John-Paul Davidson is a director, producer and writer for television and film. He was born in London and after attending Bristol University, The University of Malaya and

San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) was a Private college, private art school, college of contemporary art in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1871, SFAI was one of the oldest art schools in the United States and the oldest west of the Mis ...

he went on to work for the BBC for a number of years before becoming a freelance director, specialising in documentary film making. In 2018 he directed narrative feature film ''The Thin Man'' which has since been retitled '' The Man in the Hat'' in France alongside Oscar-winning composer

Stephen Warbeck Stephen Warbeck (born 21 October 1953) is an English composer, best known for his film and television scores. Warbeck was born in Southampton, Hampshire. He first became known for the music for ''Prime Suspect'' and won an Oscar for his score fo ...

starring

Ciarán Hinds Ciarán Hinds ( ; born 9 February 1953) is a British Northern Irish actor from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Hinds is known for a range of screen and stage roles. He has starred in feature films including '' The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Love ...

and

Stephen Dillane Stephen John Dillane (; born 27 March 1957) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Leonard Woolf in the 2002 film ''The Hours (film), The Hours'', Stannis Baratheon in the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' (2012–2015) and T ...

Filmography

*''Stephen Fry in Central America'' (2015) director/producer TV mini series *''Seve - the movie''

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director movie *''Brazil with Michael Palin'' (2012) director TV documentary mini series *''Sting's Winter Songbook'' (2010) TV documentary *''Down By The River'' with Hugh Laurie (2011), TV documentary * ''

Fry's Planet Word ''Fry's Planet Word'' is a documentary series about language. Written and presented by Stephen Fry, five hour-long episodes were first broadcast in September and October 2011 on BBC Two and BBC HD. The series was produced and directed by John-Pa ...

'' (2011 Director/Series Producer) TV documentary series *''

Last Chance to See ''Last Chance to See'' is a 1989 BBC radio documentary series and its accompanying book, written and presented by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine. In the series, Adams and Carwardine travel to various locations in the hope of encountering sp ...

''(2009 Director) (mini) TV nature series *''

Stephen Fry In America ''Stephen Fry in America'' is a six-part BBC television series in which Stephen Fry travels across the United States. In the six-part series he travels, mainly in a London cab, through all 50 of the U.S. states and Washington, D.C. The episodes ...

'' (2008 Director/Series Producer) (mini) TV documentary series *''

Michael Palin's New Europe ''Michael Palin's New Europe'' is a travel documentary presented by Michael Palin and first aired in the UK on the BBC on 16 September 2007 and in the US on the Travel Channel on 28 January 2008. Palin visits 20 countries in Central and East ...

'' (2007 director) (mini) TV documentary series *''

Catherine the Great Catherine II. (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 172917 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter I ...

'' (2005, writer, producer and director) (TV movie) *''

Himalaya with Michael Palin ''Himalaya with Michael Palin'' is a 2004 BBC television series presented by comedian and travel presenter Michael Palin. It records his six-month trip around the Himalaya The Himalayas, or Himalaya ( ), is a mountain range in Asia, separ ...

'' (2004, director) (mini) TV documentary series *'' Sahara with Michael Palin'' (2002, director) (mini) TV documentary series *''

The Sweatbox ''The Sweatbox'' is a 2002 American documentary film produced and directed by Trudie Styler, which documents the production of the Walt Disney Pictures film ''The Emperor's New Groove''. Utilizing behind-the-scenes footage and interviews, it ill ...

'' (2002, producer and director)movie *''

Raging Planet ''Raging Planet'' is an American documentary television series that originally aired in 1997 and 2009 on the Discovery Channel. The program focuses on natural disasters. It currently airs periodically on the Science Channel. Summary The show foc ...

'' Episode: "Blizzard" (1997, director) TV episode *'' The Grotesque'' (1995, director) movie *'' Boys from Brazil'' (1993, director) TV movie *''

Galahad of Everest Galahad (), sometimes referred to as Galeas () or Galath (), among other versions of his name (originally ''Galaad'', ''Galaaz'', or ''Galaaus''), is a knight of King Arthur's Round Table and one of the three achievers of the Holy Grail in Ar ...

'' (1991, director) movie

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