Biography for
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Date of Birth

26 May 1969, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK

Nickname

Huntsman

Mini Biography

Simon Hunter grew up in Dumfiresshire Scotland where his father was headmaster of Crawfordton House Prep school. Simon made his first film 'Spaceman' when he was just seven. He spent his early School years making super 8 epics in the woods rather than attending class!

Before attending film school in 1990 Simon traveled to Zaire to shoot a documentary on super 8 about life on the riverboats that travel on the Congo river.

In film school Simon specialized in thriller shorts films and made an ambitious graduation film Tea and Bullets which told the tale of two pensioners racing across England looking for King Arthur's cave.

Simon's first feature, Lighthouse, was released theatrically in 2002. Simon subsequently became a much sort after commercials director before returning to features with Edward R Pressman's Mutant Chronicles in the Summer of 2006.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Liam Gavin

Trivia

Spent 1987-1988 as an exchange student at Seven Hills Upper School in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Where Are They Now

(October 2001) Directing commercials in London, England

(June 2006) Directing 'Mutant Chronicles' at Shepperton studios, London. Post production will last 16 months. The film will be completed in November 2007.

(October 2008) In Los Angeles, California working on various feature projects.