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New Zealand film and television director and producer

John Laing
Born	Dunedin, New Zealand
Occupations	Film director television director producer writer
Years active	1978–present

John Laing is a New Zealand film and television director and producer.

Early life

Laing was born in Dunedin.

Laiang made his major directorial debut with the film Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1980). He directed a number of other films including Abandoned (2015) before starting a career in television, directing episodes of the Canadian series The Hitchhiker. His other television credits include The Ray Bradbury Theater, Mysterious Island, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Jack of All Trades, Cleopatra 2525, Power Rangers S.P.D., Power Rangers Mystic Force, Orange Roughies, Nothing Trivial, Power Rangers Megaforce, Duggan and the television film Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006) starring Brenda Song.

Title	Year	Credited as			Notes
Title	Year	Director	Producer	Writer	Notes
The Rubber Gun	1977	No	No	Yes	Also editor
Beyond Reasonable Doubt	1980	Yes	No	No
Race for the Yankee Zephyr	1981	No	No	No	Editor
The Lost Tribe	1983	Yes	Yes	Yes
Other Halves	1984	Yes	No	No
Dangerous Orphans	1986	Yes	No	No
Absent Without Leave	1992	Yes	No	No
The Shirt	2000	Yes	No	No	Cinematographer
No One Can Hear You	2001	Yes	No	Yes	IMDb
A War Story	2018	Yes	No	No	YouTube

The numbers in directing credits refer to the number of episodes.

Title	Year	Credited as	Network	Notes
Title	Year	Director	Network	Notes
Inside Straight	1984	Yes (2)	Television One
Roche	1985	Yes (2)	Television One
The Hitchhiker	1987–89	Yes (4)	HBO USA Network
The Ray Bradbury Theater	1990–92	Yes (5)	USA Network
Marlin Bay	1994	Yes (1)	TV One
Cody: Bad Love	1994	Yes	Seven Network	Television film
Cover Story	1995–96	Yes (5)	TV3
Plainclothes	1995	Yes (2)	TV One
Singapore Sling: Road to Mandalay	1995	Yes	Nine Network	Television film
Mysterious Island	1995	Yes (3)	Family Channel
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	1998–99	Yes (4)	Syndication
Xena: Warrior Princess	1998–2001	Yes (3)	Syndication
The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson	1998	Yes (15)	Pax TV
Tiger Country	1998	Yes	TV3	Television film
Greenstone	1999	Yes (2)	TV One
Duggan	1999	Yes (2)	TV One
Jackson's Wharf	1999	Yes (8)	TV2
Jack of All Trades	2000	Yes (2)	Syndication
Street Legal	2000–01	Yes (5)	TV2
Cleopatra 2525	2000	Yes (2)	Syndication
Power Rangers S.P.D.	2005	Yes (8)	Toon Disney
Power Rangers Mystic Force	2006	Yes (3)	Toon Disney
Orange Roughies	2006	Yes (4)	TV One
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior	2006	Yes	Disney Channel	Television film
Go Girls	2011–13	Yes (12)	TV2
Nothing Trivial	2011–13	Yes (6)	TV One
Safe House	2012	Yes	TV One	Television film
The Blue Rose	2013	Yes (2)	TV3
Power Rangers Megaforce	2013	Yes (5)	Nickelodeon
Step Dave	2014	Yes (2)	TV2
Venus and Mars	2015	Yes	TV One	Television film Also producer
Abandoned	2015	Yes	TV One	Television film
Dear Murderer	2017	Yes (2)	TVNZ 1

Title	Year	Network	Notes
Mercy Peak	2001–04	TV One
Outrageous Fortune	2006–10	TV3	Series 2–6
Westside	2015	Three	Series 1

"John Laing biography". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
"18th Moscow International Film Festival (1993)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2013.

v t e Films directed by John Laing
Features	Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1980) The Lost Tribe (1983) Other Halves (1984) Dangerous Orphans (1986) Absent Without Leave (1992) The Shirt (2000) No One Can Hear You (2001) A War Story (2018)
Television	Inside Straight (1984) Roche (1985) The Hitchhiker (1987–89) The Ray Bradbury Theater (1990–92) Marlin Bay (1994) Cody: Bad Love (1994) Cover Story (1995–96) Plainclothes (1995) Singapore Sling: Road to Mandalay (1995) Mysterious Island (1995) Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1998–99) Xena: Warrior Princess (1998–2001) The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson (1998) Tiger Country (1998) Greenstone (1999) Duggan (1999) Jackson's Wharf (1999) Jack of All Trades (2000) Street Legal (2000–01) Cleopatra 2525 (2000) Power Rangers S.P.D. (2005) Power Rangers Mystic Force (2006) Orange Roughies (2006) Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006) Go Girls (2011–13) Nothing Trivial (2011–13) Safe House (2012) The Blue Rose (2013) Power Rangers Megaforce (2013) Step Dave (2014) Venus and Mars (2015) Abandoned (2015) Dear Murderer (2017)
Producer only	Mercy Peak (2001–04) Outrageous Fortune (2006–10) Westside (2015)

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