Cliff Lanning

Biography

Career Overview

Cliff Lanning has 92 screen credits in a career dating back to 1985. Their work spans 25 cinematic universes — most prominently Mystery Wheel of Adventure with 2 titles. Signature works include Batman Begins, The Gorge, Dune. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

92

Birth Date

1965-01-03 00:00:00

Birth Place

Kingsbury, Middlesex, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Batman Begins
• 

  The Gorge
• 

  Dune
• 

  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• 

  The Mummy
• 

  The Mummy Returns

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 25 universes

• Mystery Wheel of Adventure (2 titles)
• The Saint (Simon Dutton) Collection (2 titles)
• The Meg (1 titles)
• Transformers (1 titles)
• Kingsman (1 titles)
• MonsterVerse (1 titles)
• Godzilla Collection (1 titles)
• Fast & Furious (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Chris Lyons (4 collaborations)
• Tom Struthers (4 collaborations)
• Donald Mowat (4 collaborations)
• Stephen Sommers (4 collaborations)
• George Cottle (3 collaborations)
• Mark Mottram (3 collaborations)
• Rowley Irlam (3 collaborations)
• Hans Zimmer (3 collaborations)
• Ron Bartlett (3 collaborations)
• Matthew Sharp (3 collaborations)

Credits

• production (23 credits)

  • Way of the Warrior Kid

    executive producer

    production
    2026
  • The Uprising

    executive producer

    production
    2026
  • The Lost Bus

    executive producer

    production
    2025
  • The Gorge

    co-producer

    production
    2025
  • Long Distance

    co-producer

    production
    2024
  • Pain Hustlers

    co-producer

    production
    2023
  • Meg 2: The Trench

    co-producer

    production
    2023
  • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

    co-producer

    production
    2023
  • The King's Man

    co-producer

    production
    2021
  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters

    co-producer

    production
    2019
  • Pokémon Detective Pikachu

    co-producer

    production
    2019
  • Geostorm

    co-producer

    production
    2017
  • The Fate of the Furious

    co-producer

    production
    2017
  • Deepwater Horizon

    co-producer

    production
    2016
  • Fantastic Four

    associate producer

    production
    2015
  • RED 2

    associate producer

    production
    2013
  • Odd Thomas

    co-producer

    production
    2013
  • Jack Reacher

    associate producer

    production
    2012
  • Gulliver's Travels

    associate producer

    production
    2010
  • G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

    associate producer

    production
    2009
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes

    production runner

    production
    1987
  • Turtle Diary

    production runner

    production
    1985
  • Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

    production runner

    production
    1985

• directing (67 credits)

  • Way of the Warrior Kid

    first assistant director

    directing
    2026
  • The Uprising

    first assistant director

    directing
    2026
  • The Lost Bus

    first assistant director

    directing
    2025
  • The Gorge

    first assistant director

    directing
    2025
  • Long Distance

    first assistant director

    directing
    2024
  • Pain Hustlers

    first assistant director

    directing
    2023
  • Meg 2: The Trench

    first assistant director

    directing
    2023
  • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

    first assistant director

    directing
    2023
  • The King's Man

    first assistant director

    directing
    2021
  • Dune

    first assistant director

    directing
    2021
  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters

    first assistant director

    directing
    2019
  • Pokémon Detective Pikachu

    first assistant director

    directing
    2019
  • Geostorm

    first assistant director

    directing
    2017
  • The Fate of the Furious

    first assistant director

    directing
    2017
  • His Lover

    first assistant director

    directing
    2017
  • Deepwater Horizon

    first assistant director

    directing
    2016
  • Fantastic Four

    first assistant director

    directing
    2015
  • RED 2

    first assistant director

    directing
    2013
  • Odd Thomas

    first assistant director

    directing
    2013
  • Jack Reacher

    first assistant director

    directing
    2012
  • Life of Pi

    first assistant director

    directing
    2012
  • House of Lies

    - Gods of Dangerous Financial Instruments (2012) ... first assistant director directing
    2012
  • Gulliver's Travels

    first assistant director

    directing
    2010
  • G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

    first assistant director

    directing
    2009
  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army

    first assistant director

    directing
    2008
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    first assistant director

    directing
    2007
  • The Reaping

    first assistant director

    directing
    2007
  • Californication

    - Pilot (2007) ... assistant director directing
    2007
  • Æon Flux

    first assistant director

    directing
    2005
  • Batman Begins

    first assistant director

    directing
    2005
  • Alfie

    first assistant director

    directing
    2004
  • The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

    first assistant director

    directing
    2004
  • Mindhunters

    first assistant director

    directing
    2004
  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

    first assistant director

    directing
    2003
  • Killing Me Softly

    first assistant director

    directing
    2002
  • The Mummy Returns

    first assistant director

    directing
    2001
  • 24

    - 12:00 A.M.-1:00 A.M. (2001) ... first assistant director directing
    2001
  • 102 Dalmatians

    first assistant director

    directing
    2000
  • Under Suspicion

    first assistant director

    directing
    2000
  • Tube Tales

    first assistant director

    directing
    1999
  • The Mummy

    first assistant director

    directing
    1999
  • Legionnaire

    first assistant director

    directing
    1998
  • Lost in Space

    second assistant director

    directing
    1998
  • Tess of the D'Urbervilles

    first assistant director

    directing
    1998
  • Swept from the Sea

    second assistant director

    directing
    1998
  • Bean

    second assistant director

    directing
    1997
  • The Fifth Element

    second assistant director

    directing
    1997
  • The Adventures of Pinocchio

    second assistant director

    directing
    1996
  • Moll Flanders

    second assistant director

    directing
    1996
  • Funny Bones

    second assistant director

    directing
    1995
  • First Knight

    second assistant director

    directing
    1995
  • Jack & Sarah

    second assistant director

    directing
    1995
  • Pleasure

    second assistant director

    directing
    1994
  • Backbeat

    second assistant director

    directing
    1994
  • Frankenstein

    second assistant director

    directing
    1993
  • Wuthering Heights

    second assistant director

    directing
    1992
  • City of Joy

    second assistant director

    directing
    1992
  • The Ghosts of Oxford Street

    second assistant director

    directing
    1991
  • A Murder of Quality

    third assistant director

    directing
    1991
  • The Commitments

    third assistant director

    directing
    1991
  • Hamlet

    third assistant director

    directing
    1990
  • Bullseye!

    third assistant director

    directing
    1990
  • Memphis Belle

    third assistant director

    directing
    1990
  • The Saint: The Software Murders

    third assistant director

    directing
    1990
  • The Woman in Black

    third assistant director

    directing
    1989
  • The Saint: The Brazilian Connection

    third assistant director

    directing
    1989
  • Inspector Morse

    - Last Bus to Woodstock (1988) ... third assistant director directing

    - The Settling of the Sun (1988) ... third assistant director directing

    - Last Seen Wearing (1988) ... third assistant director directing

    - The Wolvercote Tongue (1987) ... third assistant director directing
    1987

• actors (2 credits)

  • Pain Hustlers

    Crooning Doctor

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    Edgar Bones (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2007