Nick Hamm

Nick's directing career began in the theatre, where he worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1983-88.

He was also British Artistic Director of the Sadler's Wells Theatre Company until he moved into TV in 1989.

He directed The Bottom Line, a documentary about the crisis of culture, featuring among others, Arthur Miller and Dustin Hoffman.

His 30-minute drama The Harmfulness of Tobacco, won the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film.

Nick then went on to direct a Play on One for the BBC, and then the highly acclaimed series Rik Mayall Presents for Granada, starring Amanda Donohoe, and Helena Bonham-Carter.

Before Nick embarked on a feature film career, he specialised in TV adverts, including campaigns for Nescafe, Martini, Carlsberg and Nissan.

His big feature break came with the romantic comedy Martha Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence, starring Monica Potter, Rufus Sewell, Joseph Fiennes and Tom Hollander, after which he helmed The Hole, starring Thora Birch.

He also directed the Greg Kinnear/ Robert De Niro thriller Godsend though the film met with scathing reviews after suffering a the hands of the studio, who reportedly re-edited his work.

Nick is scheduled to helm the drama Three in 2005.