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Mark Deeble

Director, writer and cinematographer, also actor

Mark Deeble is a cinematographer and director/writer. He has produced multi-award winning 'authored' films with his partner Victoria Stone, both above and below water, for 30 years. Their films have been shown in more than 140 countries with audiences in excess of 600 million. The Queen of Trees was called a 'masterpiece' by Sir David Attenborough. Amongst its many awards are a Peabody and United Nations Award. Their Emmy®-winning Mzima joined a filmography which includes A Little Fish in Deep Water, Tale of the Tides, The Tides of Kirawira, and Here Be Dragons. The Elephant Queen is the couple's most recent film for which Mark's cinematography won awards at DOC NYC 2019 and the 2020 JacksonWIld Media Awards. Mark is a passionate conservationist with a degree in Zoology from Imperial College and 3 years marine zoology postgraduate research.

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Works as
Director, writer and cinematographer, also actor
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 27% in 30 days

What are Mark Deeble's films like?

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

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
2
Contemplative
3
Tense
1
Joyful
1
Melancholic
1
Other
2

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 Deeble's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Mark Deeble'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

10 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Once Upon a Time in Tsavo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer

  • L'elefante e la termite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • The Elephant Queen(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • The Hunt(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
  • Enchanted Kingdom(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • The Queen of Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Tale of the Tides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • A Little Fish in Deep Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • The First Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Additional Photography

  • National Geographic Explorer(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 1985 to 2023.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing6 of 9: 2 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting4 of 9: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleCinematography3 of 9: 1 only cinematography, 2 with another roleOther crew3 of 9: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

9 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s2 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Who does Mark Deeble work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mark Deeble's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nigel Buck shares the most, 3.

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles