Ben Chessell
Episodes Broadcast: 2024
Ben Chessell was born in Australia, where he read ecology and medieval
history at Melbourne University. His attention then turned to
filmmaking, and he graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in
2001. Several well-received short films provided Chessell with the
opportunity to both write and direct the 2005 telefilm Heartbreak
Tour. He scripted an episode of Marx And Venus in 2007 and,
the following year, he joined The Elephant Princess on a
directing attachment. Chessell began directing series television in
2010 with installments of Dance Academy and, later, the likes of
Doctor Doctor and The Family Law. He both directed and
wrote for Rush and Offspring.
Chessell began to establish an international profile with the 2013
sitcom Camp, an American programme which was shot in Australia.
His first feature film was 2015's Sucker, which he also
co-scripted. In 2019, Chessell earned his first credit in British
television, directing for Giri/Haji. The Twenties saw him divide
his efforts between domestic and foreign productions, including The
Great, Surviving Summer and Deadloch. Having made the
acquaintance of Doctor Who executive producer Jane Tranter some
years previously, Chessell directed episodes of the show including
2024's music-themed The Devil's
Chord and the Regency-era Rogue.
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