Jon Amiel

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Jon Amiel
Amiel at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival for the premier of Creation
Born	(1948-05-20) 20 May 1948 London, England
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1977–present

Jon Amiel (born 20 May 1948) is an English film director who has since the early 1980s worked in film and television in both the UK and the US.

Biography

Early life

Amiel was born in London. He graduated from Cambridge University with an English literature degree and became involved with local theatre. After college, he went on to direct for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Movie career

After having worked as a story editor for the BBC, he directed the documentary The Silent Twins, and was chosen to direct the Dennis Potter serial The Singing Detective. He made his feature film debut in 1989 with Queen of Hearts.^[1]

He has since predominantly worked in Hollywood. Amiel is currently directing the World War I comedy The Poisoners with actress Kerry Peers.

Personal life

Amiel lives in Santa Monica with his wife, Tara, and their two sons, Luke and Max.

Filmography

The Silent Twin (TV documentary) (1985)
The Singing Detective (TV mini series) (1986)
Queen of Hearts (1989)
Tune in Tomorrow (1990)
Sommersby (1993)
Copycat (1995)
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
Entrapment (1999)
The Core (2003)
Creation (2009)
The Poisoners (upcoming)

References

↑ Allon, Yoram; Del Cullen; Hannah Patterson (2002). Contemporary North American film directors: a Wallflower critical guide. Wallflower Press. pp. 11–12. ISBN 978-1-903364-52-9. Cite uses deprecated parameters (help)

External links

Jon Amiel at the Internet Movie Database

v t e Films directed by Jon Amiel

1980s	The Silent Twins (1986) Queen of Hearts (1989)

1990s	Tune in Tomorrow (1990) Sommersby (1993) Copycat (1995) The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) Entrapment (1999)

2000s	The Core (2003) Creation (2009)

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Name	Amiel, Jon
Alternative names
Short description	English film director
Date of birth	20 May 1948
Place of birth	London
Date of death
Place of death

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