Person
Philip John
Directing
Biography
Philip John is a multi award-winning Welsh writer director. Ex bass player with DIY punk band Reptile Ranch. Philip dumped the music business following an ill-fated busking trip to Paris with a nine-piece rhythm and kazoo outfit performing Motown numbers. His postgraduate short, Suckerfish, was BAFTA nominated. He has also received two Best Director BAFTA nominations for his work on the UK series Being Human. Philip is known for Downton Abbey (2013-15) Outlander (2016) and Irvine Welsh and Dean Cavanagh's scabrous comedy, Wedding Belles (2007). Philip's movie Moon Dogs premiered at the EIFF in 2016 to packed houses and much acclaim, and was chosen for Best of the Fest,. Moon Dogs won Best International First Feature at the Galway Film Fleadh the same year.
Known for
Outlander
Director
New Tricks
Director
Crossing Lines
Director
Marvel's Runaways
Director
Being Human
Director
Marvel's Cloak & Dagger
Director
Wire in the Blood
Director
Ashes to Ashes
Director
Annika
Director
Cutting It
Director
Filmography
- 2024Finders KeepersDirector
- 2021AnnikaDirector
- 2018Marvel's Cloak & DaggerDirector
- 2017Marvel's RunawaysDirector
- 2017BangDirector
- 2017Marvel's Iron FistDirector
- 2017The Good Karma HospitalDirector
- 2017The HalcyonDirector
- 2016Moon DogsDirector
- 2015SpotlessDirector
- 2014OutlanderDirector
- 2013Crossing LinesDirector
- 2011Hanuman the Immortal 2Editor
- 2010AbroadDirector
- 2009SvengaliProducer
- 2009Being HumanDirector
- 2008Ashes to AshesDirector
- 2008MistressesDirector
- 2007Wedding BellesDirector
- 2006Small Gauge TraumaDirector
- 2006SinchronicityDirector
- 2004New TricksDirector
- 2002Wire in the BloodDirector
- 2002Cutting ItDirector
- 2001Sister LuLuDirector
- 2001Murphy's LawDirector
- 1999SuckerfishDirector
- —Chennai StoryDirector
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