Directed credits
18
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
John Laing
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.3
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 13Directed series: 5All crew credits: 29
TMDB ID: 1108711
IMDb ID: nm0481910
Known for: Directing
Place of birth: New Zealand
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1976 - 2024
Years active: 49
Average TMDB rating: 6
Wikidata: Q6243822
Frequent jobs
Director (18)Executive Producer (7)Creator (1)Editor (1)Producer (1)Writer (1)
Biography
John Laing is a director, producer, editor and writer from New Zealand. He directed his first feature film Beyond Reasonable Doubt in 1980. He has worked in both television and movies in New Zealand as well as in the United Kingdom and Canada.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by John Laing.
A War Story
Director
2018 Movie
5.9
Abandoned
Director
2016 Movie
Venus and Mars
Director
2015 Movie
5.0
Safe House
Director
2012 Movie
6.2
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
Director
2006 Movie
6.7
Power Rangers S.P.D.: Zapped
Director
2005 Movie
4.9
No One Can Hear You
Director
2001 Movie
Greenstone
Director
1999 Movie
Cody: Bad Love
Director
1994 Movie
7.0
Absent Without Leave
Director
1993 Movie
5.0
Dangerous Orphans
Director
1985 Movie
7.5
Other Halves
Director
1984 Movie
6.5
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Director
1980 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by John Laing.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John Laing.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with John Laing.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Laing.
Greenstone
Director
1999 Movie
6.6
The Kid Detective
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
6.2
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
Director
2006 Movie
5.9
Abandoned
Director
2016 Movie
5.0
The Retreat
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
5.8
The Rest of Us
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
4.3
My Animal
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
4.5
Solo
Executive Producer
2013 Movie
5.3
The Silent Planet
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
4.3
Castle in the Ground
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
3.0
The Lost Tribe
Writer
1983 Movie
7.0
Absent Without Leave
Director
1993 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Laing.
7.5
Xena: Warrior Princess
Director • 3 eps
1995 Series
7.1
Power Rangers
Director • 4 eps
1993 Series
7.0
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Director • 4 eps
1995 Series
6.1
The Hitchhiker
Director • 5 eps
1983 Series
7.4
The Blue Rose
Director • 2 eps
2013 Series
5.9
The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson
Creator
1998 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John Laing.
5.3
The Silent Planet
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
4.3
My Animal
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
5.0
The Retreat
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
4.3
Castle in the Ground
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
6.6
The Kid Detective
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
5.8
The Rest of Us
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
4.5
Solo
Executive Producer
2013 Movie
Outrageous Fortune: The Movie
Producer
2006 Movie
3.0
The Lost Tribe
Writer
1983 Movie
No Way They Want to Slow Down
Editor
1976 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for John Laing.