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My Take
Sapochnik is the kind of director I find myself rooting for: a former storyboard artist who learned to think in images before he ever called action. That foundation shows. When Game of Thrones needed someone to make chaos legible, to turn mud, smoke and panic into something an audience could actually follow, he was the safe pair of hands, and the 2016 Emmy proves it. What interests me most is his range. The man who staged enormous battles also delivered the quiet melancholy of Finch. I tend to trust filmmakers who can swing between spectacle and stillness, and he clearly can. A craftsman worth watching.
Overview
Miguel Sapochnik (born 1 July 1974) is an English film and television director of Argentine origin, and former storyboard artist. For his work as a director on the HBO epic fantasy series Game of Thrones, he won the award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards and Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series at the 69th Directors Guild of America Aw…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Miguel Sapochnik
- Name (Japanese)
- ミゲル・サポチニク
- Reading
- みげる・さぽちにく
- Born
- July 1, 1974 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Tiger
- Origin
- Hammersmith, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / executive producer / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2016 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Finch | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.