Geoffrey Sax

GEOFFREY SAX began his career at the BBC in the 1970s, working on comedy programs such as ROWAN ATKINSON PRESENTS…, CANNED LAUGHTER, END OF PART ONE, CANNON AND BALL and drama series including BERGERAC and LOVEJOY. He continued his association with British comedy, directing episodes of the ground-breaking SPITTING IMAGE and of THE NEW STATESMAN, starring Rik Mayall. For the NEW STATESMAN, Sax was nominated twice by BAFTA®, winning the award for Best Comedy Series in 1991. He directed the acclaimed comedy-drama series SLEEPERS starring Nigel Havers and Warren Clarke; the TV films FRAMED with Timothy Dalton; and CIRCLE OF DECEIT, starring Derek Jacobi, before going to work in the USA. There, he made TV films such as BROKEN TRUST and RUBY JEAN AND JOE, both with Tom Selleck, and DR. WHO with Eric Roberts. Returning to the UK, he directed episodes of the BAFTA® winning series CLOCKING OFF; the BAFTA® winning modern-day production of OTHELLO with Eamonn Walker, Keeley Hawes and Christopher Eccleston; and the controversial and award-winning TIPPING THE VELVET, which reunited him with OTHELLO'S Hawes and Rachael Stirling. He made his feature film debut in 2005 with the transatlantic box-office hit WHITE NOISE, a supernatural thriller starring Michael Keaton.

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