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Paul Wilmshurst(I)

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Paul Wilmshurst
Paul Wilmshurst is an Emmy-winning, BAFTA-nominated director, specializing in high-end TV drama, with a particular interest in challenging or provocative stories, and a background in documentary film-making. Most recently he has directed three episodes of the hit international thriller Day of the Jackal, starring Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch and Ursula Corberó. He has also directed on a number of popular drama series including Belgravia - The Next Chapter, Criminal Record, The Last Kingdom, Jamestown, Indian Summers, Doctor Who, Strike Back, Da Vinci's Demons, Combat Kids, Law and Order UK and Silent Witness. He has written and directed award-winning one-off projects Hiroshima, Runaway and Forgiven, as well as making a variety of documentaries about gambling, politics, psychology, crime and history, including Mob Law, The Gambler and White Tribe. He sometimes works as a consultant for documentary projects. He also has a number of film projects in development. He lives in North London, when he is not away working.
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch in The Day of the Jackal (2024)
    The Day of the Jackal
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    Alexander Dreymon in The Last Kingdom (2015)
    The Last Kingdom
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    Claude Perron, Sophie Thompson, Hannah Onslow, Toby Regbo, Nicolas Van Beveren, Lauren McQueen, Edward Bluemel, Benjamin Wainwright, and Harriet Slater in Belgravia: The Next Chapter (2024)
    Belgravia: The Next Chapter
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    Julie Walters, Jemima West, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Amber Rose Revah, and Nikesh Patel in Indian Summers (2015)
    Indian Summers
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director

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    Director



    • After the Rain
      • Director
      • Pre-production



    • Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch in The Day of the Jackal (2024)
      The Day of the Jackal
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Claude Perron, Sophie Thompson, Hannah Onslow, Toby Regbo, Nicolas Van Beveren, Lauren McQueen, Edward Bluemel, Benjamin Wainwright, and Harriet Slater in Belgravia: The Next Chapter (2024)
      Belgravia: The Next Chapter
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Alexander Dreymon in The Last Kingdom (2015)
      The Last Kingdom
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Winston Churchill in History (2000)
      History
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Jamie Bamber, Daniel MacPherson, Warren Brown, Alin Sumarwata, and Varada Sethu in Strike Back (2010)
      Strike Back
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011–2020
    • Jamestown (2017)
      Jamestown
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017–2018
    • Julie Walters, Jemima West, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Amber Rose Revah, and Nikesh Patel in Indian Summers (2015)
      Indian Summers
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • A.D. The Bible Continues (2015)
      A.D. The Bible Continues
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Christopher Eccleston, Peter Capaldi, David Tennant, Matt Smith, and Jodie Whittaker in Doctor Who (2005)
      Doctor Who
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Da Vinci's Demons (2013)
      Da Vinci's Demons
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Anna Jobarteh in Combat Kids (2010)
      Combat Kids
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Law & Order: UK (2009)
      Law & Order: UK
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Amanda Burton, Emilia Fox, Sam Barnard, David Caves, and Genesis Lynea in Silent Witness (1996)
      Silent Witness
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • William Miller in Runaway (2009)
      Runaway
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Trial & Retribution (1997)
      Trial & Retribution
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2008

    Producer



    • 606
      • executive producer
      • In Production
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    • Massacre of the Mormons (2024)
      Massacre of the Mormons
      6.7
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2024
    • The Diana Investigations (2022)
      The Diana Investigations
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Consulting Producer
      • consulting producer
      • 2022
    • Anna Jobarteh in Combat Kids (2010)
      Combat Kids
      7.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2010
    • William Miller in Runaway (2009)
      Runaway
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2009
    • I Shouldn't Be Alive (2005)
      I Shouldn't Be Alive
      8.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Hiroshima (2005)
      Hiroshima
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Pissed on the Job
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2004
    • Dogumentary: Rewind the Summer
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2003
    • Frank Skinner on Frank Skinner
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2001
    • Secrets & Lines (2000)
      Secrets & Lines
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2000
    • White Tribe (2000)
      White Tribe
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2000
    • Diceworld (1999)
      Diceworld
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1999
    • A Little Bit of Elvis
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1998
    • Inside Out
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1996
    • Without Walls (1990)
      Without Walls
      5.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • associate producer
      • 1991–1996

    Writer



    • William Miller in Runaway (2009)
      Runaway
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • 2009
    • Forgiven (2007)
      Forgiven
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2007
    • I Shouldn't Be Alive (2005)
      I Shouldn't Be Alive
      8.1
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2005
    • Hiroshima (2005)
      Hiroshima
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2005
    • Pissed on the Job
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (2003)
      Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
      8.3
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2003
    • Dogumentary: Rewind the Summer
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2003
    • Secrets & Lines (2000)
      Secrets & Lines
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Mob Law: A Film Portrait of Oscar Goodman (1998)
      Mob Law: A Film Portrait of Oscar Goodman
      7.5
      • writer
      • 1998

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      TV and film work has taken Paul to Cambodia, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Peru, Mexico, Morocco, Israel, Germany, Austria, France, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Hungary, Kosovo, Croatia, Slovakia, Czech Republic and the USA (filming in California, New York, Nevada, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Mississippi, Tennessee, Lousiana, Florida, Washington DC and Illinois).

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