Keith Boak Director

Keith Boak is a BAFTA and IVCA award winning Director. Keith was born in Edinburgh and graduated in Law at the University of Bristol. He trained as Assistant Director at the Royal Court Theatre, Riverside Studios the Royal National Theatre, and Leicester Haymarket, winning a Scotsman Fringe First Award at Edinburgh for IN NOMINE PATRIS and assisting Directors including Danny Boyle, Sir Richard Eyre, Dr Jonathan Miller and Max Stafford Clark. He directed ‘MILKWOOD BLUES’ at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, ‘THE TRAVELLER’ (with David Threlfall) and ‘INDIGO’ (with Dougray Scott) at the Almeida Theatre.

Keith currently lives and works in the United States where he has directed on TURN : WASHINGTON’S SPIES for AMC network, RECTIFY for Sundance Channel and OUTSIDERS for WGN America. In the UK, he directed the pilot of BBC’s widely acclaimed revival of DOCTOR WHO (BAFTA Best TV Drama Series 2005). Other UK television credits include VILLAGE BY THE SEA, SILENT WITNESS, HOTEL BABYLON, DEATH IN PARADISE, and NEW TRICKS, among many others.

Agents

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Credits

Television

Production Company Notes FOR THE PEOPLE ABC/ SHONDERLAND Director 1x 2019 Producers: Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Paul Williams Davies Cast: Hope Davies, Ben Rappaport, Ben Shenkman

KRYPTON Warner Horizon Television Director x 1 Episode 2018 / SyFy Prod: David S Goyer, Howard Grigsby Cast: Cameron Cuffe, Georgina Campbell

United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes TURN: WASHINGTON AMC Director x 1 Episode SPIES Prods:Andrew Colville, Erin Mitchell, 2017 Mitchell Akselrad Cast: Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Daniel Henshall

OUTSIDERS WGN America Director x 2 Episodes 2017 Prod: Rebecca Moline, Linda McGibney Cast: David Morse, Gillian Alexy, Ryan Hurst

TURN: WASHINGTON AMC Director x 2 Episodes SPIES Prods:Andrew Colville, Erin Mitchell, 2016 Mitchell Akselrad Cast: Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Daniel Henshall

RECTIFY Sundance TV Director x 1 Episode 2016 Prods: Lori Slomka, Colin Walsh Cast: Aden Young, Abigail Spencer, J. Smith-Cameron

TURN: WASHINGTON AMC Director x 1 Episode SPIES Prods:Andrew Colville, Erin Mitchell, 2015 Mitchell Akselrad Cast: Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Daniel Henshall

SILENT WITNESS BBC Director x 6 Episodes 2011 - 2016 Prods: Madonna Baptiste, Richard Burrell Cast: Emilia Fox, Richard Lintern

NEW TRICKS BBC / Wall to Wall Director x 2 Episodes 2014 Prod: Tom Mullens Cast: Denis Lawson, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Tamzin Outhwaite

CASE HISTORIES BBC / Ruby Films Director x 1 Episode 2013 Prod: Eric Coulter Cast:Jason Isaacs, Zawe Ashton

DEATH IN PARADISE BBC / Red Planet Pictures Director x 2 Episodes 2013 Prod: Tim Key Cast: Dexter Fletcher, Ben Miller

CASUALTY BBC Lead Director/Producer 2008 Series 23 Prod: Oliver Kent

FUTURESHOCK: COMET Darlow Smithson TV Movie 2007 Productions Prod: Elinor Day, David McNab, John Smithson Cast: James Cosmo, Cristian Solimeno

United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL ITV / Rollem Productions Lead Director 2006 Prod: Yvonne Francas Cast: Suranne Jones, Cristian Solimeno, Tristan Gemmill

HOTEL BABYLON BBC / Carnival Director x 2 Episodes 2006 Prod: Christopher Aird Cast: Tamzin Outhwaite, Max Beesley, Dexter Fletcher

DOCTOR WHO BBC Lead Director 2005 Prod: Phil Collinson Cast: Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, David Verrey **BAFTA Best Drama Series 2005 **BAFTA CYMRU Best Drama Series 2005 **Best Drama Series Broadcast Magazine, TV Quick, TV Choice 2005 **National TV Awards Most Popular Drama 2005

NY-LON Touchpaper Television Lead Director 2004 Prod: Peter Norris Cast: Rashida Jones, Stephen Moyer, Claire Nicolson

HOLBY CITY BBC Director x 12 Episodes 2001 - 2004 Prods: Sharon Hughff, Paul Goodman Cast: Tina Hobley, Sharon Maughan, Hugh Quarshie

MERSEY BEAT BBC Director x 3 Episodes 2001 - 2003 Cast: Leslie Ash, Josie D'Arby, Stephen Casey

THE ROYAL ITV Lead Director 2003 Prod: Ken Horn Cast: Robert Daws, Michelle Hardwick, Amy Robbins

THE KNOCK Bronson/Knight Director x 1 Episode 2000 Productions / LWT Cast: Peter O'Brien, Caroline Lee-Johnson

HARBOUR LIGHTS BBC Director x 4 Episodes 1999 Prod: Steve Lanning Cast: Nick Berry, Matilda Ziegler, Tina Hobley

CITY CENTRAL BBC Director x 2 Episodes 1998 Prod: Ken Horn Cast: Paul Nicholls, Lorraine Ashbourne

United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected]