Benjamin Caron
Filmmaker
Benjamin Caron is a Golden Globe, Emmy and BAFTA nominated British film and television director.
Benjamin started his TV career directing documentaries and music videos for artists such as Jay Z. He followed this in 2006 with The Heist for Channel 4, a BAFTA and RTS nominated one-hour Derren Brown special.
2012 saw Benjamin move into drama, directing Skins and earning himself an RTS nomination for Best Director. The debut season of My Mad Fat Diary followed and was subsequently nominated for an Emmy, BAFTA and RTS Award for Best Drama Series.
His first feature film, Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This, was released in 2013. Starring David Threlfall, Helen McCory and Amanda Redman, it won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor and BPG nominated for Best Single Drama.
In 2015, Benjamin directed the multi-BAFTA, Emmy and Golden Globe winning detective series Wallander for the BBC, starring Kenneth Branagh. In 2016, he directed the finale episode and one-off special of Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman and Mark Gatiss.
Benjamin directed episodes for the first two seasons of The Crown for Netflix. Season one aired to rave reviews, won a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series and was nominated for three Emmys. More recently, he is Lead Director and Executive Producer on season three and four of The Crown.
The Crown
Season 3
Left Bank Pictures / Netflix
The Crown
Season 2
Left Bank Pictures / Netflix
The Crown
Season 1
Left Bank Pictures / Netflix
Sherlock
Season 4
BBC
The Winter’s Tale
Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company
Live to Cinemas
Wallander
Left Bank Pictures
BBC1
Tommy Cooper
Left Bank Pictures
ITV 1
My Mad Fat Diary
Tiger Aspect
E4
Derren Brown: The Heist
Objective Productions
Channel 4
Skins
Company Pictures
E4
London Film
The Mayor's Office
Worldwide
Jay-Z
Def Jam Recordings
Glastonbury Pyramid Stage
THE CROWN (SERIES 2)
Left Bank Pictures
NETFLIX
THE ENTERTAINER
Live Cinema Broadcast
Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company
Fiery Angel, Picture House Entertainment
SHERLOCK
Hartswood Films
BBC
ROMEO & JULIET
Live Cinema Broadcast
Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company
Fiery Angel, Picture House Entertainment
THE CROWN (SERIES 1)
Left Bank Pictures
NETFLIX
WALLANDER
Left Bank Pictures, BBC1
THE WINTER’S TALE
Live Cinema Broadcast
Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company
Fiery Angel, Picture House Entertainment
TOMMY COOPER:
NOT LIKE THAT, LIKE THIS
Left Bank Pictures, ITV1
Nominated BAFTA Best Supporting Actor, Nominated BPG Best Single Drama
MY MAD FAT DIARY
Tiger Aspect, E4
Nominated Emmy, BAFTA and RTS Drama Series
SKINS
Company Pictures, E4
Nominated RTS West Best Director
SCOTT AND BAILEY
Red Productions, ITV1
Nominated RTS & BAFTA Drama Series
THE CUBE
Objective Productions, ITV
BAFTA Best Entertainment Show & BAFTA Technical craft award
DERREN BROWN
TRICK OR TREAT
Objective Productions, ITV
Nominated Broadcast Awards
DERREN BROWN
THE HEIST
Objective Productions, ITV
Nominated BAFTA Entertainment Show, RTS and Broadcast
Film & Television
40 Whitfield Street
London, W1T 2RH
Hugo Young
Tel: +44 20 7636 6565
Fax: +44 20 7323 0101
