Glazer, Jonathan (1966– )

English advertising and film director. He was critically acclaimed for his first feature film, the British gangster drama Sexy Beast (2000), starring Ray Winstone and Ben Kingsley. He followed with Birth (2004), a metaphysical love story that he also co-wrote, starring Nicole Kidman.

He worked in advertising before pursuing his film directing career, earning recognition during the 1990s for his striking visuals in such television advertisements as ‘Swimblack’ and ‘Surfer’ for Guinness, ‘Parklife’ for Nike, ‘Odyssey’ for Levi's, and ‘Devil's Island’ for Stella Artois. He also made a number of award-winning music videos for British bands, including ‘Karma Police’ for Radiohead, ‘The Universal’ for Blur, and ‘Virtual Insanity’ for Jamiroquai.

He received a bachelor's degree in theatre design and direction and directed plays, edited film trailers, and created programme trailers for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). In 1993 he wrote and directed three short films, Mad, Pool, and Commission.