Nathanael Zachariah Wiseman is an actor, film director and producer, and entrepreneur. He is a co-founder and CEO of production company Redeeming Features, which produced the

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-long-listed feature film ''

Hard Tide ''Hard Tide'' is a 2015 British crime drama written and directed by Robert Osman and Nathanael Wiseman. It stars Wiseman as a small-time drug dealer who takes care of an orphaned girl, played by Alexandra Newick, after her father dies in an accid ...

'' in the UK.

Early life and education

Nathanael Zachariah Wiseman completed a three-year BA in acting at the

East 15 Acting School East 15 Acting School, sometimes known simply as East 15, is a drama school based in Essex, England. It provides vocational training in acting, specialist performance disciplines, theatre directing, stage management, and creative producing. Th ...

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Career

While attending college, Wiseman was allowed to leave slightly early in order to appear in a revival of the

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play ''Tamburlaine the Great'', staged at the original site of The Rose theatre, located on the

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. It was the first production to do so in years. He then went on to appear in various other stage productions before making the move to screen In 2015, he appeared in the lead role, Cyrus, in gangster comedy '' Hackney's Finest''. The film was produced by

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. He played the lead role of Jake in thriller-drama feature, ''

'', released in 2016. Wiseman also wrote and co-directed the film, under the working title ''My Hero'', with Robert Osman. Wiseman also works as a screenwriter, and has ghost-written and contributed on various feature films and comedy shows. He wrote the screenplay for ''A Gentleman's War'', about cricket legend

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, which was produced by Arclight Films. He directed the feature-length documentary ''Ten Count'' which explores the modern impact of mental health and how it affects those in the spotlight. The film follows the comeback of ex-professional footballer turned professional boxer

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pulling back the curtain on the world of sport and delving into the realities athletes face throughout their life and how it can impact their mental health. Wiseman decided to make the film after the suicide of a close friend. the film was in

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Redeeming Features

Redeeming Features and its sister companies (including Redeem) have produced various ad campaigns,

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s, and promos for artists such as Ellie Golding,

Stormzy Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. (born 26 July 1993), known professionally as Stormzy, is an English-Ghanaian rapper, singer, and songwriter. In 2014, he gained attention on the UK underground music scene through his ''Wicked Skengman'' ...

Jake Bugg Jake Bugg (born Jake Edwin Charles Kennedy on 28 February 1994) is an English singer-songwriter. His self-titled debut album, ''Jake Bugg (album), Jake Bugg'', some of which was co-written with songwriter Iain Archer, was released in October 20 ...

, and

Louis Tomlinson Louis William Tomlinson ( ; born 24 December 1991) is an English singer, songwriter, and fashion designer. Born and raised in Doncaster, England, Tomlinson auditioned for British singing competition ''The X Factor'' as a solo artist in 2010, w ...

References

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