Biography

Nick Hamm is a BAFTA award-winning director and producer. His latest film, William Tell, released theatrically worldwide after premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival in September '24. Other recent work includes Driven, which closed the 75th Venice Film Festival, The Journey, which premiered at the 73rd Venice Film Festival, and the Netflix Original Series White Lines.

Hamm began his career on the London fringe before becoming resident director of the Royal Shakespeare Company where he worked with contemporary playwrights, notably Howard Barker, Edward Bond, and Arthur Miller. He also collaborated with Miller on the drama-documentary The Bottom Line, starring Dustin Hoffman.

Hamm's early accolades include BAFTA award-winner The Harmfulness of Tobacco, the BBC's Play on One starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Colin Firth, Miramax's Talk of Angels, and Film Four's Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel, and Laurence. Hamm went on to direct the cult classic The Hole, starring Thora Birch and Keira Knightley. Followed by Lionsgate's thriller Godsend, starring Robert DeNiro and Greg Kinnear. Hamm later produced and directed the U2-centric comedy, Killing Bono for Paramount Pictures and Northern Ireland Screen.

In 2016, Hamm directed and produced The Journey, which premiered at the 73rd Venice Film Festival and later at TIFF. The film, starring Timothy Spall and Colm Meaney, garnered critical acclaim upon release and won Meany the IFTA award for Best Lead Actor.

In 2018, Hamm premiered his next feature, Driven, at the 75th Venice Film Festival, this time as the closing film. Driven, was also a special presentation at TIFF and bowed theatrically in August 2019 under the Universal Entertainment banner.

In 2019, Hamm directed the pilot and three subsequent episodes of Netflix's Original Series White Lines, by Alex Pina. The show premiered on Netflix in Spring 2020 and received raved reviews, quickly charting its way to becoming one of the most-watched shows on Netflix.

In 2020, Hamm formed the London-and L.A.-based entertainment company, Free Turn, with his brother Jon.

In 2021, Hamm directed and produced his latest feature film, Gigi & Nate, starring Marcia Gay Harden, Diane Ladd, Charlie Rowe and Josephine Langford. The film follows a young man who finds hope in an animal friend after a freak accident leaves him paralyzed.

Gigi & Nate, was acquired by Roadside Attractions and premiered in September 2022.

Nick's most recent film, William Tell, is a historical action epic and released theatrically worldwide in 2025 after premiering at TIFF in September '24. It stars Claes Bang, Golshifteh Farahani, Connor Swindells, Jonah Hauer-King, Rafe Spall, Ellie Bamber, Emily Beecham Sir Ben Kingsley and Sir Jonathan Pryce.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jessica Gamburg