Kate Herron (born 1987/1988) is an English director, writer, and producer. She is known for her female-led comedies. She directed and executive produced the first season of the

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series ''Loki''.

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

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on ''Five By Five'', a five-episode drama from ''The Idris Takeover'' for

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. The same year, she was a member of Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe under the Entertainment category. Two years later, she directed four episodes of the

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series ''

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.'' 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

series ''Loki''.

Personal life

Herron grew up in southeast

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, near

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. She is

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. She attended the

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, where she studied Film Production.

Filmography

Short film Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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