Directors
by emmalawson99 | created - 20 Feb 2019 | updated - 20 Feb 2019 | Public
1. Andrea Arnold
Director | American Honey
Andrea Arnold was born on April 5, 1961 in Dartford, Kent, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for American Honey (2016), Fish Tank (2009) and Red Road (2006).
2. Jim Field Smith
Director | Criminal: UK
Jim Field Smith was born on February 20, 1979 in England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Criminal: UK (2019), Stag (2016) and The Wrong Mans (2013).
3. Jim O'Hanlon
Script_department | Coronation Street
Jim O'Hanlon was born on November 3, 1970 in Dublin, Ireland. He is a director and producer, known for Coronation Street (1960), Trying (2020) and Catastrophe (2015).
4. Nisha Ganatra
Director | Chutney Popcorn
Nisha Ganatra is a Golden Globe winner and an Emmy nominee for her work as the Director/Producer of "Transparent." Recently she directed THE HIGH NOTE for Working Title and Focus Features, starring Tracee Ellis Ross, Ice Cube, June Diane Raphael, Dakota Johnson, and Kelvin Harrison Jr.
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5. Richard Laxton
Director | Mum
Richard Laxton started his career with the short film I Bet It Will Rain in 1992. Initially he mainly worked for TV production, and was nominated for British Academy Film Awards for several of his TV episodes. In 2006 he made his first feature film Life and Lyrics. His next feature films were Grow ...
6. Kate Winslet
Actress | Titanic
Ask Kate Winslet what she likes about any of her characters, and the word "ballsy" is bound to pop up at least once. The British actress has made a point of eschewing straightforward pretty-girl parts in favor of more devilish damsels; as a result, she's built an eclectic resume that runs the gamut...
7. Susan Tully
Actress | EastEnders
Susan Tully was born on October 20, 1967 in Highgate, London, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for EastEnders (1985), Up 'n' Under (1998) and Stella (2012).
8. Becky Martin
Director | Peep Show
Becky Martin is known for Peep Show (2003), Veep (2012) and Succession (2018).
9. Aneil Karia
Director | The Long Goodbye
Aneil Karia is known for The Long Goodbye (2020), Surge (2020) and Beat (2013).
10. Otto Bathurst
Director | Robin Hood
Otto Bathurst was born in June 1971 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Robin Hood (2018), Peaky Blinders (2013) and Black Mirror (2011).
11. Gordon Anderson
Director | Lovesick
Gordon Anderson was born in Stirling, Scotland. He began his career in the theatre, training at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. He went on to direct for many of the leading UK theatre and opera companies, including the Royal Court Theatre, the Royal National Theatre and Scottish Opera...
12. John Carney
Director | Sing Street
John Carney was born in 1972 in Dublin, Ireland. He is a director and producer, known for Sing Street (2016), Once (2007) and Flora and Son (2023).
13. Owen Harris
Director | Black Mirror
Owen directed and executive produced the pilot plus four episodes of 'Mrs Davis' for Peacock/ WBTV. Owen won the Emmy for Outstanding Made for Television Movie for Black Mirror's "San Junipero," which remains one of the most beloved and critically acclaimed episodes of the Black Mirror series, ...
14. Toby Haynes
Director | Andor
Toby Haynes is working on the as yet un-named Star Wars: Cassian Andor series for Disney+. In 2020, he was nominated by BAFTA for his work on Brexit: The Uncivil War for both Best Director and Best Single Film. Brexit written by James Graham and starring Benedict Cumberbatch was also nominated for ...
15. Richard Ayoade
Writer | Submarine
Richard Ellef Ayoade was born in Hammersmith, and grew up in Suffolk, in England, the son of a Norwegian mother, Dagny Amalie (Baassuik), and a Nigerian father, Layide Ade Laditi Ayoade. He studied Law at Cambridge university, and followed in the footsteps of British Comedy legends like Monty ...
16. Michael Winterbottom
Director | A Mighty Heart
Michael took an English degree at Oxford then trained in film at Bristol and London breaking into television via the cutting room at Thames Television. He made his directorial debut with two documentaries on Ingmar Bergman His production of Love Lies Bleeding won the Silver Award at the 1993 New ...
