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Chris Bould (born 28 February 1953) is a British director, producer, and screenwriter. He has directed a wide range of television series, films, and documentaries, notably including The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance (1992), My Friend Joe (1996), and episodes of series such as Relic Hunter, Lexx, Emily of New Moon, and Urban Gothic. He has also worked on popular UK comedy and variety shows including Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Alas Smith & Jones.
Early life and career
[edit]Bould was born in Morecambe, Lancashire. After leaving school in 1972, he joined Thames Television as a film librarian and later became a film researcher, working on the nostalgia series Looks Familiar alongside English comedy writer and presenter Denis Norden. Norden encouraged him to pursue directing. Bould was accepted onto the Thames TV trainee director course, where his first work included directing live multi-camera television.
He left Thames in 1989 to direct Whose Line Is It Anyway? and subsequently directed a wide range of programming, including drama, comedy, documentary, and live television. His credits include Midnight Flight (1998), Crazy for a Kiss (1994), and internationally broadcast productions in both the United Kingdom and Canada.
His work includes the comedy series Whose Line Is It Anyway?, for which he won the BAFTA for Best Director in 1990.[1] He also directed the Channel 4 documentary The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance (winner of several awards including the Montreux Rose)[2]; Channel 4 stand-up specials Bill Hicks: Relentless and Bill Hicks: Revelations; the BBC film Crazy for a Kiss; and the feature My Friend Joe.[3] His direction of the Canadian series Emily of New Moon was nominated for Best Direction in a Dramatic Series at the Gemini Awards. He also directed episodes of the science fiction series Lexx, which attracted a large cult following. His Millertime commercials, produced in the style of a late-night talk show, featured guests such as Alice Cooper and James Belushi and were awarded by both the Creative Circle and BAFTA.
Bould was series director on the BBC series Take One Museum and producer/director on Voyages of Discovery: Circumnavigation and Nuclear Secrets: Superspy & Superbomb.
He has worked with actors and comedians including Elizabeth Taylor, Rod Steiger, Gregory Peck, Michael Biehn, Tia Carrere, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Bill Hicks, Sean Hughes, Denis Leary, Felix Dexter, and Mike McShane.
Teaching
[edit]In 2009, Bould joined MetFilm School as Head of Television, leading a new BA (Hons) course in producing multi-camera shows.[4] He was responsible for BA, MA and part-time courses, including modules on multi-camera production, directing fiction, feature film production, and acting for camera. He also taught at the University of Greenwich and the University of West London (UWL). After running BA courses for three years, he became a Visiting Professor at UWL.[4]
Business
[edit]After running in both the first London Marathon and the New York Marathon, in 1982 Bould and his wife Judy founded the specialist running retailer Runners Need, which grew into a notable UK retail chain.[5] In 1985 he recorded a personal best of 2:22 in the London Marathon. That same year his directing career gained momentum and he passed the business into the hands of Des Austin to concentrate fully on filmmaking.[5]
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | BAFTA Television Award – Best Director | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Winner[1] |
| 1992 | Montreux Rose | The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance | Winner[2] |
| 1996 | Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival – Best Feature | My Friend Joe | Winner[3] |
Reception
[edit]Bould’s work has received recognition in both critical and festival contexts. Writing in The Independent, Adam Sweeting described the 1995 BBC2 drama Crazy for a Kiss as handling its themes with “sensitivity”.[6] Festival coverage in The Guardian in 1996 mentioned My Friend Joe among award-winning children’s films.[7] The film went on to win awards at the 16th Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival in Poznań.[3] The British Film Institute lists My Friend Joe among notable UK productions of the 1990s.[8]
Selected filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance | Director / Producer | Channel 4 documentary[2] |
| 1996 | My Friend Joe | Director | Feature film; award winner[3] |
| 1988–1990s | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Director | British improvisation series (Channel 4)[9] |
| 1997–2002 | Lexx | Director | Science fiction series; multiple episodes |
| 1992–1993 | Bill Hicks: Relentless / Revelations | Director | Channel 4 stand-up specials |
| 1994 | Crazy For A Kiss | Director | BBC television film[6] |
| 1998 | Emily of New Moon (S2E09) | Director | Canadian television series |
| 2000 | Urban Gothic | Director | Channel 5 series |
| 2000 | Elizabeth Taylor: England’s Other Elizabeth | Director | BBC Omnibus |
| 2000 | I Was a Sixth Grade Alien | Director | Canadian series |
| 2000 | Big Sound | Director | Canadian series |
| 2001 | Relic Hunter | Director | Canadian series |
| 2005 | Take One Museum | Series director | BBC series |
| 2006 | Voyages of Discovery: Circumnavigation | Director/Producer | BBC series |
| 2006 | Nuclear Secrets: Superspy; Superbomb | Director/Producer | BBC series |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "BAFTA Television Awards 1990: Best Director". BAFTA. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance". MUBI. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Rezultaty Konkursu Międzynarodowego – My Friend Joe". Ale Kino! (1998). Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Midnight with Met – a multi-camera live TV project". MetFilm School. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Runners Need – Our History". Runners Need. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ a b Sweeting, Adam (20 April 1995). "One day my parents said they were taking me to Uncle Dan's". The Independent. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ The Guardian Archive (27 February 1996). "Festival coverage mentioning My Friend Joe". Internet Archive. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ "Chris Bould filmography". British Film Institute. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ "Whose Line Is It Anyway? credits". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
External links
[edit]- Chris Bould at IMDb
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