Darren Jonusas ASE has worked in television and films for over 35 years. Most of Darren's experience lies in science, documentaries, drama and comedy. Many of his films have won Australian and international awards. Deborah Warner's "Richard II" won a Rocky and was nominated for an Emmy. "The Pacific Century" & "The 1900 House" both won Indies. "The Money or the Gun" won the UN Media Peace Prize and "Heartland", starring Cate Blanchett, won the AFI award for "Best Drama Series" and the Australian Human Rights Award. "The Human Body" won awards at RTS, the San Francisco Film Festival and BAFTA. Darren's episode, "The End of Life" was short-listed for "Best Editing" BAFTA. "Space with Sam Neil" won awards at RTS. "Human Instinct" was shortlisted for "Best Editing" BAFTA and nominated for an Emmy. "Seven Industrial Wonders" was shortlisted for 6 BAFTAs, including Best Editing. "Edge of Life" was shortlisted for "Best Editing" BAFTA and nominated for a Grierson Award. "The Six Billion Dollar Experiment" was nominated for "Best Editing" by the Royal Television Society. Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners was nominated for RTS, Grierson and won at BAFTA. Darren has also been honoured with Accreditation by the Australian Screen Editors Guild. At the Television Show in London, Darren presented workshops on editing. He ran training & support for Avid in England and Europe. At the ABC, he trained drama & doco editors and also supervised courses at The National Film and Television School at Pinewood. Darren has been on the jury to decide the BAFTA award for "Best Editing in a Factual Programme". He judges editing awards for the Australian Screen Editors Guild. He has also researched and directed location shooting for BBC Science. Australian but now living in England with his lovely (English) wife, 27 year old daughter and 24 year old son, Darren is 57 years old. Darren has been using Avid since it first came to England in 1991 and Final Cut Pro for the last several years.
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- Editor
- 17 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Known for
What are Darren Jonusas' films like?
Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous5
- Cyclical2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Darren Jonusas' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BritBox
- Curiosity Stream
Subscription and free streaming for Darren Jonusas' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
25 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.
Human(2025)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Jesus: Crown of Thorns(2024)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
Solar System(2024)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Our Universe(2022)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Dinosaur Apocalypse(2022)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
I, Sniper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Perpetual Planet: Heroes of the Oceans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Jesus: His Life(2019)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Wonders of the Moon(2018)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Secrets of the Super Elements (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all showsFranklin's lost ships - the ultimate discovery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
BBC Horizon - The Six Billion Dollar Experiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
How We Got to Now(2014)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Wonders of Life(2013)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Titanic's Final Mystery(2012)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Wonders of the Universe(2011)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Human Instinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 2001 to 2022.
Awards
Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2011, Best Editing Factual.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Darren Jonusas' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 22. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Darren Jonusas work with?
People who share at least 2 of Darren Jonusas' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Louise Salkow shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Naomi AustinShared titles: Human (2025), Our Universe (2022), Black and British: A Forgotten History (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Naomi Austin
- Stephen CooterShared titles: Our Universe (2022), Wonders of Life (2013), Wonders of the Universe (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Stephen Cooter
- Paul OldingShared titles: How We Got to Now (2014), Wonders of Life (2013), Wonders of the Solar System (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Olding
- Michael LachmannShared titles: Wonders of Life (2013), Wonders of the Universe (2011), Wonders of the Solar System (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Lachmann
Actors
- Brian CoxShared titles: Solar System (2024), Wonders of Life (2013), Wonders of the Solar System (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Brian Cox
- David AttenboroughShared titles: Dinosaur Apocalypse (2022), Dinosaurs - The Final Day with David Attenborough (2022)See all 2 shared titles with David Attenborough
Cinematographers and editors
- Louise SalkowShared titles: Human (2025), Solar System (2024), Wonders of Life (2013), Wonders of the Universe (2011), Wonders of the Solar System (2010)See all 5 shared titles with Louise Salkow
- Graeme DawsonShared titles: Human (2025), Solar System (2024), Our Universe (2022), Wonders of Life (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Graeme Dawson
- Kevin WhiteShared titles: The Human Body: Secrets of Your Life Revealed (2017), Wonders of Life (2013), Wonders of the Universe (2011), Wonders of the Solar System (2010)See all 4 shared titles with Kevin White
- Tom HaywardShared titles: Human (2025), The Human Body: Secrets of Your Life Revealed (2017), Wonders of Life (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Tom Hayward
Producers
- Andrew CohenShared titles: Solar System (2024), Our Universe (2022), The Human Body: Secrets of Your Life Revealed (2017), Wonders of Life (2013), Wonders of the Solar System (2010)See all 5 shared titles with Andrew Cohen
- Jane RootShared titles: Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny (2025), Jesus: Crown of Thorns (2024), Jesus: His Life (2019), How We Got to Now (2014)See all 4 shared titles with Jane Root
- Ben WilsonShared titles: Solar System (2024), Wonders of Life (2013), Wonders of the Universe (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Ben Wilson
- Jack BootleShared titles: Solar System (2024), Dinosaur Apocalypse (2022), Dinosaurs - The Final Day with David Attenborough (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Jack Bootle
Mixed roles
- Alice JonesShared titles: Solar System (2024), Our Universe (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Alice Jones
- Fleur BoneShared titles: Solar System (2024), The Human Body: Secrets of Your Life Revealed (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Fleur Bone