Dan Gill |1st AD

Dan Gill is an experienced 1st AD, who has progressed his way up through the AD department, with over 20 years in the industry, working in television, features and commercials/promos. On set he is known to be good humoured and super efficient, without being a 'shouter'. 

Recent Credits include: ATOMIC, THE DEVIL'S HOUR - SEASON 2 and Sundance Film Festival  favourite LAYLA. 

1st Assistant Director

FLORID 
Feature
1st AD 
BBC Film | Directed by Billy Lumby
Produced by Joy Gharoro-Akopjoto & Rupert Lloyd
Featuring Jonathan Jules & Saskia Chana
ATOMIC 
12x Dailies
TV 
1st AD | Dailies 
Pulse for Sky | Directed by Shariff Korver
Produced by Peter McAleese
Featuring Alfie Allen & Shazad Latif
THE DEVIL'S HOUR 
Series 2, Episodes 1, 2 & 5
TV
1st AD | Block 1 
Hartswood for Amazon | Directed by Jonny Allen
Produced by Lawrence Till 
Featuring Peter Capaldi & Jessica Raine
LAYLA
Feature 

* 2024 Selected for Sundance Film Festival
* 2024 Selected for BFI London Film Festival
* 2024 BIFA Long List
1st AD
Film 4/ BFI | Directed by Amrou Al-Kadhi
Produced by Savannah James-Bayly 
Featuring Bilal Hasna & Louis Greatorex
DODGER 
TV
3 x Specials 
1st AD
BBC / NBC Universal | Directed by Rhys Thomas
Produced by Mark Freeland & Marcus Collier
Featuring Billy Jenkins & Christopher Eccleston
LANDSCAPERS
4 part Miniseries
2nd Unit 1st AD | Key 2nd AD
Sister Pictures for Sky / HBO | Directed by Will Sharpe
Produced by Katie Carpenter
Featuring Olivia Coleman & Daniel Thewlis
SOMEWHERE IN LONDON 
TV
Christmas Special
1st AD
Big Deal | Directed by Marvin Brown
Produced by Mustapha Kseilbati & Dhanny Joshi
THE CROWN
TV
Series 4
1st AD Splinter Unit | Key 2nd AD 
Netflix | Directed by Julian Jarrold
Produced by Andy Stebbing
Featuring Olivia Coleman & Helena Bonham Carter
JUMPERS 
TV
1st AD
Sky | Directed by Mustapha Kseibati
Produced by Dhanny Joshi
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 
TV
Series 1, Episodes 2, 3 & 4
Daily Scheduling 1st AD | Key 2nd AD
HBO | Directed by Claire Kilner
Produced by Ron Schmidt
Featuring Matt Smith, Rhys Ifans & Paddy Considine 
BOOKYVILLE 
Short Film
1st AD 
Big Deal Films | Directed by Nakiah Varcinna 
Produced by Mus Kseibati
THE SCHNOZ 
Short Film
1st AD
Undivided Pictures | Directed by Justine Priestly
Produced by Dalton Deverell & Sophie Shad
ACROSS THE SEA 
Short Film
1st AD 
Directed by Kelly Robinson
Produced by Matthew Mulot & Mathew Baynton
THINGS WE LEAVE BEHIND 
Short Film
1st AD 
Directed by Andrew Brand
Produced by Beth Sowerby

2nd Assistant Director

ATOMIC 
TV
Episodes 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 
Key 2nd AD 
Pulse for Sky | Directed by Shariff Korver
Produced by Peter McAleese
Featuring Alfie Allen & Shazad Latif