17. Steve Bendelack
Director | Mr. Bean's Holiday
Steve Bendelack is known for Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007), False Indigo (2020) and Friday Night Dinner (2011).
18. Al Campbell
Director | Code 404
Al Campbell is known for Code 404 (2020), Two Weeks to Live (2020) and Death to 2020 (2020).
19. Ben Palmer
Director | The Inbetweeners Movie
Ben Palmer is known for The Inbetweeners (2011), Breeders (2020) and Man Up (2015).
20. Chris Addison
Actor | The Thick of It
Born in Cardiff, Chris Addison grew up in Manchester where he attended the Manchester Grammar School before going on to study at the University of Birmingham. Following his graduation in 1994, he put ambitions to direct theatre on hold and "drifted into stand-up comedy" which became his full-time ...
21. Mackenzie Crook
Actor | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Mackenzie Crook, one of British comedy's best-known faces, who collected Star Wars figurines as a child, is now immortalized in plastic as a six-inch-high pirate action figure. He was born Paul Mackenzie Crook on September 29, 1971, in Maidstone, Kent, England, UK. His father worked for British ...
22. Andy De Emmony
Director | West Is West
Andy De Emmony is known for West Is West (2010), The Wipers Times (2013) and Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! (2006).
23. Coky Giedroyc
Director | Save Me
Coky Giedroyc was born in 1962 in Hong Kong. She is a director, known for Save Me (2018), The Hour (2011) and How to Build a Girl (2019). She has been married to Tom Bowyer since July 28, 1998. They have three children.
24. Alex Hardcastle
Director | A Young Doctor's Notebook & Other Stories
Alex Hardcastle is an award-winning director of film and television, and has worked with some of the biggest names in comedy and drama including Robin Williams, Steve Carell, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Chris Pratt, Daniel Radcliffe and Rebel Wilson.
Alex has directed nearly 200 episodes of television,...
25. Tim Kirkby
Director | The Pentaverate
Tim Kirkby was born on November 13, 1970 in Sidcup, Kent, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for The Pentaverate (2022), Last Looks (2021) and Fleabag (2016).
26. Harry Bradbeer
Director | Enola Holmes 2
Harry is a multi award-winning director who began his career as assistant to John Schlesinger. He worked with the producer Tony Garnett on the cult hit This Life before becoming lead director on The Cops which won the BAFTA for Best Series two years in a row. Harry's other work includes The Hour ...
27. Jesse Peretz
Director | Our Idiot Brother
Jesse Peretz was born in 1968. He is a director and producer, known for Our Idiot Brother (2011), Girls (2012) and GLOW (2017).
28. Stephen Merchant
Producer | Extras
Stephen James Merchant is an English actor, comedian, director, presenter and writer.
Alongside Ricky Gervais, Merchant was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series The Office (2001-2003), and co-writer, co-director, and co-star of both Extras (2005-2007) and Life's Too Short (...
29. Mike Newell
Director | Four Weddings and a Funeral
Mike Newell was born on March 28, 1942 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) and Donnie Brasco (1997). He is married to Bernice Stegers. They have three children.
30. Will Sharpe
Actor | Flowers
Will Sharpe was born on September 22, 1986 in Camden, London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Flowers (2016), Landscapers (2021) and The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021).
31. David Kerr
Director | Man vs Bee
David Kerr is a BAFTA-winning Film & TV Director. "Man Vs. Bee", his original comedy series, landed on Netflix 24 June 2022. David directed all nine episodes - starring the legendary Rowan Atkinson.
David's first feature, "Johnny English Strikes Again", also starred Rowan - alongside Emma Thompson. ...
32. Ben Wheatley
Director | Free Fire
Ben Wheatley was born in May 1972 in Billericay, Essex, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Free Fire (2016), Kill List (2011) and Sightseers (2012).
33. S.J. Clarkson
Director | Madame Web
S.J. Clarkson is known for Madame Web (2024), The Defenders (2017) and Life on Mars (2006).
34. Mark Mylod
Producer | Succession
Mark Mylod is known for Succession (2018), Game of Thrones (2011) and Shameless (2011). He is married to Amy Westcott. They have four children.
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