Kate Herron

Kate Herron (born 1987/1988)[1] is an English director, writer, and producer. She is known for her female-led comedies.[2] She directed and executive produced the first season of the Disney+ series Loki.[3]

Kate Herron
Born1987/1988 (age 33–34)[1]
OccupationDirector, writer, producer
Years active2010–present
Notable work
Loki
Sex Education
Websitewww.kateherron.com

Career

Herron began her career writing and directing short films, such as Frank and Rest Stop. She started her television career in 2017 working with Idris Elba on Five By Five, a five-episode drama from The Idris Takeover for BBC Three.[4] The same year, she was a member of Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe under the Entertainment category.[5] Two years later, she directed four episodes of the Netflix series Sex Education.[6] She also directed one episode of Daybreak, another Netflix series.

In August 2019, it was announced she would be directing and executive producing the first season of the Disney+ series Loki.[3][7]

Personal life

Herron grew up in southeast London, near Thamesmead.[8] She is bisexual.[9][10] She attended University for the Creative Arts in Farnham where she studied Film Production.[11]

Filmography
Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Writer Producer
2010 Frank Yes Yes No Short film, also cast
2012 Kill List: The Musical Yes Yes No Short film
Run Toward Them Yes Yes No Short film
2013 Open House Yes Yes No Short film
2014 Sam & Isobel Assistant No No Short film
Valentine Yes Yes No Short film
Healey's House No Yes No Short film
Rest Stop Yes Yes No Short film
2016 Fan Girl Yes No Yes Short film
2017 The Idris Takeover Yes No No Episodes: "Five by Five: Ash", "Five by Five: Chloe", "Five by Five: Lucas", "Five by Five: Janine", "Five by Five: Michael"
Summer Comedy Shorts Yes No No Episode: "Ellie White & Vicki Pepperdine's Summer"
Smear Yes Yes No Short film
Halloween Comedy Shorts Yes No No Episode: "Twin Thing"
2019 Sex Education Yes No No 4 episodes
Daybreak Yes No No Episode: "Post Mates"
2021 Loki Yes No Executive 6 episodes

Awards
Year Award Work Result
2014 Rhode Island International Film Festival Rest Stop Won

References
  1. Kate Herron [@iamkateherron] (May 7, 2016). "At my parents. My mum is insistent that my dad shows me how to use the tap. I'm 28. I really don't know who should be more embarassed" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. Turner, Matt (September 5, 2016). "Festival Focus: Shooter's Encounters #2". ShootingPeople. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  3. Vejvoda, Jim (August 23, 2019). "Loki Will Take Character "to an Entirely New Part of the MCU"". IGN. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  4. Elba, Idris (March 8, 2018). "Idris Elba introduces The Idris Takeover". BBC. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  5. Robehmed, Natalie; Berg, Madeline (2017). "30 Under 30 Europe 2017: Entertainment". Forbes. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  6. Abad-Santos, Alex (January 11, 2019). "Netflix's Sex Education, starring Gillian Anderson, is a sweet and raunchy charmer". Vox. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  7. Bonomolo, Cameron (August 23, 2019). "Loki to Get Six 1-Hour Episodes Directed by Kate Herron". ComicBook. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  8. D'Alessandro, Anthony (2021-06-09). "'Loki' EP & Director Kate Herron On How She Landed The Disney+/Marvel Series Gig – Crew Call Podcast". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  9. Herron, Kate (June 23, 2021). "From the moment I joined @LokiOfficial it was very important to me, and my goal, to acknowledge Loki was bisexual. It is a part of who he is and who I am too. I know this is a small step but I'm happy, and heart is so full, to say that this is now Canon in #mcu #Loki". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  10. Herron, Kate (Sep 23, 2020). "Happy #BiVisibilityDay! Here is a photo of my sleepy bi face. You are valid". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  11. "Breaking Into the Industry With Writer-Director Kate Herron". 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
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