Directed credits
16
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
John Downer
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 11Directed series: 5All crew credits: 22
TMDB ID: 1258247
IMDb ID: nm1521546
Known for: Directing
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1982 - 2023
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 7.01
Wikidata: Q15924778
Frequent jobs
Director (16)Writer (3)Author (1)Creator (1)Producer (1)
Biography
A passionate zoologist, John has been making nature documentaries for the BBC for over 30 years. He made his name by abandoning the traditional style of nature documentaries and pioneering a highly inventive subjective approach using new technology and dramatic story-telling techniques His innovative approach to filmmaking has brought him numerous international awards for series such as Supersense, Weird Nature, Earthflight and Penguins – Spy in the Huddle. Never afraid to experiment, his first music video, for Peter Gabriel, even won a Grammy
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by John Downer.
Serengeti River Crossing
Director
2021 Movie
6.5
Spy in the Snow
Director
2018 Movie
Caméras-espions au pays du froid
Director
2018 Movie
7.4
Snow Chick - A Penguin's Tale
Director
2015 Movie
10.0
Wings 3D
Director
2014 Movie
6.7
Earthflight
Director
2013 Movie
9.0
Winged Planet
Director
2012 Movie
7.5
Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice
Director
2011 Movie
7.0
Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
Director
2007 Movie
8.0
Bears: Spy in the Woods
Director
2004 Movie
6.2
Pride
Director
2004 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by John Downer.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Downer.
6.7
Earthflight
Director
2013 Movie
10.0
Wings 3D
Director
2014 Movie
6.2
Pride
Director
2004 Movie
7.5
Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice
Director
2011 Movie
7.4
Snow Chick - A Penguin's Tale
Director
2015 Movie
7.0
Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
Director
2007 Movie
6.5
Spy in the Snow
Director
2018 Movie
9.0
Winged Planet
Director
2012 Movie
6.5
The Gathering Swarms
Writer
2014 Movie
Serengeti River Crossing
Director
2021 Movie
8.0
Bears: Spy in the Woods
Director
2004 Movie
8.0
The Galactic Garden
Writer
1985 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Downer.
7.9
Nature
Writer • 1 eps
1982 Series
7.8
Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries
Director • 4 eps
2023 Series
6.8
Serengeti
Creator
2019 Series
7.0
Spy in the Wild
Director • 4 eps
2017 Series
7.7
Weird Nature
Producer • 6 eps
2002 Series
8.9
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
Director • 3 eps
2013 Series
8.5
Dolphins: Spy in the Pod
Director • 2 eps
2014 Series
8.5
Serengeti - La grande cavalcade des animaux
Author • 6 eps
2023 Series
7.1
Serengeti
Director • 3 eps
2022 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John Downer.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for John Downer.