Lewis Arnold
Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Lewis is currently directing CLEANING UP (aka CLEAN BREAK) for Sister Pictures, having developed the six-part drama with up and coming writer, Mark Marlow. Starring Sheridan Smith and set within London’s financial world, the drama will air on ITV in the Autumn of 2018.
His previous credits include BROADCHURCH, PREY and HUMANS, which became Channel 4's most successful original drama in over 20 years when it aired in 2015. After directing two episodes for series one, he was asked back a year later to direct the lead block of the second series for Kudos and AMC.
It was on graduating from the NFTS in March 2013, that Lewis embarked on directeding 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 National Film and Television School, 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 DES, a six-part crime drama with New Pictures, as well as feature film projects BULLY and PLAYING DEAD.
HUMANS, Series 2, Episodes 1-3
"Winningly warm characters, smart ideas, head-spinning moments and pitch-perfect performances [...] Icily compelling" The Telegraph
HUMANS, Series 1, Episodes 5 & 6
“Firing on all circuits… getting to the heart of what all good science fiction does best – making us reflect on the human condition.” The Telegraph
“An incredible episode, highlighting the best of the show while nobly demonstrating the on-screen and off-screen talent.” Digital Spy
"Involving and heart-breaking in ways that we couldn’t ever have imagined.” The Daily Express
BROADCHURCH, Series 3
"In an excruciating, deeply moving scene, the father of Danny Latimer rowed out to sea and jumped overboard in an apparent suicide attempt. It was a brilliant culmination of an absorbing episode from Chris Chibnall (and director Lewis Arnold)." Radio Times
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
DARK MONEY 2018 | The Forge/ BBC 1 | Director. |
CLEANING UP 2017 - 2018 | Sister Pictures/ITV | Drama. Lead Director. |
BROADCHURCH 3 2016 - 2017 | Kudos/ ITV | 1 episode. |
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. |
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. |
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
DES 2017 | New Pictures | TV series. |