Misha Manson-Smith

ABOUT

Misha writes and directs across film, television and commercials in the UK and US. He has been nominated for three BAFTA Awards, including the Breakthrough Talent Award for Directing.

In 2025, he’s currently in post on season two of hybrid courtroom drama THE JURY for Channel 4, winner of 2025 BAFTA and Broadcast Awards and an RTS finalist. In film, he collaborated with Marc Wootton on short THE ART OF THE LIE, a metafictional rockumentary about singer-songwriter John Grant, and is developing social thriller STATUS ANXIETY with Eleven Film and Sony.

Prior to this, he wrote, co-created and directed the pilot for GOOSEBERRY, executive produced by Sacha Baron Cohen for Lionsgate and Comedy Central.

In drama, Misha directed David Thewlis in episodes of THE FEED, the sci-fi thriller produced by Susan Hogg and Simon Lewis for Amazon Studios. He was lead director on Bryan Elsley’s seminal, RTS-winning KISS ME FIRST for Netflix and Channel 4. He directed Joanna Scanlan in multiple episodes across all three seasons of Paul Abbott’s BAFTA-nominated, RTS-winning NO OFFENCE, and was lead director on Danny Brocklehurst’s BAFTA-winning ORDINARY LIES for Red Productions. He broke through in drama directing Monica Dolan and Craig Parkinson in the acclaimed single EXCLUDED, produced by Caroline Levy for BBC Two.

In film, Misha directed Michael Sheen in BARBADOS, a short selected for the Toronto International Film Festival, written by George Kay and produced by Fred Berger and Jason Carden for Funny or Die. He directed David Tennant in short NINE AND A HALF MINUTES, produced by Ollie Madden, and he edited and took over directing DEATH IN GAZA, the multi-Emmy-winning HBO feature documentary.

In comedy, Misha wrote and directed the pilot for HOFF THE RECORD, the International Emmy-winning series he developed with Mickey Down and Konrad Kay starring Craig Roberts, Asim Chaudhry and Brett Goldstein, as well as collaborating on four multi-award-winning series with Marc Wootton, including Showtime’s cult hit LA LA LAND.