Andy Wilson is a British

United Kingdom

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 film, TV and theatre director, born in 1958.

Early career

Wilson began his career as a performer with Circus Lumiere. Was one of the directors (with Cindy Oswin, Brian Lipson and Peter Godfrey) of the experimental theatre group Rational Theatre and also a performer with Archaos

Archaos (circus)

Archaos is a French contemporary circus created by Pierrot Bidon in 1986. It is an alternative, theatrical circus without animals, featuring dangerous stunts like chainsaw juggling, fire breathing, wall of death, etc. Archaos found fame in the UK through Pierrot's association with Adrian Evans, who...

, the celebrated anarchist French

France

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 circus troupe.

Wilson studied drama at Birmingham University from 1976 to 1979 and then worked as an actor for three years before joining the London based Rational Theatre and subsequently establishing the Hidden Grin Theatre.

Film and television directing

Wilson began his transition to film and television by directing numerous music videos, notably for techno duo Underworld

Underworld (band)

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. In 1984, he began writing for film with Rococo. Wilson's first opportunity as a director was in 1987 on Channel 4

Channel 4

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 - Four Minutes with a spot titled "The Job".

In 1989, Wilson directed Bouinax in Love for the French television channel La Sept

La Sept

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 featuring the Archaos circus troupe. A film with Theatre de Complicite for the newly formed Channel Four led to a long career in British television, directing among others Cracker

Cracker (UK TV series)

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, An Evening with Gary Lineker

Gary Lineker

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, Gormenghast, Psychos

Psychos (TV series)

Psychos is a six-part British television drama series focusing upon a young medical team and their patients. First broadcast on Channel 4 in 1999, it was written by David Wolstencroft and directed by John McKay and Andy Wilson. It starred Douglas Henshall as Dr...

, Spooks

Spooks

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, The Forsyte Saga

The Forsyte Saga

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, Hotel Babylon

Hotel Babylon

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 and The Philanthropist

The Philanthropist (TV series)

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 for American network NBC

NBC

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. Andy also directed the 1997 film Playing God

Playing God (film)

Playing God is a 1997 film directed by Andy Wilson. It stars David Duchovny , Timothy Hutton, and Angelina Jolie.-Plot:...

with David Duchovny

David Duchovny

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 and Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie

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. Also appeared as an actor in the Peter Greenaway

Peter Greenaway

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 film The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

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.

In 2009, Wilson will direct The Man Who Smiled, an episode of the second series of Wallander.