Tom Harper (director)

Tom Harper
Born	7 January 1980 London, England, United Kingdom
Occupation	Film producer Film director Screenwriter Editor Cinematographer
Years active	1998–present

Tom Harper (born 7 January 1980 in London) is a BAFTA-nominated English film director best known for his work on The Scouting Book for Boys , Peaky Blinders and the BBC TV mini-series War & Peace.

Harper began his career making short films. He wrote and directed Cubs in 2006 about urban fox hunting which was nominated for a BAFTA in the Best Short Film category and won a BIFA.^[1][2]

Harper then moved on to direct a range of film and television work which includes Misfits, The Scouting Book for Boys (2010), This Is England '86, The Borrowers (2011), Peaky Blinders (2013), and The Woman in Black: Angel of Death.^[3]

The Scouting Book for Boys was filmed throughout September and October 2008.^[4]

In 2014, Harper re-teamed with Jack Thorne, the writer of The Scouting Book for Boys, to make War Book, which premiered at the London Film Festival and had its international premiere as the opening film of the International Festival of Film Rotterdam.^[5] The film received critical acclaim ^[6] with The List calling it a "powerful, provocative and essential piece of modern British cinema".^[7] Harper was also a producer on the film.^[8]

He directed the 2016 BBC TV mini-series War & Peace, starring Paul Dano, Lily James and James Norton for BBC1 and The Weinstein Company.^[9] The series topped ratings and won rave reviews^[10]

Filmography

Year	Name	Notes
1998	Eyelines	Short film
2004	Beat	Short film
2006	Squat Street	credited as director, TV mini series [11]
2006	Cubs	Short film
2007	Coming Up	credited as director, TV series, 1 episode [12]
2007	Cherries	Short film [13]
2008	Dis/Connected	TV film [14]
2009	Demons	credited as director, TV mini-series, 3 episodes [15]
2010	The Scouting Book for Boys
2010	This Is England '86	credited as director, TV mini-series, 2 episodes [16]
2009 - 2010	Misfits	credited as director, TV series, 4 episodes [17]
2011	The Borrowers	TV movie [18]
2011	The Swarm	Short film
2013	Peaky Blinders	credited as director, TV series, 3 episodes [19]
2014	War Book
2015	The Woman in Black: Angel of Death
2015	War and Peace	credited as director, TV series [20]

References

1. "The Scouting Book For Boys - Tom Harper interview". BBC Film Network. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
2. IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0828587/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "'Misfits' director Tom Harper to direct 'Woman in Black' follow-up". Independent. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
4. "Director’s Diary, Part 1: Tom Harper on The Scouting Book For Boys". Film4 Blog. 25 August 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
5. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rotterdam-tom-harpers-war-book-761107. Missing or empty |title= (help)
6. Rotten Tomatoes http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/war_book/. Retrieved 7 August 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
7. Baughan, Nikki. "Ms". The List.
8. http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-latest/war-book/5078672.article
9. "James Norton Joins Lily James, Paul Dano In BBC/Weinstein Co’s ‘War And Peace’". Deadline.com. 28 December 2014.
10. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35220428
11. IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0775401/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_15
12. IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406404/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
13. IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1073235/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_12
14. IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1151327/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_11
15. IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1157595/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_10
16. IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1685471/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
17. IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1548850/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
18. IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1975269/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_6
19. IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2442560/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
20. IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3910804/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast

External links

• Tom Harper at the Internet Movie Database
• Interviews with Tom Harper, British Film Institute