Elliott Lester

British film and television director

Elliott Lester
Nationality (legal)	British
Occupation(s)	Film and television director
Years active	2006 – present

Elliott Lester is a British film and television director best known for directing the film Blitz. He began his career directing music videos, before making his film debut in 2006 with Love Is the Drug.

Career

Lester made his feature film directing in 2006 with a drama film Love Is the Drug.^[1] In 2011, he directed the crime thriller Blitz from a script by Nathan Parker, starring Jason Statham and Paddy Considine.^[1]^[2]

In 2014, Lester directed the HBO's drama film Nightingale, starring David Oyelowo.^[3]^[4]

Lester has also directed a drama thriller film, titled 478 from a script by Javier Gullón, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film was released in 2017 retitled Aftermath.^[5]

Filmography

2006: Love Is the Drug
2011: Blitz
2014: Nightingale
2017: Sleepwalker
2017: Aftermath
TBA: The Thicket

Music videos

2003: "Why Not" by Hilary Duff^[6]
2004: "With You" by Jessica Simpson^[7]
2005: "Over My Head (Cable Car)" by The Fray^[8]
2007: "Nobody Do It Better" by Keith Murray featuring Tyrese and Junior^[9]
2008: "A Beautiful Lie" by Thirty Seconds to Mars (co-directed by Jared Leto)^[10]
2008: "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" by Selena Gomez^[11]
2018: "Head Above Water" by Avril Lavigne^[12]
2019: "I Fell in Love with the Devil" by Avril Lavigne^[12]

References

^ ^a ^b McNary, Dave (24 September 2008). "Elliott Lester to direct Bruen's 'Blitz'". Variety. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
^ Jaafar, Ali (13 July 2009). "Jason Statham tracking 'Blitz'". Variety. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
^ Yamato, Jen (9 July 2013). "David Oyelowo To Star In BN Films' 'Nightingale'". Deadline. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
^ Montgomery, Daniel (15 May 2015). "'Nightingale' director Elliott Lester was 'terrified' to undertake single-character film [Exclusive Video]". Gold Derby. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (5 November 2015). "Emmett/Furla/Oasis & Darren Aronofsky Ready Arnold Schwarzenegger Revenge Drama '478' – AFM". Deadline. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
^ "Hilary Duff: Why Not (Video 2003)". IMDb.
^ "Jessica Simpson – With You". YouTube. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
^ "The Fray - Over My Head (Cable Car) (2005)". IMVDb. 30 November 2001.
^ Gottlieb, Steven. "PHOTO: Keith Murray "Nobody Do It Better"". videostatic.com. VideoStatic. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ Gottlieb, Steven (25 February 2008). "In Depth: 30 Seconds To Mars "A Beautiful Lie"". VideoStatic. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
^ "Selena Gomez – Tell Me Something I Don't Know". YouTube. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Avril Lavigne Shares Pic From The Set Of Her New Music Video". Idolator. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.