John Laing (director)

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John Laing
Born
Dunedin, New Zealand
Occupations
  • Film director
  • television director
  • producer
  • writer
Years active1978–present

John Laing is a New Zealand film and television director and producer.

Contents

Early life

Laing was born in Dunedin. [1]

Career

Laiang made his major directorial debut with the film Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1980). He directed a number of other films including Abandoned (2015) before starting a career in television, directing episodes of the Canadian series The Hitchhiker . His other television credits include The Ray Bradbury Theater , Mysterious Island , Hercules: The Legendary Journeys , Xena: Warrior Princess , Jack of All Trades , Cleopatra 2525 , Power Rangers S.P.D. , Power Rangers Mystic Force , Orange Roughies , Nothing Trivial , Power Rangers Megaforce , Duggan and the television film Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006) starring Brenda Song.

His 1992 film Absent Without Leave was entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival. [2]

Filmography

Film

TitleYearCredited asNotes
DirectorProducerWriter
The Rubber Gun 1977NoNoYesAlso editor
Beyond Reasonable Doubt 1980YesNoNo
Race for the Yankee Zephyr 1981NoNoNoEditor
The Lost Tribe 1983YesYesYes
Other Halves 1984YesNoNo
Dangerous Orphans 1986YesNoNo
Absent Without Leave 1992YesNoNo
The Shirt 2000YesNoNoCinematographer
No One Can Hear You 2001YesNoYes IMDb
A War Story 2018YesNoNo YouTube

Television

The numbers in directing credits refer to the number of episodes.

TitleYearCredited asNetworkNotes
Director
Inside Straight1984Yes (2) Television One
Roche1985Yes (2)
The Hitchhiker 1987–89Yes (4) HBO
USA Network
The Ray Bradbury Theater 1990–92Yes (5)USA Network
Marlin Bay 1994Yes (1)TV One
Cody: Bad Love 1994Yes Seven Network Television film
Cover Story1995–96Yes (5) TV3
Plainclothes1995Yes (2)TV One
Singapore Sling: Road to Mandalay1995Yes Nine Network Television film
Mysterious Island 1995Yes (3) Family Channel
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys 1998–99Yes (4) Syndication
Xena: Warrior Princess 1998–2001Yes (3)
The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson 1998Yes (15) Pax TV
Tiger Country1998YesTV3Television film
Greenstone1999Yes (2)TV One
Duggan 1999Yes (2)
Jackson's Wharf 1999Yes (8) TV2
Jack of All Trades 2000Yes (2)Syndication
Street Legal 2000–01Yes (5)TV2
Cleopatra 2525 2000Yes (2)Syndication
Power Rangers S.P.D. 2005Yes (8) Toon Disney
Power Rangers Mystic Force 2006Yes (3)
Orange Roughies 2006Yes (4) TV One
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior 2006Yes Disney Channel Television film
Go Girls 2011–13Yes (12)TV2
Nothing Trivial 2011–13Yes (6)TV One
Safe House2012YesTV OneTelevision film
The Blue Rose 2013Yes (2)TV3
Power Rangers Megaforce 2013Yes (5) Nickelodeon
Step Dave 2014Yes (2)TV2
Venus and Mars2015YesTV OneTelevision film
Also producer
Abandoned 2015YesTV OneTelevision film
Dear Murderer2017Yes (2) TVNZ 1

Producer only

TitleYearNetworkNotes
Mercy Peak 2001–04TV One
Outrageous Fortune 2006–10TV3Series 2–6
Westside 2015ThreeSeries 1

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References

  1. "John Laing biography". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  2. "18th Moscow International Film Festival (1993)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2013.