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 Year Title Director Notes 1988 Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen Lenny Wong 1990 A Matter of Degrees W.T. Morgan 1992 In the Soup Alexandre Rockwell 1993 The Ballad of Little Jo Maggie Greenwald 1995 The Perez Family Mira Nair 1996 Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love I'm Not Rappaport Herb Gardner 1997 The Ice Storm Ang Lee 1999 Runaway Bride Garry Marshall Ride with the Devil Ang Lee2000 Autumn in New York Joan Chen Pollock Ed Harris 2001 Kate & Leopold James Mangold 2002 Far from Heaven Todd Haynes2003 Identity James Mangold Coffee and Cigarettes Jim Jarmusch 2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Wes Anderson 2005 Broken Flowers Jim Jarmusch The Producers Susan Stroman 2007 The Darjeeling Limited Wes Anderson Across the Universe Julie Taymor 2008 Synecdoche, New York Charlie Kaufman 2009 Tenderness John Polson State of Play Kevin Macdonald 2010 The Tempest Julie Taymor Morning Glory Roger Michell 2011 The Beaver Jodie Foster New Year's Eve Garry Marshall2014 Noah Darren Aronofsky The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Marc Webb Selma Ava DuVernay 2016 Paterson Jim Jarmusch Also second unit director Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Ang Lee 2017 Wonderstruck Todd Haynes Also second unit director The Upside Neil Burger Also second unit director 2018 If Beale Street Could Talk Barry Jenkins 2019 Joker Todd Phillips 2022 The Whale Darren Aronofsky 2024 Joker: Folie à Deux Todd Phillips Also executive producer Mufasa: The Lion King Barry Jenkins 2025 Highest 2 Lowest Spike Lee Father Mother Sister Brother Jim Jarmusch Caught Stealing Darren Aronofsky TBA Fernando Meirelles Post-production
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
References
External links Mark Friedberg at the Internet Movie Database