John Laing (director) explained

John Laing
Birth Place:Dunedin, New Zealand
Years Active:1978–present

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

Early life

Laing was born in Dunedin.[1]

Career

Laiang made his major directorial debut with the film Beyond Reasonable Doubt (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, , , Jack of All Trades, Cleopatra 2525, Power Rangers S.P.D., Power Rangers Mystic Force, Orange Roughies, Nothing Trivial, Power Rangers Megaforce, Duggan and the television film (2006) starring Brenda Song.

His 1992 film Absent Without Leave was entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival.[2]

Filmography

Film

TitleYearCredited asNotes
DirectorProducerWriter
scope=rowThe Rubber Gun1977Also editor
scope=rowBeyond Reasonable Doubt1980
scope=rowRace for the Yankee Zephyr1981Editor
scope=rowThe Lost Tribe1983
scope=rowOther Halves1984
scope=rowDangerous Orphans1986
scope=rowAbsent Without Leave1992
scope=rowThe Shirt2000Cinematographer
scope=rowNo One Can Hear You2001IMDb
scope=rowA War Story2018YouTube

Television

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

TitleYearCredited asNetworkNotes
Director
scope=rowInside Straight1984 (2)Television One
scope=rowRoche1985 (2)
scope=rowThe Hitchhiker1987–89 (4)HBO
USA Network
scope=rowThe Ray Bradbury Theater1990–92 (5)USA Network
scope=rowMarlin Bay1994 (1)TV One
scope=rowCody: Bad Love1994Seven NetworkTelevision film
scope=rowCover Story1995–96 (5)TV3
scope=rowPlainclothes1995 (2)TV One
scope=rowSingapore Sling: Road to Mandalay1995Nine NetworkTelevision film
scope=rowMysterious Island1995 (3)Family Channel
scope=row1998–99 (4)Syndication
scope=row1998–2001 (3)
scope=rowThe Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson1998 (15)Pax TV
scope=rowTiger Country1998TV3Television film
scope=rowGreenstone1999 (2)TV One
scope=rowDuggan1999 (2)
scope=rowJackson's Wharf1999 (8)TV2
scope=rowJack of All Trades2000 (2)Syndication
scope=rowStreet Legal2000–01 (5)TV2
scope=rowCleopatra 25252000 (2)Syndication
scope=rowPower Rangers S.P.D.2005 (8)Toon Disney
scope=rowPower Rangers Mystic Force2006 (3)
scope=rowOrange Roughies2006 (4)TV One
scope=row2006Disney ChannelTelevision film
scope=rowGo Girls2011–13 (12)TV2
scope=rowNothing Trivial2011–13 (6)TV One
scope=rowSafe House2012TV OneTelevision film
scope=rowThe Blue Rose2013 (2)TV3
scope=rowPower Rangers Megaforce2013 (5)Nickelodeon
scope=rowStep Dave2014 (2)TV2
scope=rowVenus and Mars2015TV OneTelevision film
Also producer
scope=rowAbandoned2015TV OneTelevision film
scope=rowDear Murderer2017 (2)TVNZ 1

Producer only

TitleYearNetworkNotes
scope=rowMercy Peak2001–04TV One
scope=rowOutrageous Fortune2006–10TV3Series 2–6
scope=rowWestside2015ThreeSeries 1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Laing biography . NZ On Screen . January 11, 2011.
  2. Web site: 18th Moscow International Film Festival (1993) . 2013-03-10 . MIFF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140403093721/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1993 . 2014-04-03 .