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ELLIOTT LESTER Elliott's feature film NIGHTINGALE, starring David Oyelowo and produced by Brad Pitt's Plan B, premiered in 2015 on HBO and earned David a "Best Actor" win at the Critic's Choice Awards. The film also received nominations at the Emmys and Golden Globes. His most recent film AFTERMATH (fka 478), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger & Scoot McNairy and produced by Darren Aronofsky, was released in 2018 via Lionsgate.

Elliott has completed THE THICKET which stars Peter Dinklage, Leslie Grace, Juliette Lewis, Esmé Creed-Miles, Levon Hawke and Macon Blair. The Thicket is being released theatrically in 2024. In addition, he is attached to direct the sci-fi thriller CONTINUUM for Entertainment Studios with Josephson Entertainment producing.

In TV, Elliott recently sold SAY THEIR NAMES to HBO, which he will direct and EP. Sonya Winton & Jonathan Kidd (LOVECRAFT COUNTRY) are writing, with Tribeca producing. Elliott has previously directed multiple episodes of TV, including WILL (FX) and CONTAINMENT (CW). Elliott is also an established music video director having worked with Avril Lavigne, Selena Gomez, and The Fray, among others.

Elliott lives in Los Angeles with his wife Brooke and his son Levi-Benjamin.

Worked on over 100 music videos and commercials.

MTV Nominated for Jessica Simpson Video - &#39;With You&#39; MVPA Nomination
for Hilary Duff - &quot;Why Not&quot; Grammy Nomination for The Fray.

In October 2014 he directed Sleepwalker, starring Ahna O&#39;Reilly and Richard Armitage. The film has premiered at Santa Barbara International Film Festival on February 4th, 2017.

Love is the Drug - Premiered at Slamdance 2006 Film Festival - screened
at Cannes 2006 Film Festival.

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