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Simon Cellan Jones

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Simon Cellan Jones

Born November 6, 196317 films

Simon Cellan-Jones is a Welsh television director and film director, who began his career as a production assistant in the mid-1980s, working on series such as Edge of Darkness. By the late 1980s he had worked his way up to become a director, and he gained credits on some of the most acclaimed British television productions of the 1990s. These included episodes of Cracker (1993) and Our Friends in the North (1996). He was nominated as the Best Newcomer at the British Academy Film Awards for his first feature film Some Voices (2000). Other television credits have included BBC One's Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004) and More4's The Trial of Tony Blair (2007).

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He is the brother of Rory Cellan-Jones and the son of fellow director James Cellan-Jones.

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Arthur the King posterFirst watchArthur the King20247.5Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer Michael Light and a scrappy street dog companion dubbed Arthur.View film

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Filmography

17 films as director
  1. 2025The Family Plan 2Director
  2. 2024Arthur the KingDirector
  3. 2023The Family PlanDirector
  4. 2010On ExpensesDirector
  5. 2007The Trial of Tony BlairDirector
  6. 2006Coup!Director
  7. 2005The Queen's SisterDirector
  8. 2004Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk StockingDirector
  9. 2003EroicaDirector
  10. 2002The One and OnlyDirector
  11. 2000Some VoicesDirector
  12. 2000Storm DamageDirector
  13. 1997In Your DreamsDirector
  14. 1995Rik Mayall Presents: The Big OneDirector
  15. 1992Bitter HarvestDirector
  16. 1991The Missing FingerDirector
  17. 1990Looking After Number OneDirector