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David Hayman(I)

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  • Director
  • Producer
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David Hayman
The day before a violent criminal is due to be released from prison he receives a threatening call. Armed only with a mobile phone he must somehow save his family - and himself.
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David Hayman was born on 9 February 1948 in Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He is an actor and director, known for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008), Sid and Nancy (1986) and Macbeth (2015). He is married to Alice Hayman. They have three children.
BornFebruary 9, 1948
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BornFebruary 9, 1948
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Asa Butterfield and Jack Scanlon in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
    The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
    7.7
    • Pavel
    • 2008
    Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb in Sid and Nancy (1986)
    Sid and Nancy
    7.0
    • Malcolm
    • 1986
    Marion Cotillard, Michael Fassbender, and Shawn Dixon in Macbeth (2015)
    Macbeth
    6.6
    • Lennox
    • 2015
    Promo poster
    Vertical Limit
    6.0
    • Frank 'Chainsaw' Williams
    • 2000

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Vicar's Wife
      • The Reverend John Lane
      • Pre-production
    • A Means to an Ending
      • The Hiker
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Robert (2026)
      Robert
      Short
      • Robert
      • 2026
    • Kiloran Bay (2026)
      Kiloran Bay
      9.0
      Short
      • Niall
      • 2026
    • David Hayman, Douglas Russell, Raymond Friel, Bryan Larkin, Vasily Chuprina, and Armin Karima in Jailbroken (2026)
      Jailbroken
      7.9
      • Smith
      • 2026
    • David Hayman in Wind (2026)
      Wind
      Music Video
      • 2026
    • Siobhan Finneran and Barry Ward in Protection (2024)
      Protection
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Sid Nyles
      • 2024
    • The Jubilee (2024)
      The Jubilee
      Short
      • 2024
    • Them Upstairs
      Short
      • Spore Man
      • 2024
    • Assassin's Guild (2024)
      Assassin's Guild
      4.5
      • Governor Bludhorn
      • 2024
    • Malcolm McDowell, Mark Critch, Claire Rankin, Colton Gobbo, and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth in Son of a Critch (2022)
      Son of a Critch
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Leo Critch
      • 2024
    • Red Ash (2024)
      Red Ash
      Short
      • Father
      • 2024
    • Fear the Invisible Man (2023)
      Fear the Invisible Man
      3.7
      • Wicksteed
      • 2023
    • Jamie Sives and Mark Bonnar in Guilt (2019)
      Guilt
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Alec McCall
      • 2023
    • Raging Grace (2023)
      Raging Grace
      5.8
      • Mr. Garrett
      • 2023
    • The Chemistry of Death (2023)
      The Chemistry of Death
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Andrew Brody
      • 2023
    • Stellan Skarsgård, Forest Whitaker, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Genevieve O'Reilly, Alan Tudyk, Denise Gough, Faye Marsay, Kyle Soller, and Adria Arjona in Andor (2022)
      Andor
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Chieftan
      • 2022

    Director

    • The Servant Girl
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Nick Berry in Harbour Lights (1999)
      Harbour Lights
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Claire Bloom, Helen Baxendale, James Cosmo, and Tony Robinson in Easter Tales (2000)
      Easter Tales
      5.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2000
    • The Near Room (1995)
      The Near Room
      4.9
      • Director
      • 1995
    • Finney (1994)
      Finney
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Helen Baxendale, Ace Bhatti, Jo Dow, Andrew Lancel, and Peter O'Brien in Cardiac Arrest (1994)
      Cardiac Arrest
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Sean Bean, Amanda Donohoe, and Theresa Russell in A Woman's Guide to Adultery (1993)
      A Woman's Guide to Adultery
      4.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1993
    • The Hawk (1993)
      The Hawk
      5.3
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Screen One (1985)
      Screen One
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Michelle Holmes, Madhur Jaffrey, and Billie Whitelaw in Firm Friends (1992)
      Firm Friends
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1992
    • The Bill (1984)
      The Bill
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1989–1991
    • Iain Glen in Silent Scream (1990)
      Silent Scream
      5.6
      • Director
      • 1990
    • The Play on One (1988)
      The Play on One
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1989
    • Summer Season (1985)
      Summer Season
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1985

    Producer

    • Wasted Time
      4.7
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Weekender (2011)
      Weekender
      5.5
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Wasted
      5.6
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • Stephen Graham and Scot Williams in The Crew (2008)
      The Crew
      5.9
      • associate producer
      • 2008
    • Farmer McAllister's Thinkin' Machine
      7.0
      Short
      • producer
      • 2001
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    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • David T. Hayman
    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • February 9, 1948
      • Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
    • Spouse
      • Alice Hayman? - present (3 children)
    • Children
        Sammy Hayman
    • Other works
      He acted in Thomas Otway's play, "Tartuffe," at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland in the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre Company production with Colin Haigh, Rupert Frazer, Angela Chadfield, Jeremy Blake, David Yelland, Mike Gwilym, Celia Foxe, and Jill Spurrier in the cast. Robert David McDonald and Giles Havergal were directors.

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Discovered James McAvoy, according to McAvoy in a recent interview broadcast on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Hayman did a talk at McAvoy's school and after McAvoy thanked Hayman for sharing his insight into his long and interesting career. Hayman later asked McAvoy to audition for a role in The Near Room (1995), which he got.

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