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Justin Chadwick (born 6 December 1968) is an English actor and television and film director. He directed episodes of ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Spooks'' and '' Red Cap'' before directing nine of the fifteen episodes of the
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'', which was broadcast by the
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in the UK and by
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in the
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as part of its ''
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'' series. Chadwick was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special, the
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Award for Breakout Performance Behind the Scenes and the
BAFTA Award for Best Direction The BAFTA Award for Best Direction, formerly known as David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction, is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to a film director for a specifi ...
for ''
Bleak House ''Bleak House'' is a novel by Charles Dickens, first published as a 20-episode serial between March 1852 and September 1853. The novel has many characters and several sub-plots, and is told partly by the novel's heroine, Esther Summerson, and ...
'', which was the Best Drama Serial winner in the British Academy Television Awards 2006.


Life and career

Chadwick was born in
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,
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.Profile
imdb.com; accessed 16 March 2015. He began acting at the age of eleven. He joined Bolton Little Theatre and played Billy Casper in '' Kes''. He attended Turton High School in Bolton, before graduating from
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and in 1991 made his screen debut in ''
London Kills Me ''London Kills Me'' is a 1991 film written and directed by Hanif Kureshi and starred Justin Chadwick and Steven Mackintosh. Cast and roles * Justin Chadwick as Clint Eastwood * Steven Mackintosh as Muffdiver * as Sylvie * Roshan Seth as Dr. Bu ...
''. Other acting credits include ''
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'' and appearances in the television dramas '' Heartbeat'', '' Dangerfield'', ''
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'' and others. Chadwick's directorial debut was the 1993
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''Family Style'' starring
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, after which he directed and performed in ''Shakespeare Shorts'', a series that explored the history of
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characters and presented them in key scenes from the plays in which they appeared. He directed episodes of ''
EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...
'', ''
Byker Grove Byker is a district in the east of the city and metropolitan borough of Newcastle upon Tyne. Home to the Byker Wall estate, made famous by TV series '' Byker Grove'', Byker’s population was recorded at 12,206 in the 2011 census. Byker is borde ...
'', ''
The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...
'', '' Spooks'', '' Life Force'' and '' Red Cap''"Bleak House About The Show"
bbc.co.uk; accessed 16 March 2015. before directing nine of the fifteen episodes of the
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''
Bleak House ''Bleak House'' is a novel by Charles Dickens, first published as a 20-episode serial between March 1852 and September 1853. The novel has many characters and several sub-plots, and is told partly by the novel's heroine, Esther Summerson, and ...
'', which was broadcast by the
BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
...
in the UK and by
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in the
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as part of its ''
Masterpiece Theatre ''Masterpiece'' (formerly known as ''Masterpiece Theatre'') is a drama anthology television series produced by WGBH-TV, WGBH Boston. It premiered on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) on January 10, 1971. The series has presented numerous acclaim ...
'' series. Chadwick was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special, the
Royal Television Society The Royal Television Society (RTS) is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present, and future. It is the oldest television society in the world. It currently has fourteen r ...
Award for Breakout Performance Behind the Scenes and the
BAFTA Award for Best Direction The BAFTA Award for Best Direction, formerly known as David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction, is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to a film director for a specifi ...
for ''
Bleak House ''Bleak House'' is a novel by Charles Dickens, first published as a 20-episode serial between March 1852 and September 1853. The novel has many characters and several sub-plots, and is told partly by the novel's heroine, Esther Summerson, and ...
'', which was the Best Drama Serial winner in the British Academy Television Awards 2006.''Bleak House'' at Fandango.com
accessed 16 March 2015. ''Bleak House'' was also nominated for two Golden Globes, four Royal Television Society Awards, three Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, three Satellite Awards, and the Television Critics Award.''The Other Boleyn Girl'' (2008 film)
sonypictures.com; accessed 6 March 2008.) Chadwick was the director of ''
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'', which was shown at the February 2008
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. He worked on screen adaptations of ''
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'' (released 2012) and ''
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'' in 2008. He completed the feature film ''
The First Grader ''The First Grader'' is a 2010 biographical drama film directed by Justin Chadwick. It stars Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, and Tony Kgoroge. The film is based on the true story of Kimani Maruge, a Kenyan farmer who enrolled in elementary school ...
'', which was released on 13 May 2010.


Filmography

* ''
London Kills Me ''London Kills Me'' is a 1991 film written and directed by Hanif Kureshi and starred Justin Chadwick and Steven Mackintosh. Cast and roles * Justin Chadwick as Clint Eastwood * Steven Mackintosh as Muffdiver * as Sylvie * Roshan Seth as Dr. Bu ...
'' (1991) * ''
The Other Boleyn Girl ''The Other Boleyn Girl'' (2001) is a historical novel written by British author Philippa Gregory, loosely based on the life of 16th-century aristocrat Mary Boleyn (the sister of Anne Boleyn) of whom little is known. Inspired by Mary's life s ...
'' (2008) * ''
The First Grader ''The First Grader'' is a 2010 biographical drama film directed by Justin Chadwick. It stars Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, and Tony Kgoroge. The film is based on the true story of Kimani Maruge, a Kenyan farmer who enrolled in elementary school ...
'' (2010) * '' Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom'' (2013) * ''
Tulip Fever ''Tulip Fever'' is a 2017 historical romantic drama film directed by Justin Chadwick and written by Deborah Moggach and Tom Stoppard, adapted from Moggach's 1999 novel of the same name. It stars an ensemble cast featuring Alicia Vikander, Dane ...
'' (2017)


References


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chadwick, Justin 1968 births Living people Alumni of the University of Leicester English male film actors English male television actors English television directors English film directors Male actors from Salford 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors