Jon S. Baird


Jon S. Baird is a Scottish film director. Born and raised in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, he began his career at BBC Television. The producers Baird has worked with include Martin Scorsese, Danny Boyle, Jim Carrey, Mick Jagger and Terence Winter.

Career

Baird's highly acclaimed feature Filth, which he also wrote, directed and produced, was based on the best selling novel by Irvine Welsh and starred James McAvoy. Filth won numerous awards and played at several international film festivals. Filth is in the top ten highest grossing UK 18-certificated films of all time.
In 2014, Baird directed the television drama Babylon for Channel 4, which was produced by Academy Award Winner Danny Boyle. Baird was approached by HBO in 2015 to direct an episode of their Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger-produced show Vinyl, created by Terence Winter.
In 2016, he directed the second episode of I'm Dying Up Here for Showtime, produced by Jim Carrey.
In 2018, Baird directed, for eOne and BBC Films, Stan & Ollie, a feature film about comedy legends Laurel and Hardy, starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly.

Filmography

Awards and nominations