Russell Owen
Russell Owen was born on Oct 14, 1981 in UK. Russell Owen's big-screen debut came with Welcome to the Majority directed by Russell Owen in 2013. Russell Owen is known for Welcome to the Majority directed by Russell Owen, Cullum Austin stars as George and Mary Benn as Margret. The most recent award Russell Owen achieved is Accolade Competition. The upcoming new movie Russell Owen plays is Inmate Zero which will be released on Jan 03, 2020.
Russell was born in North Wales where his inspiration for story telling began. He studied illustration and screenwriting at UCA. On graduating he moved to London, working as the producers assistant on horror An American Haunting starring Donald Sutherland and Sissy Spacek. A career as a storyboard and concept artist followed, working on Doctor Who reboots and Tomb Raider games before becoming a set decorator and art director for popular TV shows in the UK. Having worked for Nickelodeon, ITV, BBC and Channel 4 in 2010 Russell directed his first short film Anglesey Road, which went on to win several awards and signaled the start of a full time writing/directing career. Russell has made hundreds of TV commercials and content films for brands such as American Express, Armani, L'Oreal, Specsavers and Diageo. He also directed Love In The Asylum, a short film based on the Dylan Thomas poem of the same name starring Gaia Weiss. His latest feature 'Shepherd' premiered at the 2021 BFI London Film festival to critical acclaim (New York Times Critics Pick, BBC's Mark Kermode's Film of the Week) after its theatrical run and becoming the number one on iTunes in horror and independent genres. It stars Tom Hughes, Kate Dickie, Gaia Weiss and Greta Scacchi. He founded Kindred Film in 2019 with his business partner Sam Orams. Currently lives in London, works globally.
Birthday
Oct 14, 1981Place of Birth
Bangor, Wales, UKAlso known
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Known For
Awards
2 wins & 0 nominations
Movies & TV Shows
- 2020
director, writer
4.3 - 2017
writer
2.9 - 2013
producer, director, writer
8.6