Lewis Arnold
Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Lewis is currently directing and executive producing DES for New Pictures and ITV, having created the three-part drama with writer Luke Neal.
In 2018 he directed DARK MONEY for BBC One and The Forge. The four-part drama follows the family of an abused child who accept hush money from a famous filmmaker to remain silent.
His previous credits include BROADCHURCH and HUMANS, which became Channel 4's most successful original drama in over 20 years when it aired in 2015. After directing two episodes on series one, he was asked back a year later to direct the lead block of the second series for Kudos and AMC. In 2018 he also directed the first four episodes of CLEANING UP for Sister Pictures, having developed the six-part drama with up and coming writer, Mark Marlow.
It was on graduating from the National Film and Television School in March 2013, that Lewis embarked on directing his first TV project, directing with two episodes of the final series of BAFTA-winning C4 show, MISFITS. He followed this up by directing the first four episodes of Russell T Davies’s new E4 show, BANANA, and was named a Broadcast Magazine Hotshot 2014 for his work on both shows.
His short films CHARLIE SAYS and ECHO, made whilst studying his MA in Directing Fiction at the NFTS, screened at a host of international film festivals, picking up various awards including a National Film Award for Best Short.
Lewis has a host of projects in development including THE FICTIONAL MAN, an adaptation of Al Ewing’s book, with The Forge, as well as feature film projects, BULLY, HIM and PLAYING DEAD.
He is also represented in the US by Matt Greenberg and Jon Cassir at CAA
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
DES 2019 - 2020 | New Pictures/ITV | Co-Creator and Executive Producer. |
DARK MONEY 2018 - 2019 | The Forge/ BBC 1 | Director and Associate Producer. |
CLEANING UP 2017 - 2018 | Sister Pictures/ITV | Lead Director. |
BROADCHURCH 3 2016 - 2017 | Kudos/ ITV | Episode 6. |
HUMANS 2 2016 | Kudos/ C4/ AMC | Lead Director. |
PREY 2 2015 | Red Productions/ ITV | Director. 3-part serial. 3 x 60'. |
HUMANS 2014 | Kudos/ C4/ AMC | 2 episodes. |
BANANA 2014 | Red Productions/ E4 | Lead Director. |
MISFITS 2013 | Clerkenwell Films/ E4 | 2 episodes. |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
CHARLIE SAYS 2013 | National Film and Television School | Director. 23' drama. |
ECHO 2012 | National Film and Television School | Director. 16' drama. |
STAINED 2009 | UK Film Council/Screen WM | Director. 16' drama. Based on Ronnie Thompson’s book ‘Screwed’. |
SPIRITED 2008 | UK Film Council / Screen WM | Director. 13' drama. |
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
PLAYING DEAD 2020 | Pia Pressure | Director and Writer. |
HIM 2020 | Protagonist Pictures | Director and Co-creator. |
BULLY 2020 | Pia Pressure/Stray Bear Films | Director and Co-creator. |
THE FICTIONAL MAN 2019 | The Forge | Director. |
Promos
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
'HIGHER’ Wookie ft Zak Abel | ROKKIT / MANCHU RECORDINGS | |
'Millionaire' SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 2013 | ROKKIT/SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT | |
‘Meet Me Halfway’ FUTUREHEADS 2012 | NFTS / BIGLIFE MANAGEMENT | Starring Ricci Harnett. |
‘Sunken Low’ LITTLE FRIEND 2012 | NFTS / ROKKIT | Starring Jo Hartley. |