12 Facts About Nick Hamm

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Nick Hamm is a film, television, and theater director and producer born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Nick Hamm won a BAFTA for his drama The Harmfulness of Tobacco starring Edward Fox.

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Nick Hamm was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland to Marian and Patrick Nick Hamm.

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Nick Hamm began his career on the London fringe before becoming resident director of the Royal Shakespeare Company where he mainly focused on working with contemporary playwrights, including Howard Barker, Edward Bond and Arthur Miller.

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In 1989, Nick Hamm transitioned into film, directing The Bottom Line, a documentary about the crisis of culture, featuring Dustin Hoffman and Arthur Miller.

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In 1992, Nick Hamm won a BAFTA for his drama The Harmfulness of Tobacco starring Edward Fox.

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Nick Hamm then directed the romantic comedy Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence, a Film Four and Miramax co-production written by Peter Morgan and starring Joseph Fiennes.

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Nick Hamm then directed the 2004 thriller Godsend for Lionsgate Films, starring Robert De Niro, Rebecca Romijn and Greg Kinnear.

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In 2011, Nick Hamm partnered with Northern Ireland Screen to direct and produce Killing Bono, distributed in the UK by Paramount Pictures.

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In 2015, Nick Hamm partnered again with Northern Ireland Screen and IM Global to direct The Journey.

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In 2017, Nick Hamm went on to direct Driven, his second collaboration with writer Colin Bateman.

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In 2010, Nick Hamm formed Momentum TV, a television production company based in the United States.