Ian is a leading documentary writer and director originally from the Waikato in New Zealand, he is now based in the Yorkshire Moors of the UK.

He has established a career as a leading post director on some of the most talked about documentaries playing internationally. He wrote and post directed episodes of the Netflix original series Dark Tourist before moving on to three seasons of Emmy award-winning, Formula 1: Drive to Survive.

Creator and Series Producer of Discovery THREE’s critically acclaimed observational documentary series Taranaki Hard, Ian also wrote and post-directed on Channel 4 UK’s hit The Great Amazon Heist and most recently the BBC series Ashley Cain: Into The Danger Zone.

As a commercial creative producer he has led numerous campaigns and branded content for clients such as Audi, National Geographic, Glenmorangie, Müller and Hyundai.

Ian is also an award-winning animation director, winning best director at the New Zealand Music Awards for his work on The Brunettes’ music video Her Hairagami Set

He has served as a judge for The Emmy Awards from 2021-2024 on the Sports Documentary and Documentary Feature category panels.