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Jonathan van Tulleken

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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JVT on set of Trust
Most recently directed/exec-produced the opening episodes of FX's historical epic Shogun, director/produced The Changeling for Apple as well as the second block of the Ridley Scott helmed Apple series Sinking Spring.

He has directed the entire Season 2 of the critically acclaimed Top Boy and the BAFTA winning TV series Misfits, episodes of Danny Boyle's drama mini-series Trust and was the pilot director/exec-producer on the HULU original drama series Reprisal.

His short films have been nominated for BAFTAs and shown at major international film festivals including Toronto, Palm Springs and Slamdance.

His TV mini series Off Season - based on his short film of the same name - is with Complete Fiction.

He has a reoccurring collaboration with the critical acclaimed comedian Tim Key and makes many of the films for Tim's live performances including for his Perrier and Chortle award winning shows.

He works in both North America and the UK.
BornFebruary 1981
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BornFebruary 1981
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 10 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Known for

    Hiroyuki Sanada in Shōgun (2024)
    Shōgun
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    Dope Thief (2025)
    Dope Thief
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director(directed by)
    Ashley Walters in Top Boy (2011)
    Top Boy
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    Blade Runner 2099
    TV Mini Series
    • Director

      Credits

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      Director



      • Lucky
        • Director
        • Pre-production
        • TV Series
      • Off Season
        • Director
        • Pre-production
      • Blade Runner 2099
        • Director
        • In Production
        • TV Mini Series



      • Dope Thief (2025)
        Dope Thief
        7.0
        TV Series
        • Director (directed by)
        • 2025
      • Hiroyuki Sanada in Shōgun (2024)
        Shōgun
        8.6
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2024
      • LaKeith Stanfield in The Changeling (2023)
        The Changeling
        5.8
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2023
      • Comedians: Home Alone (2020)
        Comedians: Home Alone
        4.4
        TV Mini Series
        • Director
        • 2020
      • Upload (2020)
        Upload
        7.8
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2020
      • Abigail Spencer in Reprisal (2019)
        Reprisal
        7.4
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2019
      • Tim Key in Wonderdate (2018)
        Wonderdate
        8.4
        TV Short
        • Director
        • 2018
      • Harris Dickinson in Trust (2018)
        Trust
        7.5
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2018
      • Gap Year (2017)
        Gap Year
        7.0
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2017
      • Jim Howick, Michael Socha, and Michaela Coel in The Aliens (2016)
        The Aliens
        6.2
        TV Mini Series
        • Director
        • 2016
      • Date #1: Heart (2015)
        Date #1: Heart
        Short
        • Director
        • 2015
      • Baguettes (2015)
        Baguettes
        Short
        • Director
        • 2015
      • Tom Basden in Anthony (2014)
        Anthony
        7.0
        Short
        • Director (as J. van Tulleken)
        • 2014
      • Ashley Walters in Top Boy (2011)
        Top Boy
        8.4
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2013
      • Richard Gere, Kate Winslet, Halle Berry, Seann William Scott, Anna Faris, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Knoxville, Emma Stone, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in My Movie Project (2013)
        My Movie Project
        4.4
        • Director (segment "Machine Kids")
        • 2013

      Producer



      • Lucky
        • executive producer (co-showrunner)
        • Pre-production
        • TV Series
      • Blade Runner 2099
        • executive producer
        • In Production
        • TV Mini Series



      • Hiroyuki Sanada in Shōgun (2024)
        Shōgun
        8.6
        TV Series
        • co-executive producer
        • 2024
      • LaKeith Stanfield in The Changeling (2023)
        The Changeling
        5.8
        TV Series
        • executive producer
        • 2023
      • Abigail Spencer in Reprisal (2019)
        Reprisal
        7.4
        TV Series
        • executive producer
        • 2019
      • Richard Gere, Kate Winslet, Halle Berry, Seann William Scott, Anna Faris, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Knoxville, Emma Stone, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in My Movie Project (2013)
        My Movie Project
        4.4
        • producer (segment "Machine Kids")
        • 2013
      • Machine Child (2007)
        Machine Child
        6.3
        Short
        • producer
        • 2007
      • Bumblebee (2007)
        Bumblebee
        Short
        • producer
        • 2007
      • The Unsteady Chough
        7.4
        Short
        • producer
        • 2004

      Additional Crew



      • Moderated by Matt (2022)
        Moderated by Matt
        7.6
        TV Series
        • self
        • 2025
      • What's Up TV (2010)
        What's Up TV
        7.8
        TV Series
        • researcher
        • 2010–2013
      • Tom Basden, Tim Key, Lloyd Woolf, and Stefan Golaszewski in Cowards (2009)
        Cowards
        8.0
        TV Series
        • poem director
        • 2009

      • In-development projects at IMDbPro

      Personal details

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      • Alternative names
        • JVT
      • Born
        • February 1981
        • London, England, UK
      • Relatives
          Xand van Tulleken(Sibling)

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        Younger brother of twins Xand van Tulleken and Chris van Tulleken.

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