Ben Gregor directs film, TV, and commercials, specialising in comedy with visual flair. Ben is currently directing The Magic Faraway Tree for Elysium and Neal Street from a script by Simon Farnaby. The film stars Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nicola Coughlan, Jessica Gunning, Jennifer Saunders, Rebecca Ferguson, Nonso Anozie, Dustin Demri-Burns, and Michael Palin. Ben directed Black Ops, an award-winning comedy thriller for the BBC, created by and starring Gbemisola Ikumelo and Akemnji Ndifornyen and also starring Hammed Animashaun, Zoe Wanamaker, Felicity Montagu, and Alex Macqueen. Other credits include lead director on Series 6 of Brassic for Calamity and Sky and lead director on Series 3 of Britannia for Neal Street, Vertigo, and Sky. Information above via their homepage.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Director
- 6 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Ben Gregor's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.
Themes
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
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 Ben Gregor's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Ben Gregor's 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
15 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
The Magic Faraway Tree(2026)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Black Ops(2023)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Bloods(2021)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Brassic(2019)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
All Stars(2013)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Midnight Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
D.O.A (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
World of Wrestling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Ideal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Blake's Junction 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Ant Muzak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Fatherhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The 12 Days of Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Roald Dahl Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles, 10 of them dated from 2002 to 2026.
Awards
Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2025, Scripted Comedy.
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.
Who does Ben Gregor work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ben Gregor's MovieCove titles; Mark Heap shares the most, 2.
- Mark HeapShared titles: The Trouble with Maggie Cole (2020), All Stars (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Heap
- Jono GriffithShared titles: The Trouble with Maggie Cole (2020), All Stars (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Jono Griffith