---
name: "Justin Molotnikov"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/justin-molotnikov"
fi1m_id: "justin-molotnikov"
imdb_id: "nm1098790"
tmdb_id: 222098
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 April 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "director"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-23T10:43:03.075712+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."
---

# Justin Molotnikov

## Identity

Justin Molotnikov

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/justin-molotnikov
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** justin-molotnikov
- **IMDb ID:** nm1098790
- **TMDB ID:** 222098
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1098790/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/222098

Director. Born 1 April 1969 in Scotland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 April 1969, Scotland, UK
- **Active:** 2004–2015
- **Frequently works with:** [Stephen Woolfenden](https://film.one/person/stephen-woolfenden.md), [Brian Kelly](https://film.one/person/brian-kelly.md), [Catherine Morshead](https://film.one/person/catherine-morshead.md), [Charles Palmer](https://film.one/person/charles-palmer.md), [Douglas Mackinnon](https://film.one/person/douglas-mackinnon.md), [Jamie Payne](https://film.one/person/jamie-payne.md), [Jonny Campbell](https://film.one/person/jonny-campbell.md), [Joss Agnew](https://film.one/person/joss-agnew.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as director, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 76 (2), 2010s 76 (2)
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1098790/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/222098

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Shameless*](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md) (75), [*Outlander*](https://film.one/tv/outlander.md) (74)
- **AMC+:** [*Doctor Who*](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md) (78)
- **Netflix:** [*Poldark*](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md) (77)

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

## Biography

Justin Molotnikov is a Scottish director and writer. Born in April 1969, he has directed television drama and genre series for broadcasters including the BBC, Channel 4, Starz, Sky and AMC.

His credits include two episodes of *Shameless* (2012), episodes of *Merlin* (2011–2012), *Doctor Who* (2015), *Atlantis*, *Da Vinci's Demons*, *Outlander*, *Poldark* (2019) and *Stan Lee's Lucky Man*. He wrote and directed the feature film *Crying with Laughter* (2009), which won the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Feature Film.

*Sources: imdb.com, theagency.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Poldark* (2015), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md)
- *Outlander* (2014), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/outlander.md)
- *Doctor Who* (2005), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Shameless* (2004), Fi1m 75, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

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

- *Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale* (2024), series, Director
- *Susan Hill's Ghost Story* (2019), Director
- *Hooten & The Lady* (2016), series, Director
- *Stan Lee's Lucky Man* (2016), series, Director
- *Poldark* (2015), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md)
- *Outlander* (2014), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/outlander.md)
- *Atlantis* (2013), series, Director
- *Da Vinci's Demons* (2013), series, Director
- *Crying with Laughter* (2009), Director, Writer
- *Merlin* (2008), series, Director
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *High Times* (2004), series, Director
- *Shoebox Zoo* (2004), series, Director, Series Director, Creator
- *Shameless* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md)
- *My Parents Are Aliens* (1999), series, Director
- *Poached* (1999), Director, Writer
- *Pan-Fried* (1998), Director
- *33-1 Before the Off* (1997), Director, Writer
- *Taggart* (1983), series, Director
- *Doctor Who*, series, Director

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