Mark Mainguy has spent most of his life behind a camera. At 20, he opened his first studio, working as a fashion and portrait photographer for magazines like Flare and Toronto Life, as well as magazines like \u201cOutside\u201d in the US. Mark shot hundreds of magazine covers and editorials, as well as celebrities the like of Ted Danson, Jay Leno, and Margaret Thatcher.
In his late 20\u2019s,Mark began directing television commercials. Mark spent the next decade establishing himself as one of Canada\u2019s busiest commercial directors. He has shot over 300 television commercials, He was a finalist at Cannes and won a gold at the London International Awards as well as Clio for his campaign \u201cPlenty of Syph\u201d.

In longer formats, his films 'Fat Kid', and \u2018Pizza Shop' met with acclaim, screening at Sundance and Cannes. He directed Samantha Bee\u2019s pilot for CBC called 'Not this but This\u2019 and worked on the 'Jon Dore Show' for the Comedy Network. On the dramatic side, he has directed fact base dramas such as \u2018Motives and Murders\u2019, \u2018Mayday\u2019, \u2018Surviving Evil\u2019, Karma\u2019s a Bitch\u2019, and \u2018Detectives Club\u2019.Most recently, directing all eight one hour episodes of the drama-doc hybrid \u201cAmerican Lawmen\u201d.