Biography

The son of a textiles agent and bookkeeper in Lancashire, England, Nick Livesey won a scholarship to study graphic design and art direction for a master's degree at the Royal College of Art in London.

Whilst studying at the RCA, Livesey worked part time as a projectionist. When the theater was empty he would screen his own celluloid experiments he had processed from his 35mm-Nikon motor drive at 6 frames per second. Re-filming these again from the screen became his first show reel.

It was these raw, textural time-based illustrations that caught the attention of "Top Gun" director Tony Scott who commissioned Livesey for his first directing role - a 15 minute short for Showtime called "The Hunger". As a one-man crew, Livesey lit, choreographed, filmed and hand-spliced a sequence that would win his first Emmy nomination and a second Design and Art Direction award (D&AD).

Title sequences followed for Ridley Scott. First there was "Gladiator", then a multi-award winning sequence for "Hannibal" and then a sequence for "Black Hawk Down".

Along with four other industry colleagues, Livesey co-founded The Fireflies, a charity cycle ride crossing the French Alps from Geneva to the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The Fireflies ride has now franchised across the world, with established events on the U.S. west coast, Patagonia and New Zealand, raising millions for blood cancer research.

Livesey has also directed award-winning short films for Rapha, Vogue, and Discovery Channel. As a photographer he held a solo photographic exhibition at the Royal Geographical Society in London entitled "Patagonia Through a Pinhole".

Livesey's award-winning commercial work, while globally represented by Ridley Scott Associates from 1997-2022, spans industries and markets, from FIFA and Pro-Evolution Soccer to Cathay Pacific, Lucozade, Bank of America, Gillette, Toyota and Dyson. His resume also includes working with A-list sports celebrities such as elite soccer players Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

"Supercharged", a short-film drama written and directed by Livesey and starring Tamsin Greig, David Langham, Rachel Summers and Paul Blackthorne, will enter the festival circuit in late 2022.
- IMDb mini biography by: Goof Town Productions