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John Laing(II)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Editor
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John Laing was born in New Zealand. He is known for The Lost Tribe (1983), Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1980) and Absent Without Leave (1992).
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    The Lost Tribe (1983)
    The Lost Tribe
    5.3
    • Producer
    • 1983
    Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1980)
    Beyond Reasonable Doubt
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1980
    Absent Without Leave (1992)
    Absent Without Leave
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1992
    Kelly McGillis in No One Can Hear You (2001)
    No One Can Hear You
    4.4
    • Director
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Modern Whore (2025)
      Modern Whore
      5.9
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Alan Cumming and Charlie Creed-Miles in Drive Back Home (2024)
      Drive Back Home
      6.9
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Danielle Deadwyler in 40 Acres (2024)
      40 Acres
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • The Silent Planet (2024)
      The Silent Planet
      4.8
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • June Laporte, Jordan Dawson, Daniel Gravelle, Lane Webber, and Hallea Jones in We Forgot to Break Up (2024)
      We Forgot to Break Up
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • The King Tide (2023)
      The King Tide
      6.5
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Katie Boland and Alisha Newton in We're All in This Together (2021)
      We're All in This Together
      5.1
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Jane Siberry, Jamar Adams Thompson, Ariana Marquis, and Annie Tuma in Flee the Light (2021)
      Flee the Light
      2.7
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Sarah Allen and Tommie-Amber Pirie in The Retreat (2021)
      The Retreat
      4.9
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Christopher Walken in Percy Vs Goliath (2020)
      Percy Vs Goliath
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Adam Brody and Sophie Nélisse in The Kid Detective (2020)
      The Kid Detective
      6.9
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • The Rest of Us (2019)
      The Rest of Us
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Imogen Poots and Alex Wolff in Castle in the Ground (2019)
      Castle in the Ground
      5.0
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Darren Mann and Josh Wiggins in Giant Little Ones (2018)
      Giant Little Ones
      7.2
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Craig Hall and Ande Cunningham in Venus and Mars (2015)
      Venus and Mars
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2015

    Director

    • A War Story (2018)
      A War Story
      6.0
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Dear Murderer (2017)
      Dear Murderer
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Dominic Purcell in Abandoned (2015)
      Abandoned
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Craig Hall and Ande Cunningham in Venus and Mars (2015)
      Venus and Mars
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Step Dave (2014)
      Step Dave
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Alix Bushnell, Anna Hutchison, Jay Ryan, and Bronwyn Turei in Go Girls (2009)
      Go Girls
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011–2013
    • Chris Auer, Christina Masterson, Azim Rizk, Ciara Hanna, Andrew Gray, and John Mark Loudermilk in Power Rangers Megaforce (2013)
      Power Rangers Megaforce
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Nothing Trivial (2011)
      Nothing Trivial
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011–2013
    • Jennifer Ludlam, Antonia Prebble, Rajeev Varma, and Siobhan Marshall in The Blue Rose (2013)
      The Blue Rose
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Paul Gittins, Erroll Shand, and Morgana O'Reilly in Safe House (2012)
      Safe House
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Zoe Naylor, Nicholas Coghlan, Mark Ruka, and Stephen Hall in Orange Roughies (2006)
      Orange Roughies
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Brenda Song in Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006)
      Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Power Rangers Mystic Force (2006)
      Power Rangers Mystic Force
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Matt Sadowski, Aly Purrott-Armstrong, Brandon Jay McLaren, Monica May, and Chris Violette in Power Rangers S.P.D. (2005)
      Power Rangers S.P.D.
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Kelly McGillis in No One Can Hear You (2001)
      No One Can Hear You
      4.4
      • Director
      • 2001

    Editor

    • Sounds from Our People: Cold Journey (1979)
      Sounds from Our People: Cold Journey
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1979
    • Sounds from Our People: Cree Way (1979)
      Sounds from Our People: Cree Way
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1979
    • Sounds from Our People: Old Crow (1979)
      Sounds from Our People: Old Crow
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1979
    • Three Rivers
      8.8
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1978

    Personal details

    • Born
      • New Zealand

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Began his career as film-maker at the New Zealand National Film Unit, Wellington in 1969 as a writer/director/editor of documentary films.

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