---
name: "John Mayes"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-mayes"
fi1m_id: "john-mayes"
imdb_id: "nm0562592"
tmdb_id: 544758
roles: ["Editor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T11:26:31.634748+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."
---

# John Mayes

## Identity

John Mayes

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-mayes
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-mayes
- **IMDb ID:** nm0562592
- **TMDB ID:** 544758
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0562592/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/544758

Editor.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0562592/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/544758

## Streaming the US now

- **BritBox:** [*Agatha Christie's Poirot*](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md) (83)

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

## Biography

John Mayes is a British film and video editor. He co-founded Edit Video in 1986 with Henry Stein and Marshall Street Editors in 1999 with Tim Thornton-Allan. The latter company specialised in commercials, music videos and online content, and operated from Soho until its closure in 2026.

His editing credits include the television series *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (one episode in 2004), *The Glam Metal Detectives* (1995), *Black Box* (1996–1998) and numerous music videos and live concert films.

*Sources: imdb.com, discogs.com, lbbonline.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), Fi1m 83, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)

## Complete filmography (6)

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

- *Portishead: Roseland New York* (1998), Editor
- *PJ Harvey: Reeling With* (1994), Editor
- *Sepultura - Under Siege (Live In Barcelona)* (1991), Editor
- *Faith No More: Live at the Brixton Academy* (1990), Editor
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, Editor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *Heartland Reggae* (1980), Sound Editor, Editor

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