Harry Bradbeer is a British director, producer, and writer. He is known for his work on the television series Fleabag and Killing Eve, and the films Enola Holmes and Enola Holmes 2.
Career In 2001, Bradbeer directed the television political drama movie, As The Beast Sleeps, which was based on Gary Mitchell’s play about his loyalist community in Belfast at the time of the 1994 ceasefire. The film was an official selection at the Edinburgh Film Festival, London Film Festival, and Edinburgh Showcase in New York, and appeared at the Montreal, Gothenburg, Boston and New York Festivals. Additionally, in 2002, it won the Belfast Arts Award for Television and took third place at the Prix Europa Festival.
Between 2016 and 2018, Bradbeer directed two seasons of Fleabag.
In February 2019, it was announced that Bradbeer was to direct Enola Holmes, a feature adaptation of The Enola Holmes Mysteries by Nancy Springer, and produced by Legendary Pictures. Adapted by Jack Thorne, it went into production in July 2019 and starred Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Helena Bonham Carter, Sam Claflin, Fiona Shaw, Adeel Akhtar, Frances de la Tour, Louis Partridge, Susie Wokoma, and Burn Gorman.
In January 2020, it was announced that Bradbeer had signed to direct the feature film Seance on a Wet Afternoon for Legendary Entertainment. Additionally, it was announced that Bradbeer signed on as co-creator and executive producer of Viewpoint, a surveillance crime thriller for ITV/Tiger Aspect. This year, Bradbeer also signed a first-look deal with Amazon to develop and create television series exclusively on the streaming platform.
In January 2022, Bradbeer was set to direct Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, a feature adaptation of Gail Honeyman's novel of the same name.
In May 2024, it was announced that Bradbeer would serve as a director and executive producer for Spider-Noir starring Nicolas Cage.
Personal life Bradbeer married the writer Nino Strachey, at St Nicholas Church, Tresco, Isles of Scilly on 24 October 1998.
Filmography TV short A Night with a Woman, a Day with Charlie (1994) (Also writer)
TV series Year Title Director ExecutiveProducer Episode(s) 1995 Shooting Gallery "Love Hurts"1997This Liferowspan=3 rowspan=3 "The Plumber Always Rings Twice" "She's Gotta Get It" "When the Dope Comes In"1996–99The Billrowspan=9 rowspan=9 "Slinging Mud" "Out" "Hot Plastic" "Too Much to Lose" "Last Respects" "Copier" "Jumping to Conclusions" "Track Marks" "Presumed Innocent"1998–99The Copsrowspan=8 rowspan=8 "Potshots" "Wasted" "Swinging Hammers" "Culminate" "Walking Disaster" "Walking the Line" "Taking Liberties" "Fallen Angels"2000Attachmentsrowspan=4 rowspan=4 "Ohnosecond" "Hot Mail" "Plug & Play" "Just Upgraded"2004Outlawsrowspan=4 rowspan=4 "The Value of Nothing" "Little Criminals" "T.I.C. the Box" "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" 2005–06 No Angels 4 episodes 2005–06 Sugar Rush 10 episodes 2008 Messiah: The Rapture 2 episodes 2010 Lip Service 2 episodes2011The Hourrowspan=2 rowspan=2 "A Country Affair" "Crises at Home and Abroad" 2012–13 Prisoners' Wives 7 episodes 2014 Grantchester 2 episodes 2015 No Offence 2 episodes 2015–16 Dickensian 5 episodes2018Killing Everowspan=2 rowspan=2 "I'll Deal with Him Later" "Nice Face" 2016–19 Fleabag 11 episodes 2019 Ramy "Between the Toes" 2026 Spider-Noir 2 episodes
TV movies As the Beast Sleeps (2002) A Is for Acid (2002) The Brides in the Bath (2003) Perfect Day: The Millennium (2006)
Video game TOCA Race Driver 2 (2004)
Feature film Year Title Director ExecutiveProducer Writer 2020 Enola Holmes 2022 Enola Holmes 2 TBA A Matter of Time
Awards and nominations British Academy Television Awards Year Category Title Result Ref. 1998Best Drama Series The Cops 2018 Killing Eve
Geneva International Film Festival Year Category Title Result 2011 Best International Television Series The Hour
Online Film & Television Association Year Category Title Result Ref. 2012 Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries The Hour
Primetime Emmy Awards Year Category Title Result Ref.2019 Outstanding Comedy SeriesFleabag Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (For episode "Episode 1")
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Title Result 2020 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Fleabag
Producers Guild of America Awards Year Category Title Result Ref. 2020 Best Episodic Comedy Fleabag
In July 2021, the University College London (UCL), where Bradbeer previously graduated with a degree in Medieval and Modern History, awarded him with an Honorary Doctor of Literature (DLit) for his exceptional achievements and contributions throughout his career. Upon receiving this recognition, Bradbeer said: “I am delighted to receive this honour. UCL was a truly creative environment. It was here that I first explored the world of film, and I’m eternally grateful for the part it played in starting my career.”
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