Luke Snellin was born in Romford, Essex. He was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award in 2010 for his short film Mixtape (2009) and named as one of Screen International's "Stars of Tomorrow" and one of Broadcast Magazine's "Hot Shots". After directing on shows My Mad Fat Diary (2013), Banana (2015) and The A Word (2016) he was the lead director on Wanderlust (2018) written by Nick Payne, starring Toni Collette and Temple (2019) written by Mark O'Rowe, starring Mark Strong. His debut feature film is Let It Snow (2019), an adaptation of John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle's YA novel starring Isabela Merced, Shameik Moore, Odeya Rush, Kiernan Shipka and Joan Cusack. The film was released by Netflix in 2019 and was nominated for a GLAAD award in 2020. In 2021 he won an RTS award for his directing work on Mae Martin and Joe Hampson's show Feel Good (2020) starring Mae Martin, Charlotte Ritchie and Lisa Kudrow. The show also won the NME Award for Best TV Series and was ranked at number 6 on The Guardian's 50 best TV shows of 2021. He directed four episodes of One Day (2024), Nicole Taylor's adaptation of David Nicholls' much loved book that debuted to critical and audience acclaim on Netflix in February 2024 and was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award in the Limited Drama category in March 2025. Snellin also directed and executive produced all four episodes of Warp Films mini series Reunion (2025) which began airing on BBC One in April 2025 and stars Matthew Gurney, Lara Peake, Anne-Marie Duff, Eddie Marsan and Rose Ayling-Ellis. The show is a bilingual drama written by deaf writer William Mager, featuring both spoken English and British Sign Language and called "groundbreaking" by The Standard and an "absolute revelation" by The Guardian. He lives in South East London with his wife and two children.
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Biography from IMDb.
- March 9, 1986 (40)
- Romford, Essex, England, UK
- Director, also producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Luke Snellin's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous1
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 Luke Snellin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Luke Snellin'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
13 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Reunion(2025)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
One Day(2024)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Industry(2020)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Feel Good(2020)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Let It Snow(2019)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Temple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Wanderlust(2018)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
The A Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Fried (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Banana(2015)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
The Job Lot(2013)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all showsDisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Mixtape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 2009 to 2024.
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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2010, Best Short Film.
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.
Is Luke Snellin's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Luke Snellin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Luke Snellin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Johnny Rayner shares the most, 3.
Cinematographers and editors
- Johnny RaynerShared titles: Reunion (2025), Wanderlust (2018), Banana (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Johnny Rayner
- Ollie DowneyShared titles: Reunion (2025), One Day (2024), Banana (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Ollie Downey
Producers
- Jude LiknaitzkyShared titles: One Day (2024), Wanderlust (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Jude Liknaitzky
- Roanna BennShared titles: One Day (2024), Wanderlust (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Roanna Benn