Nick Hamm

Nick Hamm
Hamm in March 2011
Born	Nicholas Hamm (1957-12-10) December 10, 1957 (age 59) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Occupation	Director, Producer
Years active	1980–present

Nick Hamm (born December 10, 1957) is a BAFTA-award winning film, television, and theatre director and producer born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

In 2015, Hamm began production on The Journey, a fictionalized account of the behind-the-scenes peace brokerage between mortal enemies Ian Paisley and Sinn Féin politician Martin McGuinness. The film, written by Colin Bateman and starring Timothy Spall and Colm Meaney, is an official selection of the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and will premiere at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival on September 7, 2016.

Nicholas Hamm was born on December 10, 1957 in Belfast, Northern Ireland to parents Marian and Patrick Hamm. He later attended University of Manchester and received his B.A. in English and Philosophy.

Hamm began his career on the London fringe before becoming resident director of the Royal Shakespeare Company where he mainly focused on working with contemporary playwrights, including Howard Barker, Edward Bond and Arthur Miller.

In 1989, Hamm transitioned into film, directing The Bottom Line, a documentary about the crisis of culture, featuring Dustin Hoffman and Arthur Miller. In 1992, Hamm won a BAFTA award for his drama The Harmfulness of Tobacco, starring Edward Fox. In 1996, Hamm directed Talk of Angels (Miramax) starring Polly Walker and Vincent Perez, an epic love story set against the early days of the Spanish Civil War. He then directed the romantic comedy Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence, a Film Four and Miramax co-production written by Peter Morgan and starring Joseph Fiennes.