John Laing | |
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Born | Dunedin, New Zealand |
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Years active | 1978–present |
John Laing is a New Zealand film and television director and producer.
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]
Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | ||
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Director | Producer | Writer | |||
The Rubber Gun | 1977 | No | No | Yes | Also editor |
Beyond Reasonable Doubt | 1980 | Yes | No | No | |
Race for the Yankee Zephyr | 1981 | No | No | No | Editor |
The Lost Tribe | 1983 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Other Halves | 1984 | Yes | No | No | |
Dangerous Orphans | 1986 | Yes | No | No | |
Absent Without Leave | 1992 | Yes | No | No | |
The Shirt | 2000 | Yes | No | No | Cinematographer |
No One Can Hear You | 2001 | Yes | No | Yes | IMDb |
A War Story | 2018 | Yes | No | No | YouTube |
The numbers in directing credits refer to the number of episodes.
Title | Year | Credited as | Network | Notes |
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Director | ||||
Inside Straight | 1984 | Yes (2) | Television One | |
Roche | 1985 | Yes (2) | ||
The Hitchhiker | 1987–89 | Yes (4) | HBO USA Network | |
The Ray Bradbury Theater | 1990–92 | Yes (5) | USA Network | |
Marlin Bay | 1994 | Yes (1) | TV One | |
Cody: Bad Love | 1994 | Yes | Seven Network | Television film |
Cover Story | 1995–96 | Yes (5) | TV3 | |
Plainclothes | 1995 | Yes (2) | TV One | |
Singapore Sling: Road to Mandalay | 1995 | Yes | Nine Network | Television film |
Mysterious Island | 1995 | Yes (3) | Family Channel | |
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | 1998–99 | Yes (4) | Syndication | |
Xena: Warrior Princess | 1998–2001 | Yes (3) | ||
The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson | 1998 | Yes (15) | Pax TV | |
Tiger Country | 1998 | Yes | TV3 | Television film |
Greenstone | 1999 | Yes (2) | TV One | |
Duggan | 1999 | Yes (2) | ||
Jackson's Wharf | 1999 | Yes (8) | TV2 | |
Jack of All Trades | 2000 | Yes (2) | Syndication | |
Street Legal | 2000–01 | Yes (5) | TV2 | |
Cleopatra 2525 | 2000 | Yes (2) | Syndication | |
Power Rangers S.P.D. | 2005 | Yes (8) | Toon Disney | |
Power Rangers Mystic Force | 2006 | Yes (3) | ||
Orange Roughies | 2006 | Yes (4) | TV One | |
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior | 2006 | Yes | Disney Channel | Television film |
Go Girls | 2011–13 | Yes (12) | TV2 | |
Nothing Trivial | 2011–13 | Yes (6) | TV One | |
Safe House | 2012 | Yes | TV One | Television film |
The Blue Rose | 2013 | Yes (2) | TV3 | |
Power Rangers Megaforce | 2013 | Yes (5) | Nickelodeon | |
Step Dave | 2014 | Yes (2) | TV2 | |
Venus and Mars | 2015 | Yes | TV One | Television film Also producer |
Abandoned | 2015 | Yes | TV One | Television film |
Dear Murderer | 2017 | Yes (2) | TVNZ 1 |
Title | Year | Network | Notes |
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Mercy Peak | 2001–04 | TV One | |
Outrageous Fortune | 2006–10 | TV3 | Series 2–6 |
Westside | 2015 | Three | Series 1 |
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