John Webster

Biography

John Webster is a Finnish director and screenwriter.

Career Overview

John Webster has 41 screen credits in a career dating back to 1991. Signature works include Lessons in Fire, The Happy Worker - Or How Work Was Sabotaged, Donner - Private. 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

41

Birth Date

1967-05-02 00:00:00

Birth Place

Helsinki, Finland

Known For

• 

  Lessons in Fire
• 

  The Happy Worker - Or How Work Was Sabotaged
• 

  Donner - Private
• 

  Eye to Eye
• 

  Little Yellow Boots
• 

  Recipes For Disaster

Frequent Collaborators

• David Graeber (1 collaborations)
• Jörn Donner (1 collaborations)
• Harriet Andersson (1 collaborations)
• Anders Carpelan (1 collaborations)
• Daniel Donner (1 collaborations)
• Johan Donner (1 collaborations)
• Rafael Donner (1 collaborations)
• Pär Stenbäck (1 collaborations)
• Tuula Söderberg (1 collaborations)
• Ari Tolppanen (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (13 credits)

  • Lessons in Fire

    screenplay

    writing
    2025
  • The Happy Worker - Or How Work Was Sabotaged

    writer

    writing
    2022
  • Little Yellow Boots

    screenplay

    writing
    2017
  • Recipes For Disaster

    writer

    writing
    2008
  • Hiihtäjät

    writer

    writing
    2007
  • What Comes Around

    screenplay

    writing
    2005
  • Rooms of Shadow and Light

    writer

    writing
    2001
  • Losing It

    writer

    writing
    1999
  • Vacuum-Cleaner Salesmen

    writer

    writing
    1997
  • Different Trains

    writer

    writing
    1996
  • A City Symphony

    writer

    writing
    1995
  • Don't Tell Daddy

    writer

    writing
    1994
  • Young, Free, Single

    screenplay

    writing
    1991

• editing (5 credits)

  • Lessons in Fire

    editor

    editing
    2025
  • Recipes For Disaster

    editor

    editing
    2008
  • Losing It

    archival footage coordinator

    editing
    1999
  • Vacuum-Cleaner Salesmen

    editor

    editing
    1997
  • Different Trains

    editor

    editing
    1996

• directing (15 credits)

  • Lessons in Fire

    director

    directing
    2025
  • The Happy Worker - Or How Work Was Sabotaged

    director

    directing
    2022
  • Donner - Private

    director

    directing
    2021
  • Eye to Eye

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Little Yellow Boots

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Recipes For Disaster

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Hiihtäjät

    director

    directing
    2007
  • What Comes Around

    director

    directing
    2005
  • Rooms of Shadow and Light

    director

    directing
    2001
  • Losing It

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Vacuum-Cleaner Salesmen

    director

    directing
    1997
  • Different Trains

    director

    directing
    1996
  • A City Symphony

    director

    directing
    1995
  • Don't Tell Daddy

    director

    directing
    1994
  • Young, Free, Single

    director

    directing
    1991

• production (4 credits)

  • Redlight to Limelight

    producer

    production
    2025
  • Eye to Eye

    producer

    production
    2020
  • Little Yellow Boots

    producer

    production
    2017
  • What Comes Around

    producer

    production
    2005

• actors (2 credits)

  • Recipes For Disaster

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Losing It

    Self / Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1999

• crew (1 credits)

  • Recipes For Disaster

    cinematography

    crew
    2008

• sound (1 credits)

  • Rooms of Shadow and Light

    sound recordist

    sound
    2001