Tom Vaughan (director)
Tom Vaughan | |
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Born | Thomas Vaughan 5 September 1969 Glasgow, Scotland |
Occupation(s) | Television and film director, former child actor |
Years active | 1994–present |
Tom Vaughan (born 5 September 1969)[1] is a Scottish television and film director. His work includes Cold Feet (1999) and He Knew He Was Right (2004) for television, and What Happens in Vegas (2008) and Extraordinary Measures (2010) for cinema.
Early life and education
Vaughan was born in
Vaughan later moved to England to study drama at the University of Bristol.[1] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama in 1990.[5]
Career
After graduating, Vaughan moved to London where he produced his first short film, Super Grass (1994). After theatrical distribution alongside Dazed and Confused, Super Grass was broadcast on Channel 4. Numerous other short films and commercials followed before he began directing mainstream television.[6]
His other works include two episodes of the ITV comedy drama Cold Feet in 1999, one of which featured the first location filming for the show outside England; due to last minute script changes, Vaughan led a small production team and two actors on half a day's filming in Paris, France.[7] In 2003, he directed Deborah Moggach's two-part drama Final Demand for BBC One. The next year, he directed the BBC adaptation of He Knew He Was Right. Vaughan credits his work on the BBC dramas with sharpening his skills as a director, as the tight schedules meant he had to plan ahead.[8]
In 2006, he directed the
In 2011, Vaughan directed the Miley Cyrus feature So Undercover[10] and is scheduled to direct the romantic comedy Boomsday.[11] A screenplay version of Karen Bishko's musical Single is being developed with Vaughan attached to direct.[12]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Description |
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1993 | Opening Shot | Director, producer | 1 episode of television series:
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1994 | Super Grass | Director, writer | Short film |
1996 | Box | Director, writer, producer | Short film |
1997 | Still Buzzin' | Director, writer | Short film |
1999 | Truel | Director, writer | Short film |
1999 | Cold Feet | Director | 2 episodes of television series:
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2000 | I Saw You
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Director | Television pilot |
2000 | Safe as Houses | Director | Television film |
2003 | Final Demand | Director | 2-part television film |
2004 | He Knew He Was Right | Director | 4-part television serial |
2006 | Starter for 10 | Director | Feature film |
2007 | John from Cincinnati | Director | 1 episode of television series:
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2007 | Big Love | Director | 1 episode of television series:
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2008 | What Happens in Vegas | Director | Feature film |
2010 | Extraordinary Measures | Director | Feature film |
2012 | So Undercover | Director | Feature film – in post-production |
Boomsday | Director | Feature film – in pre-production | |
2013 | Endeavour | Director | TV episode "Fugue" |
2014 | The Log From the Sea of Cortez | Director | Docu-drama – pre-production[13] |
2014 | History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | Director | Feature film re-make, announced in 2013[14] |
2014 | Some Kind of Beautiful | Director | Feature film |
2015 | Doctor Foster | Director | Series 1- Episodes 1,2 and 3 |
2016 | Victoria
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Director | 3 episodes |
2018 | Press | Director | TV series |
2020 | The Singapore Grip | Director | TV series |
2020 | The Flight Attendant | Director | TV episode "Funeralia" |
References
- ^ a b c "Tom Vaughan". Helensburgh Heroes. Retrieved on 16 July 2008.
- ^ Docherty, Gavin (28 October 2006). "Starter For Ten was a real challenge for Tom". Daily Express (Express Newspapers).
- ^ a b c d Staff (19 May 2008). "Burgh's Tom joins the Hollywood set Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine". Helensburgh Advertiser (Clyde and Forth Press).
- ^ Dougan, Andy (2 November 2006). "Andy Dougan's Movie World: A Stookie story". Evening Times (Caledonian Newspapers): p. 7.
- ^ "Alumni and friends: Faculty of Arts Archived 26 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine". University of Bristol. Retrieved on 30 November 2009.
- ^ "Tom Vaughan biography Archived 20 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine". Rattling Stick. Retrieved on 27 April 2008.
- ISBN 0-233-99924-8.
- ^ a b c Eagan, Daniel (28 December 2009). "Extraordinary challenge: Tom Vaughan directs Ford and Fraser in inspiring true drama". Film Journal International News (Nielsen Business Media).
- ^ Meza, Ed (24 November 2009). "CBS Films, TMG sign output deal". Variety (Reed Business Information).
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (13 February 2011). "Miley Cyrus action comedy So Undercover sells for Exclusive ". ScreenDaily.com (Emap Media). Retrieved on 15 February 2011.
- ^ McNary, Dave (7 October 2010). "Tom Vaughan to direct 'Boomsday'". Variety.com. Retrieved on 10 October 2010.
- ^ "Karen Bishko". Karen Bishko. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Hecht, John (26 September 2013). "Tom Vaughan to Helm 'The Log From the Sea of Cortez' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ McClintock, Pamela (5 July 2013). "Tom Vaughan to Direct 'The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
External links
- Tom Vaughan at the British Film Institute
- Tom Vaughan at IMDb