CURSED 
TV
Key 2nd AD
Netflix | Directed by Zetna Fuentes
Produced by Alex Boden
1st AD Jim Imber
Featuring Gustav Skargard & Katherine Langford
SUSPICION 
TV
Key 2nd AD
Keshet Productions UK | Directed by Chris Long
Produced by Darin Mcleod
1st AD Jim Imber
Featuing Uma Thurman & Kunal Nayyar
MOTHERFATHERSON 
TV
8 part Miniseries
Key 2nd AD 
BBC Studios | Directed by James Kent & Charles Sturridge 
Produced by Lisa Osbourne
1st ADs James Blackwell & Will Jasper
Featuring Richard Gere & Helen McCory
URBAN MYTHS 
TV
Series 2
Key 2nd AD 
Sky | Directed by Sean Foley & John Hardwick
1st AD Matthew Hanson
Featuring Gemma Arterton & Gougray Scott
LUCKY MAN 
TV
Series 2 
Key 2nd AD
Carnival Film and TV | Directed by Andy Hay & Jamie Childs
Produced by Madonna Baptiste
1st ADs James Blackwell, Alex Streeter & Matthew Hanson
Featuring James Nesbit & Sienna Gullory
THE CROWN 
TV
Series 1
Crowd 2nd AD
Left Bank Pictures for Netflix | Directed by Julian Jarrold & Stephen Daldry
Produced by Andrew Eaton & Faye Ward
1st ADs Martin Harrison, Finn McGrath & Richard Styles
RIPPER STREET 
TV
Series 3
Key 2nd AD | UK Shoot
Tiger Aspect Productions | Directed by Andy Wilson
Produced by Lucy Dyke | 1st AD Joanna Crow 
Featuring Matthew Mcfayden & Jerome Flynn
JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL 
TV
Key 2nd AD
Cuba Pictures & BBC | Directed by Toby Hayes
Produced by Nick Hirschkorn | 1st AD Lee Trevor 
Featuring Eddie Marsan & Bertie Carvel
DA VINCI'S DEMONS 
TV
Series 1 & 2
Crowd 2nd AD
Starz! / BBC Worldwide | Directed by Charles Sturridge, Peter Hoar & David S. Goyer
1st AD's Alex Oakley, Chris Stoaling & Martin Harrison | 2nd AD Charlie Waller 
Featuring Tom Riley & Laura Haddock
PARADES END
TV
5 part Miniseries
2nd Unit 2nd AD & Crowd 2nd AD
Mammoth Screen | Directed by Susanna White 
1st AD Phil Booth | Line Producer Jennifer Wynne  
Featuring Benedict Cumberbatch & Rebecca Hall
FARMING 
Feature
 Key 2nd AD 
Montebello Productions | Directed by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje 
Produced by Janice Williams
1st AD Jonathan Farmer 
Featuring Kate Beckinsale & Damson Idris
THE INFORMER 
Feature
Key 2nd AD
thefyzz | Directed by Andrea Di Stefano
Produced by Wayne Marc Godfrey, James Harris, Basil Iwanyk, Robert Jones, Mark Lane & Ollie Madden
1st AD Jonathan Midlane
Featuring Clive Owen & Rosamund Pike
THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE 
Feature
Key 2nd AD
42 MP / IM Global | Directed by Andre Ovredal
Produced by Ben Pugh, Eric Garcia, Fred Berger & Rory Aitken
Featuring Emile Hirsch, Ophelia Lovibond & Brian Cox 
A HUNDRED STREETS 
Feature
Key 2nd AD
Crossday Films | Directed by Jim O'Hanlon
Produced by Leon Butler
1st AD Jim Imber
Featuring Idris Elba & Gemma Arterton
THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS 
Feature
Key 2nd AD
Celador Films for Film4 | Directed by Tom Harper
1st AD Adam Lock | Co-Produced by Andrea Cornwell
Featuring Holliday Grainger & Thomas Turgoose
ANNA KARENINA 
Feature
Co-Crowd 2nd AD
Working Title Films | Directed by Joe Wright  
1st AD Martin Harrison | Executive Producer Liza Chasin
Featuring Kiera Knightley & Jude Law
NANNY McPHEE & THE BIG BANG 
Feature
Co-Crowd 2nd AD
Working Title Films | Directed by Susanna White
1st AD Martin Harrison | 2nd AD Chris Stoaling 
Featuring Emma Thompson & Colin Firth

3rd Assistant Director

WORLD WAR Z, BRIDGET JONES DIARY 2, HARRY POTTER, GAME OF THRONES, WUTHERING HEIGHTS, PRIMEVAL, TOAST & more...

Commercials

G42 x MF1 FT GEORGE RUSSELL 1st AD | Mighty Fine Productions | Directed by Will Jewell
JD SPORTS  1st AD | Little Dot Studios | Directed by Mus Kseibati
CLOSER MAGAZINE  1st AD | MPH | Directed by Mark Downes 
DINEATHON  1st AD | Rising Sun Films | Directed by Ted Beagles 
SANTANDER 2nd AD | Hotspur & Argyle | Directed by David Kerr
WAITROSE 2nd AD | Smuggler | Directed by Jamie Rfn 
SEGA  2nd AD | Gloss | Directed by Guy Patterson 
CARPETRIGHT  2nd AD | Stuart Joseph Ltd | Directed by Stuart Joseph 
JOHNNIE WALKER  2nd AD | Film38 | Directed by Jim Larkin 
SKY POKER  2nd AD | Brothers & Sisters | Directed by Katie Dawson 
E4 MUSIC IDENTS  2nd AD | ISO | Directed by Jason Edwards 
MARKS & SPENCER XMAS 3rd AD | RSA | Directed by Dawn Shadforth 

Music Videos

YOU ME AT SIX PROMO 1st AD | Agile Films | Directed by Tim Mattia 
ALEX CLARE PROMO 1st AD | Pulse | Directed by Sam Pilling 
TRUE TIGER ft PRO GREEN 1st AD | Pulse | Directed by Sam Pilling 
VINTAGE TROUBLE PROMO 1st AD | Kowalski TV | Directed by Nick Dawes 
WILD BEASTS 'ALBATROSS' 1st AD | Pulse | Directed by Dave MA
WRETCH 32 'UNORTHODOX' 1st AD | Pulse | Directed by Ben Newman 
ASHER D PROMO 1st AD | Between The Eyes | Directed by Eran Creevy 
PAOLO NUTINI  2nd AD | PTE | Directed by Dan & Julian 
GHOSTS 'STAY THE NIGHT' 2nd AD | Crossroads | Directed by Tim Pope  
SNOW PATROL ft MARTHA WAINWRIGHT  2nd AD | Believe | Directed by Paul McGuigan 

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