Justin Chadwick (born 6 December 1968) is an English actor and television and film director. He directed episodes of ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Spooks'' and '' Red Cap'' before directing nine of the fifteen episodes of the

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'', which was broadcast by the

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in the UK and by

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in the

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as part of its ''

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'' series. Chadwick was nominated for the

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, the

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Award for Breakout Performance Behind the Scenes and the

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for ''

'', which was the Best Drama Serial winner in the

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Life and career

Chadwick was born in

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.Profile
imdb.com; accessed 16 March 2015. He began acting at the age of eleven. He joined Bolton Little Theatre and played Billy Casper in '' Kes''. He attended Turton High School in Bolton, before graduating from

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and in 1991 made his screen debut in ''

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''. Other acting credits include ''

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'' and appearances in the television dramas ''

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'', '' Dangerfield'', ''

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'' and others. Chadwick's directorial debut was the 1993

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''Family Style'' starring

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, after which he directed and performed in ''Shakespeare Shorts'', a series that explored the history of

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characters and presented them in key scenes from the plays in which they appeared. He directed episodes of ''

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accessed 16 March 2015. ''Bleak House'' was also nominated for two Golden Globes, four Royal Television Society Awards, three Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, three Satellite Awards, and the Television Critics Award.''The Other Boleyn Girl'' (2008 film)
sonypictures.com; accessed 6 March 2008.) Chadwick was the director of ''

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'', which was shown at the February 2008

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. He worked on screen adaptations of ''

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'' (released 2012) and ''

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'' in 2008. He completed the feature film ''

The First Grader ''The First Grader'' is a 2011 Biographical film, biographical drama film directed by Justin Chadwick. It stars Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, and Tony Kgoroge. The film is inspired by the true story of Kimani Maruge, a Kenyan farmer who enrolled ...

'', which was released on 13 May 2010.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1991) * ''

'' (2008) * ''

'' (2010) * '' Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom'' (2013) * ''

Tulip Fever ''Tulip Fever'' is a 2017 historical romantic drama film directed by Justin Chadwick and written by Deborah Moggach and Tom Stoppard, adapted from Moggach's 1999 novel of the same name. It stars an ensemble cast featuring Alicia Vikander, Da ...

'' (2017) * '' Sierra Madre'' (TBA)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chadwick, Justin 1968 births Living people Alumni of the University of Leicester English male film actors English male television actors English television directors English film directors Male actors from Salford 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors