Directing
Community Rating
10.0
TMDB estimate
Born
October 5, 1966 (age 59)
Born in
East End, London, England, UK
Brian Kelly is a television director who works across the UK and USA. He’s directed episodes for multi-award-winning shows including Downton Abbey, Dracula, and Outlander. Brian was lead director on the Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood; the series won a number of awards including a BAFTA Cymru for Best Drama Series and Best Actress for Eve Myles. In 2015 he directed episodes for the Tony Krantz show Blood & Oil for ABC and Stan Lee’s Lucky Man for Sky One. Brian was lead director on The Loch: a new 6 part murder mystery for ITV by Stephen Brady, starring Laura Fraser. Recently, Brian directed Sky Original Drama Curfew, starring Sean Bean and Adrian Lester, The Watch (BBC America’s original eight-part series inspired by Sir Terry Pratchett’s bestselling Discworld books), and Around The World In 80 Days, starring David Tennant, for BBC One. He is currently lead director on the second series of Grace 4 for ITV and Second Act.

Around the World in 80 Days
as Director
2021

Grace
as Director
2021

The Watch
as Director
2021

The Loch
as Director
2017

Outlander
as Director
2014

Dracula
as Director
2013

Monroe
as Director
2011

Downton Abbey
as Director
2010

Hope Springs
as Director
2009

No Holds Bard
as Director
2009

Honest
as Director
2008

Torchwood
as Director
2006

55 Degrees North
as Director
2004

Sea of Souls
as Director
2004

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
as Director
2002
Billy Bongo
as Director
2002
Leonard
as Director
2001

Merseybeat
as Director
2001

Teachers
as Director
2001

Monarch of the Glen
as Director
2000