8.2
TV
Directing
Jessica Hobbs
- Birthplace
- New Zealand
- Credits
- 33 titles
Biography
Jessica Hobbs has been working as a drama director for 30 years. Her work has taken her from New Zealand, where she grew up, to Australia, the US and now Europe. She moved with her family to London in 2014 and she has loved getting to know the vast talent that exists in the UK film and TV community.
Jessica's background is in television drama and her credits include The Crown, The Split, Apple Tree Yard, River, Broadchurch and The Slap. She has experience as an executive producer and as a commissioning editor for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and she served on the board of the Australian Directors' Guild. In 2021, Jessica was awarded the Emmy for Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series.
Signature work
Known For
8.2
TV
7.9
TV
Broadchurch
7.4
TV
River
7.0
Movie
An Angel at My Table
6.1
TV
The Regime
7.5
TV
Rake
7.2
TV
McLeod's Daughters
7.2
TV
The Split
6.3
TV
Apple Tree Yard
6.8
TV
Heartbreak High
6.6
TV
The Slap
6.9
TV
The Ray Bradbury Theater
6.9
TV
Brotherhood of the Rose
6.2
TV
All Saints
6.4
TV
Spirited
5.5
TV
Tangle
7.5
TV
Love My Way
4.7
Movie
Never Say Die
Crew credits 33
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | The Offing Film | Director |
| 2024 | The Regime TV | Director, Executive Producer (3 ep) |
| 2018 | The Split TV | Director (6 ep) |
| 2017 | Apple Tree Yard TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 2016 | The Crown TV | Director, Executive Producer (7 ep) |
| 2015 | River TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2013 | Broadchurch TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2012 | Devil's Dust TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2011 | The Slap TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2011 | Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo TV | Executive Producer (2 ep) |
| 2010 | Rake TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 2010 | Spirited TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2009 | My Place TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 2009 | Tangle TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 2007 | Curtin Film | Director |
| 2006 | Answered by Fire Film | Director |
| 2004 | Love My Way TV | Director (6 ep) |
| 2004 | Fireflies TV | Director (6 ep) |
| 2003 | So Close to Home Film | Director |
| 2002 | Young Lions TV | Director (6 ep) |
| 2001 | McLeod's Daughters TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2001 | Dark Stories: Tales from Beyond the Grave Film | First Assistant Director |
| 1998 | All Saints TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1996 | City Life TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1995 | Overnight Film | Director |
| 1994 | Sure to Rise Film | First Assistant Director |
| 1994 | Heartbreak High TV | Director (8 ep) |
| 1992 | Lovelock Film | Second Assistant Director |
| 1990 | An Angel at My Table Film | Second Assistant Director |
| 1990 | Raider of the South Seas Film | Second Assistant Director |
| 1989 | Brotherhood of the Rose TV | Third Assistant Director (2 ep) |
| 1988 | Never Say Die Film | Third Assistant Director |
| 1985 | The Ray Bradbury Theater TV | First Assistant Director (2 ep) |