Chris Thomson

Biography

Chris Thomson (1945 - 1 July 2015) was a New Zealander director and producer. While still in his 20s Chris Thomson was given command of a number of landmark New Zealand TV dramas, including genre-hopping colonial tale The Killing of Kane and The Alpha Plan (1969), Aotearoa’s first dramatic TV series. After time working for the BBC, he moved to Australia and began a busy career as a director, including credits on high profile mini-series 1915 and Waterfront.

Directed

1. Trucks (1997) — Director
2. The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? (1993) — Director
3. Flipper (1995) — Director
4. The Hitchhiker (1983) — Director
5. Time Trax (1993) — Director
6. The Delinquents (1989) — Director
7. Moving Target (1988) — Director
8. The Flying Doctors (1986) — Director
9. A Country Practice (1981) — Director
10. Police Rescue (1991) — Director
11. The Morrison Murders: Based on a True Story (1996) — Director
12. The Empty Beach (1985) — Director
13. Swimsuit (1989) — Director
14. The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy (1988) — Director
15. Woman on the Ledge (1993) — Director
16. Stop at Nothing (1991) — Director
17. The Perfectionist (1985) — Director
18. The Challenge (1986) — Director
19. Centre Play (1973) — Director
20. Old Man March Is Dead (1976) — Director
21. England, Summer, Sunday (1976) — Director
22. Waterfront (1984) — Director
23. Stringer (1988) — Director
24. The Feds (1993) — Director