English film director
Former researcher at Granada TV.
(29 June 2003) Elected as the new President of the Directors Guild of America. He replaces Martha Coolidge and has been a DGA member since 1978.
(2003-) President of the Directors Guild of America (DGA).
Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Documentary Branch) [2002-]
He was awarded the C.M.G. (Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George) for his services to British film and television industries in the 2008 Queens Birthday Honors List.
Directed three different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Jodie Foster , Sissy Spacek and Sigourney Weaver (Spacek won).
(June 2008) USA
Father of Paul Apted.
Five of his favorite films are Smultronstllet , Kes , Nuit et brouillard , This Is Spinal Tap and Pulp Fiction .
