Euros Lyn
Euros Lyn ( pronunciation : [ ˈeɪrɒs ˈlɪn ]; * 1971 in Cardiff , Wales ) is a British film and television director and producer . He is particularly known for his contributions to the television series Doctor Who and Torchwood, as well as for his cinema debut, Y Llyfrgell . Lyn has already received several BAFTA and other notable film awards for his directorial work, and his works have received countless other international awards.
life and career
Lyn was born in the Welsh capital Cardiff in 1971 and grew up bilingual with Welsh as his mother tongue. His family moved to North Wales during his childhood and then back to Swansea on the south coast . There he first attended the Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera (prestigious secondary school) and then studied drama at the University of Manchester (then Victoria University). He switched to the camera early on.
Lyn began his career as a director for S4C television with Welsh language series such as Pam Fi Duw? , Iechyd Da and Y glass . This was followed by directing work for well-known English-language series such as Casualty and Cutting It .
He gained greater fame among international audiences as the director of several episodes and minisodes (including Music of the Spheres ) in the cult family series Doctor Who . He has received several awards for his contributions to the series, including a BAFTA and a Hugo Award . The episodes he directed are among the most popular episodes of the series, which continued in 2005, including Tödliche Stille (first appearance by River Song ), The Girl in the Fireplace and the final episodes of David Tennant as 10th Doctor ( The End of Time , Christmas and New Years Special 2009/10).
In 2007, he was director of the pilot episode of George Gently , a crime series of the BBC based on the Inspector Gently novels by Alan Hunter, aired on BBC One .
In 2008, Lyn directed the self-contained five-part miniseries Children of the Earth , which is the third season of the Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood . This, too, was so well received by the audience that Lyn is also enjoying increasing international recognition and has been invited to conventions in Central Europe, North America and Oceania in connection with the series.
Another time he received the BAFTA Cymru award for best director for his contribution to the first season of the crime series Sherlock with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in the leading roles. The series has also won several BAFTAS awards and awards from the RTS Royal Television Society for Best Series. He also directed Fifteen Million Merits , an episode of the Black Mirror anthology series ( Channel 4 ), which subsequently won an International Emmy for Best Drama Series. In 2013 he directed three episodes of the award-winning and internationally successful ITV crime drama series Broadchurch , again starring David Tennant and Olivia Colman . Of the series Last Tango in Halifax , which was also awarded the BAFTA , three episodes of the first and second season were on his account.
The crime series Happy Valley - In a Small Town , directed by Lyn, was first shown on BBC One in 2014 and won the BAFTA Award for Best Drama Series in 2015. He also directed episodes of Gracepoint (US remake of Broadchurch ; FOX USA), Cucumber ( Channel 4 ) and Marvel's Daredevil ( Netflix USA).
In 2015 Lyn received the Siân Phillips Award at the BAFTA Cymru Awards for his contributions to the film and television industry (see Lifetime Achievement Award). In the same year he directed the BBC three-part film Capital (adaptation of the novel of the same name by John Lanchester , 2012).
In 2016, Lyn's film debut followed, the Welsh-language feature film Y Llyfrgell ( The Library Suicides) with Ryland Teifi, Catrin Stewart, Dyfan Dwyfor and Sharon Haf Morgan in the leading roles. His directing was once again awarded a BAFTA. Lyn was also active as a producer for this film project for the first time .
Today he lives in Llangennith, Gower; Due to work, however, still in Cardiff and London. In 2015 he married his life partner Craig Hughes.
Filmography
- 1997: Pam fi Duw? (TV series, first season)
- 2000: Diwrnod Hollol Mindblowing Heddiw (TV movie)
- 2000: Belonging (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2002: A Mind to Kill (TV series, episode 5x04)
- 2002–2003: Casualty (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2004: Cutting It (TV series, episode 3x04)
- 2005–2010: Doctor Who (TV series, 12 episodes)
- 2005: All About George (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2006: Jane Hall (TV series, episodes 1x04–1x06)
- 2007: George Gently - The incorruptible ( George Gently , TV series, episode 1x01)
- 2008: Fairy Tales (TV series, episode 1x04)
- 2008: Phoo Action (TV movie)
- 2009: Torchwood (TV series, episodes 3x01–3x05)
- 2010: Sherlock - Der blinde Banker ( The Blind Banker , TV movie)
- 2010: Return to the house on Eaton Place ( Upstairs, Downstairs , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2011: Black Mirror (TV series, episode 1x02)
- 2012–2013: Last Tango in Halifax (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2013: Broadchurch (TV series, episodes 1x03–1x05)
- 2014: Happy Valley - In a Small Town ( Happy Valley , TV series, episode 1x01–1x03)
- 2014: Gracepoint (TV series, episodes 1x09–1x10)
- 2015: Cucumber (TV series, episodes 1x07–1x08)
- 2015-2016: Marvel's Daredevil (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2015: We're All Millionaires ( Capital , TV series, episodes 1x01–1x03)
- 2016: Y Llyfrgell (also producer)
- 2016: Damilola, Our Loved Boy (TV movie)
- 2018: Kiri (TV series, episodes 1x01–1x04)
Awards (selection)
In the following, nominations and awards are listed that went to Euros Lyn personally and were not accepted jointly with other contributors (producers, scriptwriters).
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTAs)
- 2003: BAFTA Cymru - Best Director - Belonging - Won
- 2009: BAFTA Cymru - Best Director - Deadly Silence ( Doctor Who , episode N 2.04) - Won
- 2011: BAFTA Cymru - Best Director - Sherlock - The Blind Banker ( Sherlock , episode 1.02) - Won
- 2015: BAFTA TV - Best Director - Happy Valley - Nominated
- 2015: BAFTA Cymru - Siân Phillips Award - Lifetime Achievement - Out of Competition
- 2017: BAFTA TV - Best Director - Damilola, Our Loved Boy - Nominated
- 2017: BAFTA Cymru - Best Director - Y Llyfrgell - Won
Further awards
- 2007: Hugo Award - Best Cinematic Performance, Short Form - The Girl in the Fireplace ( Doctor Who , Episode N 4.08) - Won
- 2011: Television Critics Association (TCA) Award - Outstanding Work on a Movie, Miniseries, or Series Special - Sherlock - Won
- 2017: Royal Television Society (RTS) Award - Best Director - Damilola, Our Loved Boy - Nominated
- 1997: Molodist Short Film Festival, Kiev - Best Short Film (Fiction) - Sunday Stories - Won
Web links
- Official website of the director
- Euros Lyn in the card index of the British Film Institute (English)
- Euros Lyn in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Torchwood Series 3 Confirmed . bbc.co.uk. June 16, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2008.
- ↑ Share 16 September 2015: Euros Lyn to be honored with Sian Phillips Award . BAFTA. September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ↑ BBC One: Capital . Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ Eryl Crump: Broadchurch director Euros Lyn makes debut feature film ... in a library . WalesOnline. 17th September 2015.
- ↑ JustGiving.com . Justgiving.com. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ↑ BAFTA Cymru 2015 full ceremony part 3 . YouTube. October 1, 2015. Accessed September 13, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lyn, Euros |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cardiff , Wales |