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

Early life

Laing was born in

Dunedin Dunedin ( ; ) is the second-most populous city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from ("fort of Edin"), the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of S ...

Career

Laiang made his major directorial debut with the film ''

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'' (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'', ''

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'', '' Power Rangers S.P.D.'', '' Power Rangers Mystic Force'', '' Orange Roughies'', '' Nothing Trivial'', ''

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'', '' 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 The 18th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 1 to 12 July 1993. The Golden St. George was awarded to the French-Belarusian film '' Me Ivan, You Abraham'' directed by Yolande Zauberman. Jury * Claude Lelouch (France – President o ...

Filmography

Film

Television

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

Producer only

References

External links

* New Zealand expatriates in Canada New Zealand film directors New Zealand television directors Living people Mass media people from Dunedin Year of birth missing (living people) {{NewZealand-tv-bio-stub