Wayne Yip

Wayne Che Yip, also known as Wayne Yip (born 1981) is a British film director, most notably connected with Doctor Who.

Wayne Yip
Born
Wayne Che Yip

1981 (age 38–39) [1]
Oxford, England [2]
OccupationFilm and TV Director

Early life and education

Wayne was born in Oxford in 1981 and was educated at Dragon School, Abingdon School and later studied at Banbury College [1] where he graduated in 2004 with a degree in graphic design.[3]

Career

He developed his interest in film after working in the Phoenix Picturehouse in Jericho and came to prominence when he co-directed "Happy Birthday Granddad" with Alex Garcia, which won the 2007 Sixty Seconds of Fame BAFTA.[1][4]

In 2010 he once gain co-directed with Garcia when making the short film "Diego's Story"[5] and the pair created "Would Like to Meet" which was episode 1 of series 8 of the TV Series Coming Up.

In 2011 he co-directed Secret Diary of a Call Girl and in 2011-12 he directed 4 episodes of Misfits. This was followed by Utopia in 2013 and Tatau in 2015.

Wayne then directed two episodes of the series Class - Detained and The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did. This was followed by the Doctor Who series 10 episodes: The Lie of the Land and Empress of Mars and the series 11 New Years Special: Resolution.[6]

He has also directed on many major series in the United States including Salem, Preacher, Into the Badlands, Happy, Doom Patrol and most recently Hunters.

Work
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gollark: I can't tell if my multicard reader is broken or if this SD card is actually dead.
gollark: I guess we could annex the EU.
gollark: Worryingly, the light on the HNode™ is stuck on colourless red.
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See also

References
  1. "Victory at Baftas". Oxford Times. 2007.
  2. "1981 Births". Free BMD.
  3. "Biography". IMDB.
  4. "Film BAFTA/Orange 60 Seconds Of Fame in 2007". BAFTA.
  5. "Diego's Story". British Film Council.
  6. "Who is Wayne Yip". The Doctor Who Companion.
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