Hugh Ballantyne
Hugh is an international award-winning producer and director. He has gained a reputation for creating powerful and emotive character driven specialist factual television and drama documentaries. He tackles big subjects, made accessible through character; whether exploring the underbelly of society or bringing the past to the present, through epic multi-million-pound history series. His films span a range of genres including history, crime, science, religion, travel, music, art and culture. Hugh has made films for NETFLIX, BBC, ITV, Apple TV, National Geographic, History, Discovery PLUS, SKY 1, CH7 [Australia] FOX and CNN. He has extensive experience in directing the public and actors in both dynamic action and complex CGI sequences. Known for his visually striking films, Hugh brings an innovative style and cinematic approach. He graduated from the Sydney Film School in 2004 and draws on a breadth of storytelling skills, including writing and directing short films, and high-end music videos. He has also created powerful character driven films for brands such as Converse, Nokia and Warner Music. SERIES DIRECTOR Hugh has set the style, vision and been the series director NETFLIX'S latest scripted drama documentary series, ALEXANDER The Making of a God, Discovery Plus' CHILDREN OF THE CULT, ITV's THE INVESTIGATOR and Channel 7's AUSTRALIA THE STORY OF US. Hugh was both series director and an executive producer on INSIDE THE MANSON CULT: THE LOST TAPES. CREATIVE CONSULTANT Hugh has recently been the Creative Director EARTH AT NIGHT IN COLOUR, where he established the editorial scope, the look and tone for a £20 million factual series for Apple TV. He has successfully developed, written, and won multi-million-pound television proposals for some of the UK's leading independent production companies, including Lion Television, Raw, Brook Lapping, Wall to Wall, Muse [Canada] and Nutopia. See part 2.0 of CV.
Hugh Barnes
Hugh Barnes is known for Silicon Cowboys (2016).
Hugh Barret
Hugh Barret is known for Amityville Cult (2021).
Hugh Bateman
Hugh Bateman is an actor, known for The Nugget (2002).
Hugh Beaumont
Beaumont began his career in show business by perfoming in theatres, nightclubs, and on the radio in 1931. He attended the University of Chattanooga, but left when his position on the football team was changed. He later attended the University of Southern California, and graduated with a Master of Theology degree in 1946. He was visiting his son Hunter, a Psychology Professor in Munich, at the time of his sudden death.
Hugh Benjamin
Hugh Benjamin is known for Rose Red (2002), Defying Gravity (1997) and Roswell (1999).
Hugh Bonneville
Hugh Bonneville was born on November 10, 1963 in Paddington, London, England. He is an actor, known for Notting Hill (1999), Iris (2001) and Paddington (2014). He has been married to Lucinda Williams since November 4, 1998. They have one child.
Hugh Bowers
Hugh Bowers is an actor, known for Odd Mom Out (2015).
Hugh Boyle
Hugh Boyle is known for The King's Highway (2016).
Hugh C. Daly
Hugh C Daly was born in Washington Heights Manhattan. He attended Incarnation Grade School and George Washington High School. In 1960, He won the CYO Best Actor Award and was given the lead role as Finian in the School's production of Broadway's Finian's Rainbow. Upon graduating from High School, he won a Scholarship to The Gene Frankel Drama School to continue his love of acting. It was about that time that he discovered that he also had a flair for working behind the camera. He then moved on to NYU and studied Film Production via night courses under the legendary Saul Taffert, while working full time at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. During his tenure at Presbyterian Hospital, Hughie was called upon to film educational and surgical procedures in his off duty hours. In surgical scrubs, Hughie stood side by side with the surgical team and filmed over 100 operations for the Orthopaedic Department. Later, when he was promoted to the Harkness Eye Institute, he spent many hours in the opthalmology surgical suite where he worked with members of the Carl Zeiss Corp. in wiring the operating microscopes to video outsource into the Institute's teaching classrooms. Hughie founded JHD Productions Ltd. with then partner Jeffrey Hopkins on August 29th,1979. JHD is a combination of both names using the common H. In 1982, the business moved to Deer Park on Long Island. Still living and working in Washington Heights, he commuted back and forth from the Heights to Long Island until 1986 when he left his position of Director of Ancillary Services at the Harkness Eye Institute and joined Jeffery as President of JHD Productions and a permanent Long Island resident. In 1990, Jeffrey Hopkins left JHD to form a wedding video production company. Hughie decided to keep the JHD name and the two remained good friends. As the business grew, JHD moved three separate times into larger and larger spaces within the same building. In 1991, the company moved into a 2000 sq.ft. studio facility and in 1993 was joined by Michael Russo, a wedding videographer to help with camera and other various positions. In 2001, independent filmmaker, Brian Michael Finn, joined JHD as a freelance editor and crew person (who, coincidentally, was born on the same exact day as the business' founding - August 29th, 1979). Brian became the new Vice President of JHD in January of 2010. Hughie also served as Director of Photography and advisor to independent filmmakers. In 1976, he became a member of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and was certified in electronic cinematography by the Panavision Corporation in 1984. In his later years, he developed kidney failure and was forced to be on dialysis. This condition led to swelling in his legs and water blisters that eventually became infected. In 2021, he was hospitalized for an amputation of his leg and died shortly after on December 11th. The exact cause of death has not been disclosed. At that same time, Brian Michael Finn was shooting scenes at the JHD studio for his film, Trip to the Moon. The next day, while preparing for the day's shoot, Brian got the news of Hughie's passing, but continued with the production since he knew that's what Hughie would have wanted.