John Laing is a New Zealand film and television director and producer.

John Laing
Born
Dunedin, New Zealand
Occupations
  • Film director
  • television director
  • producer
  • writer
Years active1978–present

Early life

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Laing was born in Dunedin.[1]

Career

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Laiang made his major directorial debut with the film Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1980). He directed a number of other films including Abandoned (2015) before starting a career in television, directing episodes of the Canadian series The Hitchhiker. His other television credits include The Ray Bradbury Theater, Mysterious Island, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Jack of All Trades, Cleopatra 2525, Power Rangers S.P.D., Power Rangers Mystic Force, Orange Roughies, Nothing Trivial, Power Rangers Megaforce, Duggan and the television film Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006) starring Brenda Song.

His 1992 film Absent Without Leave was entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival.[2]

Filmography

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Film

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Title Year Credited as Notes
Director Producer Writer
The Rubber Gun 1977 No No Yes Also editor
Beyond Reasonable Doubt 1980 Yes No No
Race for the Yankee Zephyr 1981 No No No Editor
The Lost Tribe 1983 Yes Yes Yes
Other Halves 1984 Yes No No
Dangerous Orphans 1986 Yes No No
Absent Without Leave 1992 Yes No No
The Shirt 2000 Yes No No Cinematographer
No One Can Hear You 2001 Yes No Yes IMDb
A War Story 2018 Yes No No YouTube

Television

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The numbers in directing credits refer to the number of episodes.

Title Year Credited as Network Notes
Director
Inside Straight 1984 Yes (2) Television One
Roche 1985 Yes (2)
The Hitchhiker 1987–89 Yes (4) HBO
USA Network
The Ray Bradbury Theater 1990–92 Yes (5) USA Network
Marlin Bay 1994 Yes (1) TV One
Cody: Bad Love 1994 Yes Seven Network Television film
Cover Story 1995–96 Yes (5) TV3
Plainclothes 1995 Yes (2) TV One
Singapore Sling: Road to Mandalay 1995 Yes Nine Network Television film
Mysterious Island 1995 Yes (3) Family Channel
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys 1998–99 Yes (4) Syndication
Xena: Warrior Princess 1998–2001 Yes (3)
The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson 1998 Yes (15) Pax TV
Tiger Country 1998 Yes TV3 Television film
Greenstone 1999 Yes (2) TV One
Duggan 1999 Yes (2)
Jackson's Wharf 1999 Yes (8) TV2
Jack of All Trades 2000 Yes (2) Syndication
Street Legal 2000–01 Yes (5) TV2
Cleopatra 2525 2000 Yes (2) Syndication
Power Rangers S.P.D. 2005 Yes (8) Toon Disney
Power Rangers Mystic Force 2006 Yes (3)
Orange Roughies 2006 Yes (4) TV One
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior 2006 Yes Disney Channel Television film
Go Girls 2011–13 Yes (12) TV2
Nothing Trivial 2011–13 Yes (6) TV One
Safe House 2012 Yes TV One Television film
The Blue Rose 2013 Yes (2) TV3
Power Rangers Megaforce 2013 Yes (5) Nickelodeon
Step Dave 2014 Yes (2) TV2
Venus and Mars 2015 Yes TV One Television film
Also producer
Abandoned 2015 Yes TV One Television film
Dear Murderer 2017 Yes (2) TVNZ 1

Producer only

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Title Year Network Notes
Mercy Peak 2001–04 TV One
Outrageous Fortune 2006–10 TV3 Series 2–6
Westside 2015 Three Series 1

References

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  1. ^ "John Laing biography". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  2. ^ "18th Moscow International Film Festival (1993)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
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