Experience

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  Netflix

  • Producing Director- ONE PIECE- Season 2

    • Feb 2024 - Present
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  Freelance

  • Drama Director and Writer

    • Jan 2004 - Present
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  KAPLAN / PERRONE ENTERTAINMENT, INC

  • Los Angeles, California, United States

  • Repped by Mike Fera & Ariel Meislin

    • Mar 2023 - Present
    • Los Angeles, California, United States
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  Curtis Brown Group

  • Represented by Nish Panchal and Sam Greenwood

    • Jun 2022 - Present
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  Netflix

  • Director - ONE PIECE

    • May 2022 - Oct 2022
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  BBC America, BBC Studio

  • Drama Director of THE WATCH

    • Nov 2019 - Jan 2021

    The Watch is a genre-busting series that follows a group of misfit cops as they rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe. Uniquely anarchic and thrillingly entertaining, the character-driven drama follows several of Terry Pratchett’s best-loved creations fr...

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  BBC

  • Cardiff, United Kingdom

  • Director- Doctor Who, Series 12

    • May 2019 - Oct 2019
    • Cardiff, United Kingdom

    Director of The Haunting of Villa Diodati and Can You Hear me? Series 12.

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  BBC

  • Director- Silent Witness

    • Sep 2018 - Jan 2019

    Director of the season finale BETRAYAL of Silent Witness.

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  LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Director - GONE

    • May 2018 - Jun 2018
    • London, United Kingdom

    Award winning Short Film written by Suhayla El Bushra, directed by Emma Sullivan.Winner of Fresh Futures 19 Carbon Award. Official festival selections include: Underwire Film Festival *** Nominated for Best Editing***Norwich Film Festival, UKBolton Film Festival, UKHamilton Film Festival, Ontario...

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  Neal Street Productions Ltd

  • London, United Kingdom

  • DIRECTOR - Call The Midwife

    • Aug 2017 - Nov 2017
    • London, United Kingdom

    Director of Ep 6.

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  LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

  • London

  • The Hole, Comedy Short for Lamda

    • May 2017 - Jun 2017
    • London
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  London Short Film Festival

  • London

  • The Stick (The Screenwriter's Revenge)

    • Oct 2016 - Jan 2017
    • London

    A screenwriter sets out to write a story so boring it has the power to kill.Voiceover - Patrick O'KaneDirector of Photography - Alan WrightOriginal drawings - Markus Vater, ArtistAnimation - Andrew Brand at Bad StudioSound recordist and editor- Tasilimn Emiabata at Purple Room StudiosMusic - ...

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  BBC

  • Manchester, United Kingdom

  • Director

    • Jul 2016 - Nov 2016
    • Manchester, United Kingdom

    Directing drama for the BBC.

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  RAMBERT SCHOOL OF BALLET AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE

  • London

  • Independent Filmmaker

    • Jun 2016 - Jul 2016
    • London

    I've made some films for this wonderful dance school with Focuspull Films.

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  Metal Culture

  • Metal Netpark Southend on Sea

  • Collaboration with Artist Alison Ballard

    • Apr 2016 - Jul 2016
    • Metal Netpark Southend on Sea

    Alison Ballard a visual and sound artist asked me to collaborate her on her latest artwork: 'Everyday Fiction' for Metal's NetPark, a collection of specially commissioned, site-specific, digital artworks for Chalkwell Park in Southend-on-Sea. I've been working as a writer for her ...

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  Hofesh Schechter Dance Company

  • London

  • Independent Filmmaker

    • Feb 2016 - Apr 2016
    • London

    A short film created for Hofesh Shechter's participation producer Lucy Moelwyn-Hughes, this short film shows A and AS level students how to dance the Tapwan duet that opens the highly acclaimed and world renowned show POLITICAL MOTHER.

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  University of Greenwich

  • Greenwich, London

  • Visiting Film Tutor

    • Oct 2015 - Apr 2016
    • Greenwich, London

    Visiting Film Tutor for BA Course.

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  London Connected Learning Centre

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Teacher and Filmmaker

    • Jan 2004 - Apr 2016
    • London, United Kingdom
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  Trashmouth Records

  • Very much in South London.

  • The Horseshoe - Meatraffle Promo

    • Jan 2016 - Feb 2016
    • Very much in South London.

    I directed and edited this lo fi good vibe video for Radio 6's favourites Meatraffle. From their debut album Hi Fi Classics.This tune has been played on Radio 6 by Lauren Laverne, Jarvis Cocker, Steve Lamacq and a live session for Mark Riley..

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  British Film Institute Academy

  • London Film Festival

  • Film Tutor

    • Oct 2015 - Oct 2015
    • London Film Festival

    Film Tutor for BFI Academy, O2 & Go Think Big's short film scheme. My group made Middle Passage a three minute short, in one week to precede a screening of Suffragette at the London Film Festival. **** Selected for BFI RAW Shorts ****

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  London Borough of Lambeth

  • Lambeth

  • Director, Producer of Natural Thinkers Film

    • Apr 2015 - Oct 2015
    • Lambeth

    20 minute documentary for Natural Thinkers, a Lambeth programme about reconnecting children to nature in urban environments, helping to tackle obesity, depression and increase wellbeing.

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  CHELSEA PHYSIC GARDEN COMPANY(THE)

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Animation Tutor

    • Aug 2014 - Aug 2015
    • London, United Kingdom
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  Directors UK

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Challenge Alexa- with ARRI and Director's UK

    • Feb 2015 - Apr 2015
    • London, United Kingdom

    Wrote and directed short short is called Finding your Feet that doubles as a test ad and a standalone film.

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  University of Hertfordshire

  • Hatfield

  • Visiting Lecturer

    • Feb 2015 - Feb 2015
    • Hatfield

    Lecturing to second year BA students about directing actors for the screen.

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  Into Film

  • Various locations

  • INTO Film Teacher

    • Feb 2015 - Feb 2015
    • Various locations
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  BBC Radio 4 iPM

  • London, United Kingdom

  • 'Come on mum, it's just death, just relax.' - Listener Interview ...

    • Jan 2015 - Jan 2015
    • London, United Kingdom

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04vr1nq

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  British Film Institute

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Youth Jury Manager for London Film Festival

    • Sep 2014 - Oct 2014
    • London, United Kingdom
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  Mutado Pintado

  • London

  • Director of Music Promo

    • May 2014 - Jun 2014
    • London

    Music promo "Keep On Flying" by Mutado Pintado. Made on a shoestring; I shot, edited and directed it.

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  Holmewood & Triangle Nursery School Federation

  • London

  • Documentary Filmmaker, Director & Producer

    • Apr 2014 - Jun 2014
    • London

    A 30 minute film for this federation of schools to show how they excel as early years educators. Made for parents and teachers alike, this film shows how the head Sue Donovan OBE approaches education.

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  BBC

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Director of Holby City

    • Sep 2013 - Nov 2013
    • London, United Kingdom

    Directed BBC Drama.

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  BBC

  • Director of Doctors

    • Aug 2011 - May 2013

    Director of several blocks of the BBC TV series.

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  Wellcome Trust, Film 4 & BFI

  • Wellcome Trust Screenwriting Prize.

    • Sep 2012 - Sep 2012

    Shortlisted for the Annual Wellcome Trust Screenwriting Prize in collaboration with Film 4 and the BFI.

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  After Tomorrow

  • Director

    • 2008 - 2009