Mark Pellington
Mark Pellington (born March 17, 1962) is an American film director, writer, and producer.
Mark Pellington

Montclair Film · CC BY 4.0
- Name
- Mark Pellington
- Born
- 17 March 1962
- Birthplace
- Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
- Occupation
- Film director, producer, writer, photographer
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- film · television
- Education
- University of Virginia · St. Paul's School
- Languages
- English
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Mark Pellington (born March 17, 1962) is an American film director, writer, and producer.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
Mark Pellington (born 1962) is an American actor, film director and film editor, among other activities. The actor was born in Baltimore.
Mark Pellington studied at University of Virginia. The actor is active in film and television.
Languages used include English. Works by Mark Pellington are held at Harvard Film Archive.
Composed from admitted, traceable facts · 26 September 2026
VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Mark Pellington. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q662257 · wikipedia · Mark Pellington
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Mark Pellington • Born — 17 March 1962 • Birthplace — Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. • Occupation — Film director, producer, writer, photographer • Years Active — 1990–present • Website — markpellington.com
Early life
Early life
Pellington was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Bill Pellington, an All-Pro linebacker who played football with the Baltimore Colts for 12 seasons. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1984.
Career
Career
Pellington started out working at MTV and directing music videos, for bands including U2, Pearl Jam, and Public Enemy. He then began directing feature films, including Going All the Way (1997), starring Ben Affleck and Rachel Weisz, Arlington Road (1999), starring Tim Robbins and Jeff Bridges, as well as The Mothman Prophecies (2002), starring Richard Gere dealing with mysterious deaths foretold by a strange red-eyed flying creature, Mothman.
Personal life
Personal life
In 2004, Pellington's wife, Jennifer Barrett-Pellington, died of complications from a ruptured colon. They have one daughter.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Notes • 1990 — Buzz • Red Hot + Blue — ABC TV special (The Jungle Brothers: "I Get a Kick Out of You") • 1991 — Alive from Off Center — 1 episode - "Words in Your Face" • 1992 — Punch and Judy Get Divorced • 1997 — Homicide: Life on the Street — 1 episode – "Blood Ties: Part 3" • 2003–2007 — Cold Case — 7 episodes • 2009 — Back • 2013 — Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives • Anatomy of Violence • Red Widow — 1 episode – "Pilot" • 2014 — Cocaine Cowboys — 1 episode – "Pilot" • 2015 — Blindspot — 4 episodes • 2018 — The Enemy Within — 1 episode - "Pilot" • 2019 — Star Trek: Short Treks — 2 episodes • 2020 — Survive
Music videos
Music videos
• Year — Song — Artist — Ref • 1985 — "Dance Me to the End of Love" — Leonard Cohen • 1986 — "Stay Right Here" — Deep 6 • 1987 — "Silent Morning" — Noel • 1988 — "What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)" — Information Society • "Walking Away" — Information Society • 1989 — "Say No Go" — De La Soul • "Repetition" — Information Society • 1990 — "Stone Cold Yesterday" — The Connells • "Love & Tears" — Maggie's Dream • "Pretty White" — Deep 6 • 1991 — "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" — Crystal Waters • "Swing It" — J.T. • "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" — P.M. Dawn • 1992 — "One" — U2 • "Reality Used to Be a Friend of Mine" — P.M. Dawn • "Television, the Drug of the Nation" — The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy • "Jeremy" — Pearl Jam • "Shut 'Em Down" — Public Enemy • "Drive" — R.E.M. • "Peace and Love Inc." — Information Society • 1993 — "Beautiful Girl" — INXS • "Independent" — Sacred Reich • "Rooster" — Alice in Chains • "Black Lodge" — Anthrax • "Butterfly" — Screaming Trees • 1994 — "'74–'75" — The Connells • "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe" — Whale • "Hey Baby" — Maggie Estep & I Love Everybody • "Trigger Inside" — Therapy? • 1995 — "Waydown" — Catherine Wheel • "Tomorrow" — Silverchair • "Kickin'" — Whale • 1996 — "Ladykillers" — Lush • "Low" — Sacred Reich • "Beautiful Girl" — Pete Droge & the Sinners • 1997 — "Midnight in Chelsea" — Jon Bon Jovi • "Queen of New Orleans" — Jon Bon Jovi • "Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town" — Jon Bon Jovi • "Staring at Your Window with a Suitcase in My Hand" — Jon Bon Jovi • 1998 — "Ugly" — Jon Bon Jovi • 1999 — "We're in This Together" — Nine Inch Nails • 2002 — "Lonesome Day" — Bruce Springsteen • "Do You Realize??" (UK version) — The Flaming Lips • "Half Light" — Low featuring Tomandandy • 2003 — "Wasted Time" — Kings of Leon • 2004 — "Gravedigger" — Dave Matthews • "She Has No Time" — Keane • 2005 — "Everybody's Changing" — Keane • "Best of You" — Foo Fighters • 2006 — "How to Save a Life" — The Fray • "Falling by the Wayside" — People in Planes • 2007 — "Soulmate" — Natasha Bedingfield • 2008 — "Girls in Their Summer Clothes (Winter Mix)" — Bruce Springsteen • "Henry Poole Is Here" — Ron Irizarry • "We're Not Beautiful" — Emma Ejwertz • 2009 — "One Time We Lived" (version 2) — Moby • 2010 — "Syndicate" — The Fray • "New Morning" — Alpha Rev • "Laredo" — Band of Horses • "Infinite Arms" — Band of Horses • "Hold My Hand" — Michael Jackson • "Spanking Machines" — Permission • 2011 — "Care" — Kid Rock • "Skyscraper" — Demi Lovato • 2012 — "I Won't Give Up" — Jason Mraz • 2014 — "Final Masquerade" — Linkin Park • "Cigarette Daydreams" — Cage the Elephant • "Cool Kids" — Echosmith • "Giants" — Bear Hands • "Feral Love" — Chelsea Wolfe • "The Waves Have Come" — Chelsea Wolfe • "Let the Fireflies Fly Away" — Mark Mulcahy • "Young Blood" — Bea Miller • "Why Not Me" — The Indecent • 2015 — "Human Race" — Three Days Grace • "Where's the Indifference Now?" — Mark Mulcahy • "Nightlight" — Silversun Pickups • 2016 — "Dynasty" — MIIA • "Lost Boy" — Ruth B • 2017 — "Gold" — The Shelters • "Tell Me You Love Me" — Demi Lovato • 2018 — "Fly" — Low • "Next to Me" — Imagine Dragons • "Autumn Leaves" — Damian Marley • 2019 — "You're Somebody Else" — Flora Cash
Feature films
Feature films
• Year — Title — Awards and nominations — Ref. • | 1997 — Going All the Way — Nominated – Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize • | 1999 — Arlington Road — Nominated – Grand Prix Award at the Paris Film Festival Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film • | 2002 — The Mothman Prophecies • | 2007 — U2 3D • | 2008 — Henry Poole Is Here • | 2011 — I Melt with You • | 2017 — The Last Word • | 2018 — Nostalgia • |2022 — |The Severing • |TBA — |Lone Wolf
Short films & documentaries
Short films & documentaries
• Year — Title — Notes • 1992 — U2: Achtung Baby: the Videos, the Cameos and a Whole Lot of Interference from ZOO-TV • 1995 — United States of Poetry — PBS documentary mini-series • 1997 — Destination Anywhere — Bon Jovi short film • 1998 — Pearl Jam: Single Video Theory • 1999 — Alice in Chains: Music Bank: The Videos • Of Time and Memory • 2002 — The Place We Call Earth • 2003 — Day by Day: A Director's Journey Part 1 & 2 • 2004 — I'm Only Looking – The Best of INXS • 2005 — The Flaming Lips: VOID (Video Overview in Deceleration) • 2005 — Keane: Strangers — Video: "Everybody's Changing" (U.S. version) • 2014 — Lone — Featuring Chelsea Wolfe • 2017 — "Soul of the Machine" — Aston Martin promo, featuring Tom Brady • 2018 — "Mirror/Shadow" documentary • 2020 — Nightwalkers
Feature films
Feature films
• Year — Title — Role — Ref. • 2000 — No Maps for These Territories — Executive Producer • 2002 — OT: Our Town • 2003 — Day by Day: A Director's Journey Part I — Producer • Day by Day: A Director's Journey Part II • 2004 — Time Well Spent — Executive Producer • 2003–2007 — Cold Case — Consulting Producer (77 episodes) • 2007 — The Man from Earth — Executive Producer • 2008 — Henry Poole Is Here • 2009 — Shipping and Receiving (short) • 2011 — I Melt with You — Producer • 2017 — The Last Word — Producer • 2018 — Nostalgia — Producer • 2022 — The Severing — Producer

"The Last Word," Sundance 2017, Park City UT
PunkToad from oakland, us · Mark Pellington
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Mark Pellington”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q662257: Mark Pellington
General reference · Wikidata
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Reading Eagle - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
- 2.Williams, Diana. Alum Takes Storytelling from the Small Screen to the Big Screen, and Back Again. UVA Today.
- 3.Lorencoleman.com. Mothman Death List / The Mothman Curse.
- 4.Anderson, John. After a Devastating Loss, a New Subtext. New York Times. 8 August 2008.
- 5.Going All the Way - Awards - IMDb. IMDb.
- 6.Arlington Road - Awards - IMDb. IMDb.
- 7.Nightwalkers. RIFF - Rome Independent Film Festival. 10 November 2020.
- 8.Mark Pellington: My First Shoot.
- 9.InSoc history.
- 10."Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" by Crystal Waters.
- 11.Music Video Encyclopedia – Set Adrift on Memory Bliss.
- 12.LINKIN PARK "Final Masquerade" (Mark Pellington, dir.). VideoStatic.
- 13.Three Days Grace – Human Race – Music Video. YouTube. 14 May 2015.
- 14.flora cash - You're Somebody Else (Official Video). YouTube. 4 November 2018.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessauthority record
General reference
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Film memorabilia
37,408 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Mark O'BrienPerson
- Mark O'RowePerson
- Mark PalanskyPerson
- Mark PaynePerson
- Mark PeploePerson
- Mark PoeppingPerson
- Mark PovinelliPerson
- Mark PrudkinPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Mark Pellington?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.