcher, who fools Robinson into believing that he is being taken on a trip to visit the land of the Bong tree. What will happen when the much more sinister truth is revealed?
Life is Sweet
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Film
by Palace Pictures
Production Runner
Winner Royal Television Society Northern Ireland Award: A KIND OF SPARK - Best YA Drama
(2024)
Winner Royal Television Society England Award: A KIND OF SPARK - Best YA Drama
(2024)
Winner Broadcast Award Best Children's Programme: A Kind of Spark
(2024)
Nominee Rose d'Or Award Children and Youth: A Kind of Spark
(2023)
Nominee BANFF World Media Festival / Rockie Awards. Best YA drama: A Kind of Spark
(2023)
Nominee Royal Television Society North West Award. Best YA drama: A Kind of Spark
(2023)
Nominee BAFTA YA Award best scripted drama: Silverpoint
(2022)
Winner Royal Television Society England Award: VERA - Best Drama
(2015)
Winner Beaufort International Film Festival, USA. Best Feature Film: The Hide
(2010)
Winner Monaco Film Festival. Creative Achievement Award: The Hide
(2010)
Nominee British Independent Film Awards. Best achievement in production: The Hide
(2009)