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Tom Kingsley | |
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| Born | London, England |
| Education | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television director |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Known for | Ghosts , Stath Lets Flats |
Tom Kingsley is an English television and film director. He is best known for directing the three-time BAFTA-winning Channel 4 sitcom Stath Lets Flats (2018-2021), and the comedy series Ghosts (2019-2023). His debut feature film, Black Pond (2011), co-directed with Will Sharpe, was nominated for several awards. Including a BAFTA for Best British Debut.
Tom Kingsley was educated at Eton College, a boarding independent school for boys in Eton in Berkshire, followed by Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he studied English. [1] He was a member of the comedy group Footlights at Cambridge, directing the Footlights Revue "Wham Bam" at the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe. [2]
In 2008, Kingsley worked as a runner at Blink, the Soho-based production company, after sending them a DVD containing several of his short films. [3] Over the next year, he began directing music videos and commercials. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
In 2011 Kingsley and Will Sharpe released their low-budget feature-length film Black Pond . [10]
In 2022, Kingsley directed Wild Blue Yonder , the second of the 60th anniversary specials for Doctor Who , screened in December 2023. [11]
Black Pond led to Kingsley and Sharpe being nominated for Outstanding Debut at the 2012 Baftas, and winning Most Promising Newcomer(s) at the Evening Standard Film Awards. [12] [13] It was listed as a film of the year in the New Statesman and the Financial Times . [14] [15] and was nominated in the 2011 British Independent Film Awards, and an award at the 2011 Raindance Film Festival. [16] The film was also nominated at the Evening Standard Film Awards, [17] and for the 2012 Guardian First Film Award. [18]
His Channel 4 sitcom Stath Lets Flats has won three BAFTA awards.[ citation needed ]
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Editor | DoP |
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| 2009 | Gokiburi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Feature film
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Editor | Notes |
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| 2011 | Black Pond | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also animation, visual effects and story writer |
| 2016 | The Darkest Universe | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2025 | Deep Cover | Yes | No | No | |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2016 | Year Friends | Episode "July" |
| Halloween Comedy Shorts | Episode "Jamie Demetriou's Horror: Oh God" (Also editor) | |
| 2017 | Pls Like | 12 episodes (Also edited 6 episodes) |
| 2018 | True Horror | Episode "Hellfire Farm" (Also writer) |
| Stath Lets Flats | 12 episodes | |
| 2019 | Ghosts | 13 episodes |
| 2021 | This Is Going to Hurt | 3 episodes |
| 2023 | Gregg Wallace: The British Miracle Meat | TV special (Also executive producer) |
| Doctor Who | Episode "Wild Blue Yonder" |
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