Jon East

Jon East is a BAFTA and Royal Television Society award-winning DGA director with over 30 years experience in the international film & television industry in various roles, including film editing, story-boarding, writing & story-lining, producing, executive producing and commissioning for the BBC. A versatile director, he has worked successfully across a number of genres, including psychological thrillers, science-fiction, horror, medical, action/comedy, police/crime, fantasy, social realism, prestigious period/costume, historical action and family oriented entertainment. Based in the UK, he has directed international talent such as Paul Giamatti, Sandra Oh, William Hurt, Shirley MacLaine, Maggie Smith, Katherine Langford, Scott Foley, Molly Parker, Rowan Atkinson, Lennie James, Jodie Comer, Parker Posey, Hugh Bonneville, David Harewood, Paloma Faith and Jack Bannon. After training at the West Surrey College of Art & Design, (now the University of Creative Arts), he started work in the