Born 1964 (age 61) · Wyandotte, Michigan, USA
Appears in 25 titles

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.

Filmography

Mean Girls
7.2
Mean Girls
2004
Director
Freaky Friday
6.6
Freaky Friday
2003
Director
Mr. Popper's Penguins
6.0
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011
Director
The Spiderwick Chronicles
6.7
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
Director
Just Like Heaven
7.0
Just Like Heaven
2005
Director
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
6.0
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2009
Director
Vampire Academy
6.3
Vampire Academy
2014
Director
He's All That
6.5
He's All That
2021
Director
Bad Santa 2
5.4
Bad Santa 2
2016
Director
Mother of the Bride
5.9
Mother of the Bride
2024
Director
Head Over Heels
5.6
Head Over Heels
2001
Director
La Dolce Villa
6.3
La Dolce Villa
2025
Director
Magic Camp
6.8
Magic Camp
2020
Director
The House of Yes
6.2
The House of Yes
1997
Director
Warning: Parental Advisory
6.8
Warning: Parental Advisory
2002
Director
3.3
Salem Rogers
2015
Director
Harvest Moon
Director
Inversion
Inversion
Director
Hershey
Hershey
2026
Director