
Mark Waters
Directing
Born: 1964-06-30 · Wyandotte, Michigan, USA
Biography
Mark Stephen Waters (born June 30, 1964) is an American film director and producer. Waters is perhaps best known for directing Just Like Heaven, Freaky Friday, and Mean Girls, and producing 500 Days of Summer. He is the brother of screenwriter Daniel Waters and has been married to actress Dina Spybey since 2000. He is a graduate of the American Film Institute and as of September 2006 has a development deal with Paramount pictures. He directed The Spiderwick Chronicles, filming in Montreal in th
🎬 Movies (19)

Hershey
2026
Director

La Dolce Villa
2025
Director

Mother of the Bride
2024
Director

He's All That
2021
Director

Magic Camp
2020
Director

Bad Santa 2
2016
Director
Salem Rogers
2015
Director

Vampire Academy
2014
Director

Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011
Director

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2009
Director

(500) Days of Summer
2009
Producer

The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
Director

Just Like Heaven
2005
Director

Sorry, Haters
2005
Executive Producer

Mean Girls
2004
Director

Freaky Friday
2003
Director

Warning: Parental Advisory
2002
Director

Head Over Heels
2001
Director

The House of Yes
1997
Director



