Nick Taussig is the author of four novels: Love and Mayhem, Don Don, Gorilla Guerrilla and The Distinguished Assassin. He has also written for a number of publications including The Guardian, The Independent and The Huffington Post. Marcel Berlins, writing in The Times, called The Distinguished Assassin "gripping, passionate, political and emotional." Love and Mayhem was described by Alain de Botton as "full of insight and genuine innovation in form and content... capturing brilliantly all the nuances of passion." Matt Munday of The Sunday Times referred to Don Don as "a great book." While Gorilla Guerrilla, according to Natasha Harding of The Sun, is a "thought-provoking tale...beautifully told." He is also a film and documentary producer. His credits include producer of the BAFTA-winning Killing Escobar (dir. David Whitney), Stardust (dir. Gabriel Range), Audrey (dir. Helena Coan), the double BAFTA-nominated McQueen (dir. Ian Bonhote & Peter Ettedgui), Churchill (dir. Jonathan Teplitzky) and Lek and the Dogs (dir. Andrew Kotting). His recent productions are Sheffield DocFest-winning, BIFA-longlisted and BPG-nominated Strike: An Uncivil War (dir. Daniel Gordon), Garbo: Where Did You Go? (dir. Lorna Tucker), Dwarf Story (dir. Riccardo Servini), the BAFTA-nominated Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me (dir. Clare Sturges) and Call Me Kate (dir. Lorna Tucker). He is currently producing Epic: The Life and Times of David Lean (dir. Barnaby Thompson) and Wasp Woman: Murder of a B-Movie Star (dir. Rubika Shah). Nick directed, with Riccardo Servini, A Space in Time, a feature documentary response to the diagnosis of his two sons, Theodor and Oskar, with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a fatal muscle wasting disease. Supported by the BFI, it was released theatrically and Grierson nominated for Best Single Documentary. He is in production on Violent Men, which he is also directing, a study of male violence. Before his career in book and film, Nick studied literature and philosophy at Durham University, where he obtained a First, then went on to acquire a Master's in Russian literature from the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies. He is co-founder of Mtaala Foundation, an education partnership and sponsorship programme to create and support a school for vulnerable children and at-risk youth in Uganda; and a trustee of Harrison's Fund, the first Duchenne muscular dystrophy mental health charity, supporting those living with the disease. Nick is also an ambassador for Just Stop Oil.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer, also director
- 22 on Motif · 27 credits in all
What are Nick Taussig's films like?
Across their 21 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Genres
Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 20
Light 7 · Serious 7 · Dark 6
Grounded 18 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 8 · Charged 9 · Intense 3
Steady 16 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 0
Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 9 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 3
Resolved 17 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet11
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous4
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 Nick Taussig's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 22 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).
- McQueen (2018) · producer · free
- The Guv'nor (2016) · producer · free
- Silver Servers (2023) · producer · free
- A Space in Time (2021) · director, producer · free
- Lioness: The Nicola Adams Story (2021) · producer · free
- The Spy Who Fell to Earth (2019) · producer · free
- My Name Is Lenny (2017) · producer · free
- Breaking Habits (2018) · producer · free
- Churchill (2017) · producer · free
- BritBox
- Sundance Now, show their 3 titles on Sundance Now
- All Reality, show their 2 titles on All Reality
- Docurama, show their 2 titles on Docurama
- BBC Select, show their title on BBC Select
- Cohen Media Channel, show their title on Cohen Media Channel
- Dox, show their title on Dox
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
- Qello Concerts, show their title on Qello Concerts
Subscription and free streaming for Nick Taussig's titles on Motif; 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
27 credits, 22 with a Motif page.
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Garbo: Where Did You Go?(2024)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Silver Servers(2023)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Strike: An Uncivil War (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
This Is Joan Collins(2022)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
A Space in Time(2021)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Killing Escobar(2021)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Audrey(2020)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Stardust(2020)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
The Night Caller(2020)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Breaking Habits(2018)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Chasing Perfect(2019)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
McQueen(2018)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Churchill(2017)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
My Name Is Lenny(2017)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Challenge (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
The Guv'nor(2016)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Gascoigne(2015)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Offender(2012)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Ill Manors(2012)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Shank (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
Seaholme (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Water People: The Story of Us (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles, 18 of them dated from 2010 to 2026.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2019, Outstanding British Film of the Year.
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 Nick Taussig's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Nick Taussig work with?
People who share at least 2 of Nick Taussig's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Van Carter shares the most, 14.
Directors
- Helena CoanShared titles: Lioness: The Nicola Adams Story (2021), Audrey (2020), Chasing Perfect (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Helena Coan
- Thomas MeadmoreShared titles: The Night Caller (2020), The Spy Who Fell to Earth (2019), Breaking Habits (2018), The Guv'nor (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Thomas Meadmore
- Ron ScalpelloShared titles: My Name Is Lenny (2017), Offender (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Ron Scalpello
Writers
- Paul Van CarterShared titles: A Space in Time (2021), Lioness: The Nicola Adams Story (2021), Audrey (2020), Stardust (2020), The Night Caller (2020), Chasing Perfect (2019), The Spy Who Fell to Earth (2019), Breaking Habits (2018), McQueen (2018), Churchill (2017), My Name Is Lenny (2017), The Guv'nor (2016) and 2 moreSee newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Paul Van Carter
Actors
- Martin AskewShared titles: My Name Is Lenny (2017), The Guv'nor (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Martin Askew
Cinematographers and editors
- Paul van DyckShared titles: Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean (2026), This Is Joan Collins (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Paul van Dyck
- Riccardo ServiniShared titles: Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me (2022), A Space in Time (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Riccardo Servini
- Simona SusneaShared titles: Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me (2022), Audrey (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Simona Susnea
- Mark KeadyShared titles: Lioness: The Nicola Adams Story (2021), Audrey (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Keady
Producers
- Annabel WigoderShared titles: Silver Servers (2023), This Is Joan Collins (2022), A Space in Time (2021), Lioness: The Nicola Adams Story (2021), Audrey (2020), Stardust (2020), The Night Caller (2020), The Spy Who Fell to Earth (2019), Breaking Habits (2018), McQueen (2018)See all 10 shared titles with Annabel Wigoder
- Ian BergShared titles: This Is Joan Collins (2022), A Space in Time (2021), Killing Escobar (2021), Lioness: The Nicola Adams Story (2021), Audrey (2020), Stardust (2020), Breaking Habits (2018), McQueen (2018), Churchill (2017), My Name Is Lenny (2017)See all 10 shared titles with Ian Berg
- Christopher ReynoldsShared titles: Breaking Habits (2018), McQueen (2018), Churchill (2017), My Name Is Lenny (2017), The Guv'nor (2016), Gascoigne (2015)See all 6 shared titles with Christopher Reynolds
- Hugo GrumbarShared titles: Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean (2026), Garbo: Where Did You Go? (2024), McQueen (2018), Churchill (2017), My Name Is Lenny (2017)See all 5 shared titles with Hugo Grumbar
