Hamish Hamilton

Biography

Hamish Hamilton is a British multi camera and award winning director. He has directed the Super Bowl halftime show annually since 2010. He has also directed the Academy Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hamish Hamilton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Hamish Hamilton has 104 screen credits in a career dating back to 1970. Signature works include Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special, BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG, Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas. 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

104

Birth Date

1966-04-08 00:00:00

Birth Place

Blackpool, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
• 

  BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG
• 

  Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas
• 

  Nikki Glaser: Good Girl
• 

  Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was...
• 

  Nikki Glaser: Someday You'll Die

Frequent Collaborators

• Leslie Odom Jr. (2 collaborations)
• Nikki Glaser (2 collaborations)
• Mariah Carey (1 collaborations)
• Monroe Cannon (1 collaborations)
• Moroccan Cannon (1 collaborations)
• Misty Copeland (1 collaborations)
• Snoop Dogg (1 collaborations)
• Jermaine Dupri (1 collaborations)
• Billy Eichner (1 collaborations)
• Ariana Grande (1 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (88 credits)

  • Peter Gabriel: Growing Up - Live & Unwrapped

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Nikki Glaser: Good Girl

    director

    directing
    2026
  • BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show

    director

    directing
    2025
  • Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was...

    director

    directing
    2024
  • Nikki Glaser: Someday You'll Die

    director

    directing
    2024
  • TikTok: In the Mix

    director

    directing
    2023
  • Christmas at Graceland

    director

    directing
    2023
  • Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas

    director

    directing
    2023
  • Rihanna's Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show

    director

    directing
    2023
  • Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

    director

    directing
    2022
  • The Queen Family Singalong

    director

    directing
    2021
  • Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special

    director

    directing
    2020
  • The Disney Holiday Singalong

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020

    director

    directing
    2020
  • The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

    director

    directing
    2020
  • The Disney Family Singalong

    director

    directing
    2020
  • The Little Mermaid Live!

    director

    directing
    2019
  • My Dad Wrote a Porno

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Flight of the Conchords: Live in London

    director

    directing
    2018
  • One Love Manchester

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Alicia Keys - Here in Times Square

    director

    directing
    2016
  • Shanghai Disney Resort Grand Opening Gala

    director

    directing
    2016
  • U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris

    director

    directing
    2016
  • U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015

    director

    directing
    2015
  • U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 11/11/2015

    director

    directing
    2015
  • Peter Gabriel - Back to Front

    director

    directing
    2014
  • Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale

    director

    directing
    2013
  • David Bowie Is Happening Now

    director

    directing
    2013
  • Robbie Williams: Take the Crown Live

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Blur: The Singles Night - Live at Wembley Arena

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Russell Brand: Scandalous

    director

    directing
    2009
  • Stevie Wonder: Live at Last

    director

    directing
    2009
  • Neil Diamond: Hot August Night/NYC

    director

    directing
    2009
  • Josh Groban - Awake Live

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Christina Aguilera: Back to Basics - Live and Down Under

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Amy Winehouse: I Told You I Was Trouble - Live In London

    director

    directing
    2007
  • The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang: Zilker Park, Austin

    director

    directing
    2007
  • The Rolling Stones: The Biggest Bang

    director

    directing
    2007
  • Coldplay: How We Saw The World – Live in Toronto

    director

    directing
    2006
  • David Gray: LIVE in Slow Motion

    director

    directing
    2006
  • U2: Vertigo 05 - Live from Milan

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Rammstein: Völkerball

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Simply Red: Cuba! (Recorded Live At El Gran Teatro, Havana)

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Peter Gabriel: Still Growing Up, Live & Unwrapped

    director

    directing
    2005
  • U2: Vertigo 2005 - Live from Chicago

    director

    directing
    2005
  • Mötley Crüe | Carnival of Sins

    director

    directing
    2005
  • Robbie Williams: Live In Berlin

    director

    directing
    2005
  • Eminem: Live from New York City

    director

    directing
    2005
  • Whitesnake: Live in the Still of the Night

    director

    directing
    2005
  • One Night One Star: Usher Live

    director

    directing
    2005
  • Evanescence: Anywhere But Home

    director

    directing
    2004
  • Norah Jones and The Handsome Band: Live in 2004

    director

    directing
    2004
  • Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour

    director

    directing
    2004
  • Show: A Night In The Life of Matchbox Twenty

    director

    directing
    2004
  • Britney Spears: Live from Miami

    director

    directing
    2004
  • Robbie Williams: What We Did Last Summer - Live at Knebworth

    director

    directing
    2003
  • U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland

    director

    directing
    2003
  • Peter Gabriel: Growing Up Live

    director

    directing
    2003
  • Live at Knebworth

    director

    directing
    2003
  • Avril Lavigne: My World

    director

    directing
    2003
  • Robbie Williams: The Robbie Williams Show

    director

    directing
    2003
  • Jennifer Lopez: Let's Get Loud

    director

    directing
    2003
  • Party in the Park 1999

    director

    directing
    2002
  • Usher: Evolution 8701

    director

    directing
    2002
  • Bryan Adams: Live at Slane Castle

    director

    directing
    2001
  • Robbie Williams: Live at the Albert

    director

    directing
    2001
  • One Night with Robbie Williams

    director

    directing
    2001
  • Kylie Minogue: Live In Sydney

    director

    directing
    2001
  • Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001

    director

    directing
    2001
  • U2: Elevation 2001 - Live from Boston

    director

    directing
    2001
  • Party in the Park

    director

    directing
    2001
  • The Corrs - Live in London

    director

    directing
    2000
  • Robbie Williams: Where Egos Dare

    director

    directing
    2000
  • Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration

    director

    directing
    2000
  • Oasis: Live from Bruxelles

    director

    directing
    2000
  • Spice Girls: The Live One

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Blur: The Singles Night - Live at Wembley Arena

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Melanie C: Northern Star Documentary

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells III

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Rammstein - Live aus Berlin

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Beastie Boys: Live in Glasgow 1999

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Beastie Boys: Live in SECC, Glasgow

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Blur: Live 13 & Bonus Footage

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Billy Connolly: A Scot in the Arctic

    director

    directing
    1995
  • Santana - Live at Tanglewood 1970

    director

    directing
    1970
  • The Grammys

    - The 67th Annual Grammy Awards (2025) ... director directing
    1959
  • The Oscars

    - 98th Academy Awards (2026) ... director directing

    - 97th Academy Awards (2025) ... director directing
    1953

• production (13 credits)

  • Nikki Glaser: Good Girl

    executive producer

    production
    2026
  • Rihanna's Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show

    producer

    production
    2023
  • Lizzo: Live in Concert

    executive producer

    production
    2022
  • Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

    executive producer

    production
    2022
  • Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony

    broadcast producer

    production
    2022
  • The Queen Family Singalong

    executive producer

    production
    2021
  • Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special

    executive producer

    production
    2020
  • Disney Channel Summer Sing-Along

    executive producer

    production
    2020
  • The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

    executive producer

    production
    2020
  • U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris

    executive producer

    production
    2016
  • U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015

    executive producer

    production
    2015
  • U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 11/11/2015

    executive producer

    production
    2015
  • The Oscars

    - 97th Academy Awards (2025) ... producer production
    1953

• writing (2 credits)

  • BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG

    writer

    writing
    2026
  • Usher: Evolution 8701

    writer

    writing
    2002

• actors (1 credits)

  • Halftime

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022