direct Thor: The Dark World (2013) a superhero film and sequel to 2011's Thor. He was approached by Marvel producer Kevin Feige following director Patty Jenkins exit from the project and hoped he would inject a darker tone into the project after seeing Taylor's work on Game of Thrones. Taylor's next film was Terminator Genisys, a film that Taylor hoped to fix following his reading of the script, citing his love of the first two Terminator films. After directing nine episodes for the HBO series The Sopranos, Taylor was approached by show creator David Chase to return to direct the 2021 prequel film The Many Saints of Newark. In August 2022, it was announced that Taylor was hired to direct multiple episodes of the second season of House of the Dragon. Personal life Taylor currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, he has three children with award-winning makeup artist Nicki Ledermann Directing filmography Film Television That Burning Question (1988) Homicide: Life on the Street TV series episode "Mercy" episode "Blood Ties" episode "The Wedding" episode "A Dog and Pony Show" episode "Autofocus" episode "The True Test" episode "Forgive Us Our Trespasses" Oz (1997) TV series episode 1.06 "To Your Health" episode 2.06 "Strange Bedfellows" Trinity (1998) TV series episode "Breaking In, Breaking Out, Breaking Up, Breaking Down" Sex and the City (1998) TV series episode 2.09 "Old Dogs, New Dicks" episode 2.14 "The Fuck Buddy" episode 4.15 "Change of a Dress" episode 4.16 "Ring a Ding-Ding" episode 6.07 "The Post-it Always Sticks Twice" episode 6.08 "The Catch" Now and Again (1999) TV series episode "Over Easy" The Sopranos (1999) TV series episode 1.06 "Pax Soprana" episode 4.10 "The Strong, Silent Type" episode 5.02 "Rat Pack" episode 6.04 "The Fleshy Part of the Thigh" episode 6.09 "The Ride" episode 6.12 "Kaisha" episode 6.14 "Stage 5" episode 6.18 "Kennedy and Heidi" episode 6.20 "The Blue Comet" The West Wing (1999) TV series episode 1.08 "Enemies" episode 1.16 "20 Hours in L.A." Six Feet Under (2001) TV series episode 2.08 "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" Keen Eddie (2003) episode "Sticky Fingers" Carnivàle (2003) TV series episode 2.07 "Damascus, NE" Deadwood (2004) TV series episode 1.04 "Here Was a Man" episode 2.04 "Requiem for a Gleet" Lost (2004) TV series episode 2.04 "Everybody Hates Hugo" Rome (2005) TV series episode 1.10 "Triumph" episode 1.12 "Kalends of February" Big Love (2006) TV series