Daniel Percival (director)

Having originally trained as a film editor Percival started directing documentaries for the BBC in the mid 1990s. One of his earliest successes was a two-part series about depression for Channel 4 in England, New Britain on the Couch, presented by psychologist Oliver James, as well as Ancient Inventions.

Percival concentrated on drama work after 2000. He wrote for Waking the Dead, and co-wrote and directed the political thriller The State Within. The series, a joint production of BBC Films and BBC America, follows Sir Mark Brydon (Jason Isaacs), the British Ambassador to Washington, who is caught in the centre of a political conspiracy threatening to depose Western governments. As such, he must prevent a war, all whilst facing his own personal dilemmas.^[3][4] The series was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards in the categories 'Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television' and 'Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film'.^[5] Other work includes Death Comes to Pemberley^[6] and Jimmy McGovern's Banished, and several Frank Spotnitz productions, such as Chris Ryan's Strike Back, Crossing Lines, Hunted and Leonardo.

• Daniel Percival at IMDb

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