I'm a highly experienced filmmaker working across scripted and unscripted content, with a strong focus on history and global events. I've led numerous high-end productions for many of the world’s leading broadcasters and entertainment platforms.
Most recently, I was showrunner of
Royal Mob starring Michele Dot...
Read MoreI'm a highly experienced filmmaker working across scripted and unscripted content, with a strong focus on history and global events. I've led numerous high-end productions for many of the world’s leading broadcasters and entertainment platforms.
Most recently, I was showrunner of
Royal Mob starring Michele Dotrice for SKY / NOW TV / eOne. This four-part drama, with documentary elements, tells the true story of how tensions between the great Royal Courts of Europe triggered WWI and the Russian Revolution. As well as being the creative and editorial lead, I directed on the series.
In 2020, I directed the haunting docu-drama
Belsen: Our Story for the BBC / Fremantle. Using unique survivor testimonies, this moving film reveals the true experience of life inside the infamous Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The film received multiple award nominations in addition to five-star reviews in
The Guardian,
The Times and
The Telegraph.
My other recent successes include
Back to the Titanic for Disney+,
History of the Emirates with Jeremy Irons for National Geographic, and
Thai Cave Rescue and
Kilauea: Hawaii on Fire for PBS.
My early accomplishments include the four-part climate change series
Man on Earth with Tony Robinson for Channel 4, and, for the BBC,
Restoration with Griff Rhys Jones,
Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered with Dallas Campbell,
Masters of the Pacific Coast with Dr. Jago Cooper, and
Galapagos with Liz Bonnin. I also directed
Hurricane Katrina: the Storm that Drowned a City and
Buried Alive: the Chilean Mine Rescue for PBS.
STRENGTHSIdea generation – creative and editorial leadership – motivating teams – building professional relationships – collaborating with key talent – delivering projects – problem solving – securing exclusive access – pitching – winning commissions.
TESTIMONIES“Tom is a brilliant and driven creative, with a very strong visual sense and an excellent nose for a good story or format. He is a calm and very effective operator at all stages of production. He is a natural creative leader, inspires loyalty and drive in his teams, and is an absolute pleasure to work with.” – Simon Raikes, Commissioning Editor, National Geographic.
“Tom has proven to be a remarkably resourceful, creative and steady hand at producing films under very difficult conditions. In all the time I’ve known him, he’s been a consistently positive and upbeat force of optimism and one of the most reliable problem solvers I’ve worked with.” – Chris Schmidt, Commissioning Editor, NOVA, PBS
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