Mark Friedberg

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. He attended Brown University, graduating in 1985. He was friends with fellow Brown student Randall Poster.

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. Friedberg would return to work on Joker: Folie à Deux (2024), and additionally served as an executive producer on the film.

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.

Filmography Film

Television 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 episodesAlso second unit director