7.5
TV
Directing
Chanya Button
- Born
- (age 39)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Credits
- 12 titles
Biography
Chanya Joyce Dorothy Button (born 25 December 1986) is an English director and screenwriter. After studying at RADA and learning the ropes in the assistant directors' department on the Harry Potter franchise, she directed two feature films, Burn Burn Burn (2015) and Vita & Virginia (2018), the latter of which she also co-wrote. She then moved on to television, directing the 2019 period dramas World on Fire and The Spanish Princess, as well as the final 60th anniversary special episode of Doctor Who, "The Giggle" (2023).
Signature work
Known For
Crew credits 12
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Our Fault: London Film | Director |
| 2025 | Code of Silence TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 2023 | Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials Film | Director |
| 2023 | The Killing Kind TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 2021 | Whitstable Pearl TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2019 | World on Fire TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2019 | The Spanish Princess TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 2019 | Vita & Virginia Film | Director, Writer |
| 2016 | Burn Burn Burn Film | Director, Producer |
| 2014 | Alpha: Omega Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2012 | Fire Film | Producer, Director |
| 2011 | Frog/Robot Film | Director |