About

Louis Paxton is a writer and Director from Edinburgh, Scotland. After studying at the Royal Conservatoire in Glasgow, Louis embarked on an MA in Directing at the National Film and Television School in London. His award-winning short films range from comedy drama to horror to musical comedy. They’ve screened at Flickerfest, Glasgow Short Film Fest, LOCO film fest and London Short Film Fest. His first TV project, Sci-fi comedy THE SPARE ROOM was selected for the BAFTA Rocliffe Drama forum.

In 2021 Louis directed the BBC3 comedy/drama LADYBABY. The pilot was nominated for Best Comedy at the Broadcast Awards. In 2022 Louis was also nominated for best Director at the New Voice Awards and received a BAFTA Scotland nomination for his short film NEVILLE IS DEAD. His BBC comedy short CALAMITY JAMES was nominated for an RTS award and Digital Broadcast award in 2024. Louis has directed episodes of BBC One prime-time crime/drama, SHETLAND and BBC3 horror/comedy WRECK. He is currently developing original comedy SHEARLINGS with BBC Comedy and BREADWINNER with Birdie Pictures. With the support of Screen Scotland and the BFI he’s making his feature film debut in 2025 with offbeat comedy THE INCOMER.

Contact:
Independent Talent Ltd
+44 (0) 20 7636 6565
Olivia Gray
olivia@independenttalent.com