Mark Buckland is an American television director and producer. He was an episodic director for The West Wing. He helmed the first season episode "A Proportional Response". He is best known for his work on My Name is Earl where he won a Primetime Emmy for directing the pilot episode. He was also nominated for an Emmy for his work on Scrubs that featured Kathryn Joosten. He has also severed as a director and producer on Ed, Brooklyn South, Medical Investigation, The Jake Effect, Love Bites and Murder One. He also directed two episodes of Aaron Sorkin's Sports Night.