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Justin Chadwick is a Actor, Director and Executive Producer British born on 6 december 1968 at Salford (United-kingdom)

Justin Chadwick

Justin Chadwick
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 6 december 1968 (55 years) at Salford (United-kingdom)

Justin Chadwick (born 6 December 1968) is an English actor and television and film director.

Biography

Justin Chadwick né le 1er décembre 1968 à Salford au Royaume Uni est un réalisateur et acteur.

Sur les conseils d'un de ses enseignants, Justin Chadwick, à l'âge de onze ans, rejoint un théâtre de sa ville natale et commence sa formation d'acteur. Après la fin de ses études à Leicester, il fait ses débuts au cinéma dans le film de Hanif Kureishi, London Kills me puis est au générique de The Hour of the Pig, de Leslie Megahey en 1993, de Au Pair, de Angelika Weber en 1994 et de La Fin de l'innocence sexuelle, de Mike Figgis en 1999.

Il apparaît aussi à la télévision, dans des séries et télésuites, telles Screen One, Hearbeat (en), Medics, Dangerfield (en), The Tide of Life, Dalziel and Pascoe.

L'acteur passe à la réalisation en 1993, avec le téléfilm Family Style joué par Ewan McGregor, puis un épisode de Shakespeare Shorts et, pour le grand écran, le thriller Sleeping with the Fishes, en 1997.

Il tourne à nouveau pour la télévision de nombreux épisodes de séries et télésuites, notamment Byker Grove (1998), The Bill (1999), Daylight Robbery 2 (2001), Helen West (2002), MI-5 (2002), Red Cap (en) (2004), Murder Prevention (2004) avant de réaliser neuf des quinze épisodes de la remarquée Bleak House, adaptée du roman éponyme de Charles Dickens. Il remporte le Best Drama Serial de la BAFTA Television Awards 2006 pour cette série, diffusée au Royaume-Uni par la BBC et par PBS aux États-Unis.

Après dix ans d'absence, il revient au grand écran en 2008 et signe le drame historique Deux sœurs pour un roi, avec, en autres, Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson et Eric Bana. Présenté lors de l'édition 2008 de la Berlinale, ce film a fait connaître internationalement Justin Chadwick.

Plus tard, en 2013, il participe au tournage de Mandela : un long chemin vers la liberté en tant que réalisateur.

Best films

Usually with

Eigil Bryld
Eigil Bryld
(1 films)
Mike Figgis
Mike Figgis
(1 films)
Alison Owen
Alison Owen
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Justin Chadwick (7 films)

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Actor

The Loss of Sexual Innocence, 1h46
Directed by Mike Figgis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Julian Sands, Saffron Burrows, Stefano Dionisi, Kelly Macdonald, Gina McKee, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Roles Flash Man
Rating54% 2.7022252.7022252.7022252.7022252.702225
A travers l’évolution de Nic, illustrée par des portraits croises de son enfance, de son adolescence et enfin d'homme adulte, cette histoire retrace le parcours d'un homme qui réfléchit sur son itinéraire dans un aller-retour incessant entre présent et passe.
The Hour of the Pig
Directed by Leslie Megahey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Comedy, Historical, Crime, Romance
Actors Colin Firth, Ian Holm, Donald Pleasence, Amina Annabi, Lysette Anthony, Nicol Williamson
Roles Gerard d'Auferre
Rating65% 3.296063.296063.296063.296063.29606
The Hour of the Pig is set in 15th-century France and is based upon the career and case files of Bartholomew Chassenee, an actual lawyer of the time who served as an advocate for animals who were accused of crimes. At the time, animal trials were used to determine if animals were the perpetrators of supernatural mayhem. Animals were subject to the same civil laws and penalties as human beings under French law, 1403–1596.

Director

Tulip Fever, 1h47
Directed by Justin Chadwick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Peinture
Actors Christoph Waltz, Jack O'Connell, Holliday Grainger, Dane DeHaan, Alicia Vikander, Judi Dench
Rating62% 3.1041053.1041053.1041053.1041053.104105
A 17th century romance in which an artist falls for a married young woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait. The two invest in the risky tulip market in hopes to build a future together.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, 2h21
Directed by Justin Chadwick
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about racism, Political films
Actors Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Jamie Bartlett, Riaad Moosa, Terry Pheto, Thapelo Mokoena
Rating70% 3.5475453.5475453.5475453.5475453.547545
Based on South African President Nelson Mandela's autobiography of the same name, which chronicles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison before becoming President and working to rebuild the country's once segregated society. Idris Elba stars as Nelson Mandela, Naomie Harris stars as Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, with Justin Chadwick directing.
The First Grader, 1h43
Directed by Justin Chadwick
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about education
Actors Naomie Harris, Vusi Kunene, Nick Reding
Rating73% 3.6950653.6950653.6950653.6950653.695065
Kenya, 2003: A radio DJ announces that the Kenyan government is offering free primary school education to all. Maruge (Oliver Litondo), an 84-year-old villager, hears this and decides he wants to educate himself. Arriving at his local school, with a newspaper clipping about this change in policy, he meets Jane (Naomie Harris), the school’s principal, and expresses his desire to learn. Her colleague Alfred (Alfred Munyua), in an effort to get rid of him, tells him all pupils need two exercise books and a pencil.
The Other Boleyn Girl, 1h55
Directed by Justin Chadwick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Documentary, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about families, Politique, Films about sexuality, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana, Jim Sturgess, Kristin Scott Thomas, Mark Rylance
Rating66% 3.349953.349953.349953.349953.34995
King Henry VIII's (Eric Bana) marriage to Catherine of Aragon (Ana Torrent) does not produce a male heir to the throne; their only surviving daughter is Mary (Constance Stride). Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk (David Morrissey) and his brother in law Thomas Boleyn (Mark Rylance), plan to install Boleyn's older daughter Anne Boleyn (Natalie Portman), as the king's mistress. They hope Anne will bear him a son. Anne's mother, Lady Elizabeth Boleyn (Kristin Scott Thomas), is disgusted by the plot. Anne eventually agrees to please her father and uncle. Anne's younger sister, Mary Boleyn (Scarlett Johansson), marries William Carey (Benedict Cumberbatch), even though his family had asked for Anne's hand.

Producer

Tulip Fever, 1h47
Directed by Justin Chadwick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Peinture
Actors Christoph Waltz, Jack O'Connell, Holliday Grainger, Dane DeHaan, Alicia Vikander, Judi Dench
Roles Executive Producer
Rating62% 3.1041053.1041053.1041053.1041053.104105
A 17th century romance in which an artist falls for a married young woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait. The two invest in the risky tulip market in hopes to build a future together.