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
Born	1987 or 1988 (age 36–37)[1]
Alma mater	University for the Creative Arts
Occupation(s)	Director, writer, producer
Years active	2010–present
Notable work	Loki Sex Education Doctor Who
Website	www.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]

In October 2023, it was announced that Herron and Briony Redman would be writing an episode of Doctor Who.^[8]

In January 2024, it was announced Herron would be a director on the second season of The Last of Us.^[9] In March 2024, it was announced that Herron will direct a film based on The Sims video game franchise and will co-write with Briony Redman.^[10]

Personal life

Herron grew up in southeast London, near Thamesmead.^[11] She is bisexual.^[12][13] She attended the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham, where she studied Film Production.^[14]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
TBA	The Sims	Yes	Yes	No	Co-writer with Briony Redman

Short film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
2010	Frank	Yes	Yes	No
2012	Kill List: The Musical	Yes	Yes	No
	Run Toward Them	Yes	Yes	No
2013	Open House	Yes	Yes	No
2014	Sam & Isobel	Assistant	No	No
	Valentine	Yes	Yes	No
	Healey's House	No	Yes	No
	Rest Stop	Yes	Yes	No
2016	Fan Girl	Yes	No	Yes
2017	Smear	Yes	Yes	No

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Executive Producer	Notes
2017	The Idris Takeover	Yes	No	No	5 episodes
	Summer Comedy Shorts	Yes	No	No	"Ellie White & Vicki Pepperdine's Summer"
	Halloween Comedy Shorts	Yes	No	No	"Twin Thing"
2019	Sex Education	Yes	No	No	4 episodes
	Daybreak	Yes	No	No	"Post Mates"
2021	Loki	Yes	No	Yes	6 episodes
2024	Doctor Who	No	Yes	No	"Rogue" (co-wrote with Briony Redman)
2025	The Last of Us	Yes	No	No	Season 2

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2014	Rhode Island International Film Festival	Best Comedy Short	Rest Stop	Won
2022	Hugo Awards	Best Dramatic Presentation – Short Form	Loki	Nominated