---
name: "Esther May Campbell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/esther-campbell"
fi1m_id: "esther-campbell"
imdb_id: "nm1918304"
tmdb_id: 1513191
wikidata_id: "Q83739205"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "27 May 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "director"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T14:54:44.634842+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."
---

# Esther May Campbell

## Identity

Esther May Campbell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/esther-campbell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** esther-campbell
- **IMDb ID:** nm1918304
- **TMDB ID:** 1513191
- **Wikidata ID:** Q83739205
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_May_Campbell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83739205, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1918304/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1513191

Director. Born 27 May 1972 in London.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 27 May 1972, London
- **Active:** 2007–2008
- **Also known as:** Esther Campbell
- **Frequently works with:** [Charles Martin](https://film.one/person/charles-martin.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as director, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_May_Campbell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83739205, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1918304/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1513191

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Wallander*](https://film.one/tv/wallander.md) (76)
- **Disney+:** [*Skins*](https://film.one/tv/skins.md) (72)

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

## Biography

Esther May Campbell (born 27 May 1972) is a British filmmaker, director, photographer and writer. A self-taught artist, her early work consisted of low-fi music videos and short films. She has also worked extensively as a stills photographer.

Campbell directed episodes of the BBC soap *Doctors* and Channel 4's *Hollyoaks*. In 2008 she wrote and directed the short film *September*, which won the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film. She directed two episodes of Channel 4 drama *Skins* in 2010 and a feature-length episode of BBC1's *Wallander* in 2012.

Her debut feature film *Light Years* premiered in the International Critics’ Week section at the 72nd Venice Film Festival in 2015. She has continued to make music videos and is involved in community cinema projects.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Wallander* (2008), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/wallander.md)
- *Skins* (2007), Fi1m 72, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/skins.md)

## Complete filmography (4)

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

- *Light Years* (2015), Writer, Director
- *Wallander* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/wallander.md)
- *September* (2008), Director
- *Skins* (2007), series, Director — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/skins.md)

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