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Simon Cellan Jones Biography

Birth Name:Simon Cellan Jones

Profession Director, Producer, Location management

Fast Facts

  • Won a BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Serial for "Our Friends in the North" in 1997
  • Was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Drama for "The Queen's Sister" in 2006 and for "The Trial of Tony Blair" in 2008
  • Won a Certificate of Merit at the San Francisco International Film Festival for Drama-Miniseries for "Our Friends in the North" in 1997
  • Worked as an assistant floor manager on "Edge of Darkness" and "EastEnders" in 1985 and 1986
  • First began directing on the TV series "A Fine Romance" in 1981
  • Started out as an actor who first appeared in the TV series "Roads to Freedom" in 1970
  • Best known as a director of episodes for TV series like "Treme," "The Borgias," and "Generation Kill․"
  • Was the producer on the 1991 short film "Oranges and Lemons․"

Awards

  • 1997BAFTA TV Award-Best Drama Serial: winner
  • 1997Certificate of Merit-Television - Drama-Miniseries: winner
  • 2000C.I.C.A.E. Award-: nominated
  • 2000Golden Hitchcock-: nominated
  • 2000European Film Award-European Discovery: nominated
  • 2001Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising Newcomer-: nominated
  • 2006BAFTA TV Award-Best Single Drama: nominated
  • 2006BAFTA TV Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2008BAFTA TV Award-Best Single Drama: nominated
  • 2009OFTA Television Award-Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries: nominated
  • 2011OFTA Television Award-Best Direction in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2019Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form: nominated
  • 2024Truly Moving Picture Award-Truly Moving Picture Award: winner