John Laing is a New Zealand film and television director and producer.
Early life Laing was born in Dunedin.
Career Laiang made his major directorial debut with the film Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1980). He directed a number of other films including Abandoned (2015) before starting a career in television, directing episodes of the Canadian series The Hitchhiker. His other television credits include The Ray Bradbury Theater, Mysterious Island, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Jack of All Trades, Cleopatra 2525, Power Rangers S.P.D., Power Rangers Mystic Force, Orange Roughies, Nothing Trivial, Power Rangers Megaforce, Duggan and the television film Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006) starring Brenda Song.
His 1992 film Absent Without Leave was entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival.
Filmography Film TitleYearCredited asNotesDirectorProducerWriterThe Rubber Gun1977Also editorBeyond Reasonable Doubt1980Race for the Yankee Zephyr1981EditorThe Lost Tribe1983Other Halves1984Dangerous Orphans1986Absent Without Leave1992The Shirt2000CinematographerNo One Can Hear You2001 IMDbA War Story2018 YouTube
Television The numbers in directing credits refer to the number of episodes.
TitleYearCredited asNetworkNotes DirectorInside Straight1984 (2)Television OneRoche1985 (2)The Hitchhiker1987–89 (4)HBOUSA NetworkThe Ray Bradbury Theater1990–92 (5)USA NetworkMarlin Bay1994 (1)TV OneCody: Bad Love1994Seven NetworkTelevision filmCover Story1995–96 (5)TV3Plainclothes1995 (2)TV OneSingapore Sling: Road to Mandalay1995Nine NetworkTelevision filmMysterious Island1995 (3)Family ChannelHercules: The Legendary Journeys1998–99 (4)SyndicationXena: Warrior Princess1998–2001 (3)The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson1998 (15)Pax TVTiger Country1998TV3Television filmGreenstone1999 (2)TV OneDuggan1999 (2)Jackson's Wharf1999 (8)TV2Jack of All Trades2000 (2)SyndicationStreet Legal2000–01 (5)TV2Cleopatra 25252000 (2)SyndicationPower Rangers S.P.D.2005 (8)Toon DisneyPower Rangers Mystic Force2006 (3)Orange Roughies2006 (4)TV OneWendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior2006Disney ChannelTelevision filmGo Girls2011–13 (12)TV2Nothing Trivial2011–13 (6)TV OneSafe House2012TV OneTelevision filmThe Blue Rose2013 (2)TV3Power Rangers Megaforce2013 (5)NickelodeonStep Dave2014 (2)TV2Venus and Mars2015TV OneTelevision filmAlso producerAbandoned2015TV OneTelevision filmDear Murderer2017 (2)TVNZ 1
Producer only TitleYearNetworkNotesMercy Peak2001–04TV OneOutrageous Fortune2006–10TV3Series 2–6Westside2015ThreeSeries 1
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