---
name: "Andy Wilson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/andy-wilson"
fi1m_id: "andy-wilson"
imdb_id: "nm0933002"
tmdb_id: 28487
wikidata_id: "Q4761501"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 May 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "director"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-07T16:03:49.773450+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Andy Wilson

## Identity

Andy Wilson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/andy-wilson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** andy-wilson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0933002
- **TMDB ID:** 28487
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4761501
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Wilson_(director), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4761501, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933002/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28487

Director. Born 1 May 1958 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 May 1958, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1989–2015
- **Frequently works with:** [Colm McCarthy](https://film.one/person/colm-mccarthy.md), [Ashley Pearce](https://film.one/person/ashley-pearce.md), [David Wolstencroft](https://film.one/person/david-wolstencroft.md), [Hettie Macdonald](https://film.one/person/hettie-macdonald.md), [Nicola Walker](https://film.one/person/nicola-walker.md), [Philip Martin](https://film.one/person/philip-martin.md), [Richard McBrien](https://film.one/person/richard-mcbrien.md), [Russell Lewis](https://film.one/person/russell-lewis.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as director, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 83 (1), 1990s 85 (1), 2000s 76 (2), 2010s 73 (3)
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Crime 7, Drama 7, Mystery 5, Action & Adventure 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Wilson_(director), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4761501, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933002/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28487

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Cracker*](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md) (85), [*Spooks*](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md) (77), [*Wallander*](https://film.one/tv/wallander.md) (76), [*Ripper Street*](https://film.one/tv/ripper-street.md) (74)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Endeavour*](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md) (82), [*Unforgotten*](https://film.one/tv/unforgotten.md) (64)
- **BritBox:** [*Agatha Christie's Poirot*](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md) (83)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Andy Wilson is a British film, television and theatre director. Born in 1958 in London, he began his career as a performer in alternative theatre and circus, appearing with Circus Lumière and the French troupe Archaos. He directed and performed with Rational Theatre from 1982 to 1989, having studied drama at Birmingham University.

Wilson transitioned to screen work by directing music videos, including collaborations with Underworld, and commercials. His early television directing included *Bouinax in Love* (1989) for La Sept and episodes of *Cracker* (1993), for which he received a CableACE Award. He made his feature debut with *Playing God* (1997), starring Angelina Jolie and David Duchovny.

He has directed episodes of series including *Gormenghast* (2000), *The Forsyte Saga* (2002), *Spooks*, *Agatha Christie's Poirot*, *Ripper Street*, *Endeavour*, *Wallander* and *Unforgotten*, serving as the primary director across multiple series of the latter.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Unforgotten* (2015), Fi1m 64, Executive Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/unforgotten.md)
- *Endeavour* (2013), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md)
- *Ripper Street* (2012), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/ripper-street.md)
- *Wallander* (2008), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/wallander.md)
- *Spooks* (2002), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *Cracker* (1993), Fi1m 85, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md)
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *World on Fire* (2019), series, Director
- *Unforgotten* (2015), series, Director, Executive Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/unforgotten.md)
- *Crossing Lines* (2013), series, Director
- *Endeavour* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md)
- *Ripper Street* (2012), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/ripper-street.md)
- *Sinbad* (2012), series, Director, Creator
- *Kidnap and Ransom* (2011), series, Director
- *Joseph* (2009), Director
- *The Philanthropist* (2009), series, Director
- *Diamonds* (2009), Director
- *Wallander* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/wallander.md)
- *Confessions of a Diary Secretary* (2007), Director
- *Hotel Babylon* (2006), series, Director
- *Riot at the Rite* (2005), Director
- *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), series, Director
- *Lenny Blue* (2002), series, Director
- *Spooks* (2002), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *The Forsyte Saga* (2002), series, Director
- *Gormenghast* (2000), series, Director
- *Psychos* (1999), series, Director
- *Playing God* (1997), Director
- *Bad Boy Blues* (1996), Director
- *Paul Merton at the London Palladium* (1994), Director
- *An Evening with Gary Lineker* (1994), Director
- *Cracker* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md)
- *The Mushroom Picker* (1993), series, Director
- *Dread Poets' Society* (1992), Director
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, Director — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *ScreenPlay* (1986), series, Director
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, Director

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