A passionate zoologist, John has been making nature documentaries for the BBC for over 30 years. He made his name by abandoning the traditional style of nature documentaries and pioneering a highly inventive subjective approach using new technology and dramatic story-telling techniques His innovative approach to filmmaking has brought him numerous international awards for series such as Supersense, Weird Nature, Earthflight and Penguins – Spy in the Huddle. Never afraid to experiment, his first music video, for Peter Gabriel, even won a Grammy
John Downer has 24 screen credits in a career dating back to 1982. Signature works include Spy in the Wild, Pride, Serengeti River Crossing. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
