Nick Hamm is a film, television, and theater director and producer born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He won a BAFTA for his drama The Harmfulness of Tobacco starring Edward Fox.
In 2020, Hamm formed the London- and L.A.-based entertainment company Free Turn with his brother Jon.
Early life and background
Hamm was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland to Marian and Patrick Hamm. He attended the University of Manchester and received his B.A. in English and Philosophy.
In 2017, Hamm went on to direct Driven, his second collaboration with writer Colin Bateman (The Journey). Driven tells the story of the relationship between smuggler-turned-FBI informant, Jim Hoffman, and his glamorous neighbor, car mogul John DeLorean during the rise and fall of his 1970's DeLorean Motor Company. The comedy stars Jason Sudeikis, Lee Pace, Corey Stoll, and Judy Greer. In fall of 2018, Driven closed the 75th Venice International Film Festival before appearing at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. The Film premiered in August 2018 to positive reviews, often citing Lee Pace's impressive portrayal of the infamous John Delorean.
In 2010, Hamm formed Momentum TV, a television production company based in the United States. In March 2012, Hamm received a green light to produce and direct Rogue as DirecTV/AT&T's first original series for Audience Network.[3] In August 2014, Rogue was renewed for two more seasons.[4]
In 2019, Hamm directed the pilot and three subsequent episodes of Netflix's White Lines, by Alex Pina – a series about a Mancunian DJ who mysteriously disappears in Ibiza. The show premiered on Netflix in spring 2020 and received raved reviews, quickly charting its way to the becoming one of the most watched shows on Netflix.