Elliott Lester

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.