Charles Martin
Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Charles Martin was born in London and works as a highly successful and internationally renowned director. His debut drama THE GIBLET BOYS won the BAFTA for Best Children's Drama, which was followed closely in 2007 with a BAFTA win for Best Breakthrough Talent for his work on MY LIFE AS A POPAT.
His work to-date includes directing on the first 2 generations of the acclaimed youth series SKINS (working across three series in total), directing on the BAFTA Award-winning series WALLANDER with Oscar-nominee Kenneth Branagh, and helming Oscar-winner Olivia Coleman in her first dramatic television role in the RTS Award-winning RUN. He was also instrumental in creating the MARCELLA franchise - lead directing on the first two seasons, which saw Anna Friel awarded with an International Emmy.
Most recently Charles has directed episodes of US shows COUNTERPART and FOR LIFE, filmed in Berlin and New York respectively, and has just come off directing on the third series of the critically and commercially successful HIS DARK MATERIALS for the BBC and HBO, based on the acclaimed novels by Philip Pullman.
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
HIS DARK MATERIALS (Series 3) 2022 | Bad Wolf / BBC / HBO | - Directing Eps 3&4 |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
FOR LIFE (Series 1) 2020 | Doug Robinson / Sony / ABC | - Director: Ep 4 |
THE LETTER FOR THE KING 2020 | FilmWave / Netflix | - Director: Ep 5 |
WILD BILL 2019 | 42MP / ITV | - Director: Eps 1&2 |
COUNTERPART (Series 2) 2018 | Gilbert Films / Anonymous Content / Starz | - Director: Ep 1 |
MARCELLA (Series 1 & 2) 2016 - 2018 | Buccaneer Media / ITV | - Series 1: Director: Eps 1-3 |
STONEMOUTH 2015 | BBC | - Director: Eps 1&2 |
THE RETURNED 2015 | A&E | - Director: Eps 3&4 |
NEW WORLD 2014 | Company Pictures / C4 | - Director: Eps 1-4 |
RUN 2013 | Acme Films / C4 | - Director: Eps 1&2 |
SKINS 2008 - 2013 | Company Pictures / E4 | - Series 2: Director: Eps 9&10 |
WALLANDER (Series 3) 2012 | Left Bank / BBC | - Director: Ep 3 |
CASE SENSITIVE (Series 1) 2011 | Hat Trick / ITV | - Director: Eps 1&2 |
MARRIED SINGLE OTHER 2010 | Left Bank / FS Film | - Director: Eps 4-6 |
BEING HUMAN (Series 2) 2010 | Touchpaper / BBC | - Director: Eps 6-8 |
THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES (Series 1) 2007 | BBC | - Director: Eps 5&6, 9&10 |
MY LIFE AS A POPAT (Series 1) 2007 | Feelgood Fiction / ITV | - Director: Eps 1-4 |
THE GIBLET BOYS (Series 1 & 2) 2005 | Film and General Productions / ITV | - Director |
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE SHANGHAI JOB 2017 | Bliss Media | - Director |