Amit Gupta
Writer/Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Amit has recently completed filming 2 episodes of "Dark Matter”, with Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly, for Sony Television/Apple. Before that he directed a block of "Avatar: The Last Airbender” for Netflix.
Amit was Producing Director and Executive Producer on “We Were The Lucky Ones” for Hulu/20th TV//Old 320 Sycamore, and was lead director and consulting producer on "His Dark Materials – The Amber Spyglass" (Episodes 1, 2, 6 and 7) for HBO/BBC/Bad Wolf. Amit's features include RESISTANCE which starred Andrea Riseborough, Tom Wlaschiha and Michael Sheen, and was nominated for three BAFTAs, winning for Best Actress. Other nominations included the WGGB Best First Feature and the CineVision Award at Munich. Amit started his career writing and directing for stage. His first play as a writer, Touch, was one of the winners of the Royal Court Theatre Young Writers’ Competition. Other plays include CAMPAIGN, which premiered at London’s Tricycle Theatre was nominated for an Olivier Award and won a Liberty Human Rights Award, as part of THE GREAT GAME.
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
ONE CRAZY THING 2016 | Canary Wharf Films | Writer/Director |
JADOO 2013 | Air Productions & Tigerlily Films | Writer/Director |
2011 | Big Rich Films / Film Agency Wales | Co-Writer and Director |
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
BLUE MOUNTAIN | Prod. Richard Holmes | Writer/Director. Feature film. |
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO | Neon Ink | Co-writer/creator with Lydia Adetunji |
COME TO THE EDGE | Big Rich Films | Director of feature film adaptation of novel by Joanna Kavenna. |
PERSUASION | Gate Television | Writer/Director. Feature film. |
JACK THE DAD | Hat Trick | Creator/Writer |
OPEN SEASON | GreenAcre Film | Creator/Writer |
REVERENCE | Co-creator/Writer with Lydia Adetunji | |
WIDOWERS’ HOUSES | Nick of Time Productions/Nicolas Kent | Adaptation of the George Bernard Shaw play |
BEIJING BULLET | Ed Pressman Films | Writer |
DIRTY LAW | Caryn Mandabach Productions/Channel 4 | Co-Creator/Writer |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
DARK MATTER S2 2025 | Sony Television/ Apple | Director of 2 eps. With Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly. |
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER S2 2025 | Avatar Studios/Netflix | Director. |
WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES 2024 | 20th Television | Director eps 2,3,6. Executive Producer eps 1-8. |
HIS DARK MATERIALS - THE AMBER SPYGLASS 2021 | Bad Wolf / HBO / BBC | Lead director. |
DELICIOUS 3 2018 | Bandit Television | Director. |
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES 2018 | Gate Television / ZDF | Director/Writer |
SOMETHINGTOWN | BBC | Pilot commissioned by BBC. Producer: Jamie Glazebrook |
ASTANA EXPRESS | Tigerlily Films | Creator/Writer |
THE LITTLE PUNJABI PRINCESS | Channel 5 / Little Bird | Creator/Writer |
LOVELESS | IWC Media /C4 | Director |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE BOMB | The Tricycle Theatre | Themed Collection |
THE GREAT GAME | The Tricycle Theatre | Themes Collection |
HEROES | Leicester Haymarket Theatre | Writer/Director |
TOUCH | Royal Court Young Writers' Festival | Writer |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
LOVE STORY | Producer: Richard Holmes | Writer/Director |