Jonathan Blakeson is an English film director and screenwriter. His
first feature film was The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009), a
kidnap thriller starring Gemma Arterton, Martin Compston and Eddie
Marsan, which he wrote and directed.J Blakeson was born and raised in
Harrogate, North Yorkshire. He attended and graduated from the
University of Warwick, where he studied Film and Literature. Outside
studying, he oversaw the writing and direction of two low-budget
films, Struggling (1997) and Red Tape (1998).Blakeson directed The 5th
Wave, based on the novel of the same name by Rick Yancey. Chloë Grace
Moretz played Cassie and Susannah Grant wrote the screenplay. The
movie made over $109 Million at the global box office. Blakeson
directed the mini-series Gunpowder starring Kit Harington, Liv Tyler,
Mark Gatiss, Peter Mullan and Shaun Dooley. Gunpowder was shown on BBC
One in the UK and on HBO in the USA.
first feature film was The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009), a
kidnap thriller starring Gemma Arterton, Martin Compston and Eddie
Marsan, which he wrote and directed.J Blakeson was born and raised in
Harrogate, North Yorkshire. He attended and graduated from the
University of Warwick, where he studied Film and Literature. Outside
studying, he oversaw the writing and direction of two low-budget
films, Struggling (1997) and Red Tape (1998).Blakeson directed The 5th
Wave, based on the novel of the same name by Rick Yancey. Chloë Grace
Moretz played Cassie and Susannah Grant wrote the screenplay. The
movie made over $109 Million at the global box office. Blakeson
directed the mini-series Gunpowder starring Kit Harington, Liv Tyler,
Mark Gatiss, Peter Mullan and Shaun Dooley. Gunpowder was shown on BBC
One in the UK and on HBO in the USA.
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