Mark Lafferty

Writer, producer and director

Writers Guild Award winner

Works as: Writer, producer and director
Titles: 11 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 37% in 30 days

What are Mark Lafferty's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

26%

Ideas

20%

Self

14%

Bonds

13%

Power

13%

Society

13%

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd

2

Tense

2

Contemplative

1

Dread

1

Melancholic

1

Other

3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 Fun2 Wistful2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mark Lafferty's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Howdy1 title, show their title on Howdy
Lionsgate+1 title, show their title on Lionsgate+
MovieSphere+1 title, show their title on MovieSphere+

Subscription and free streaming for Mark Lafferty's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

13 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

Talamasca: The Secret Order(2025)
Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Mayfair Witches(2023)
Show 8 episodes · Consulting Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Highway to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Psychopath (Crash)
The Right Stuff(2020)
Show 8 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Teleplay
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
Tales from the Loop(2020)
Show 8 episodes · Consulting Producer
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Castle Rock(2018)
Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Genius(2017)
Show 10 episodes · Supervising Producer
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Manhattan(2014)
Show 4 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Halt and Catch Fire(2014)
Show 10 episodes · Producer · Supervising Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Sports Show with Norm Macdonald(2011)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
White Collar(2009)
Show 3 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Lower Learning(2008)
Director · Writer
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
The Seventh Sense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 2001 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Lower Learning (2008)

$2.8K worldwide

Highest rated

Tales from the Loop (2020)

Midcredits 64^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting1 of 12Directing2 of 12Writing9 of 12 · 59^thProducing7 of 12 · 64^thOther crew1 of 12

12 titles, 7 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

Won a Writers Guild Award in 2019, Long Form Original.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.