Chris Overton
Director
Biography
Chris Overton is an Oscar® winning director. He began his career as an actor and worked on various television and film projects with directors including Joel Schumacher and Roman Polanski. He also played a lead role in the BAFTA Award-winning film Pride, directed by Matthew Warchus.
Chris made his directorial debut with The Silent Child, for which he received the Academy Award® for Best Live Action Short Film. He won Best Director at The River Bend Film Festival and has won over 50 international awards with The Silent Child. It continues to play in film festivals and television channels around the world.
Chris has also directed commercials with Havas, FCB Inferno, Wunderman Thompson and Beiersdorf. His debut commercial in the UK for the hugely successful Huawei Story Sign Christmas campaign, won seven Lions at Cannes in 2019 (four of which were Gold), eight One Show awards, three D&ADs and a Grand Prix at Eurobest.
For acting enquiries please contact Andrew Braidford at BWH.
Credits
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DUST | Slick Films |
Casting by BAFTA-winner Des Hamilton |
| STICKS & SHELTER | Slick Films |
Documentary |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
IN TOO DEEP 2023 |
Slick Films |
Drama |
|
LEADER 2021 |
Xiaomi Studios |
Director |
|
LAINE 2020 |
Slick Films |
Documentary |
|
THE SILENT CHILD 2017 |
Slick Films |
Director |
Commercials
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHE UK 2026 |
HAVAS |
Emotive short film highlighting the urgent need for newborn screening of SMA |
|
EUCERIN HAMMONIA 2020 |
Eucerin / Wunderman Thompson and Beiersdorf |
Raising Awareness for Actinic Keratosis and non melanoma Skin Cancer |
|
STORY SIGN EUROPE 2019 |
Huawei / FCB Inferno |
Featuring a deaf child or family from 11 European countries |
|
STORY SIGN 2018 |
Huawei / FCB Inferno |
Radio
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
GLADSTONE GIRLS 2024 |
Slick Films |
Director World Premiere Tribeca |
