John McPhail

Biography

Scottish film director and screenwriter.

Career Overview

John McPhail has 10 screen credits in a career dating back to 2012. Signature works include Grow, Dear David, Anna and the Apocalypse. 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

10

Birth Place

Glasgow, Scotland

Known For

• 

  Grow
• 

  Dear David
• 

  Anna and the Apocalypse
• 

  Special Delivery
• 

  Where Do We Go from Here?

Frequent Collaborators

• Naysun Alae-Carew (3 collaborations)
• Sarah Swire (3 collaborations)
• Tyler Collins (3 collaborations)
• Gordon Rogers (2 collaborations)
• David Arthur (2 collaborations)
• Ben Cross (2 collaborations)
• Nick Guthe (2 collaborations)
• Evan Turner (2 collaborations)
• Mike Van Waes (2 collaborations)
• Ryan McHenry (2 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (5 credits)

  • Grow

    director

    directing
    2025
  • Dear David

    director

    directing
    2023
  • Special Delivery

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Anna and the Apocalypse

    director

    directing
    2018
  • Where Do We Go from Here?

    director

    directing
    2018

• actors (1 credits)

  • The Making of Anna and the Apocalypse

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2019

• editing (2 credits)

  • Where Do We Go from Here?

    editor

    editing
    2018
  • Broken Record

    colorist

    editing
    2014

• writing (1 credits)

  • Where Do We Go from Here?

    writer

    writing
    2018

• camera (1 credits)

  • Up There

    assistant camera

    camera
    2012