Scott McCutcheon


1st Assistant Director

Scott’s career began in Australia where he worked as a 2nd and 3rd AD before moving to the UK where he quickly rose through the ranks on continuing dramas for the BBC. More recently, and with multiple high end episodic dramas and features to his name, he has become one of the UK’s most in-demand Firsts. Scott revels in the challenge and is always looking for an opportunity to gain new experiences. Based in Belfast, and having worked on productions in Spain, Saudi Arabia and Hungary, he is available to work worldwide.

The Woman In The Wall

1st Assistant Director

The School For Good & Evil

1st Assistant Director

“Scott handled everything we threw at him on School for Good and Evil with great skill and always a smile”

Stephen Jones - Executive Producer - The School For Good And Evil

Selected credits


date
production
director / production company
television:
2024
A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS: THE HEDGE KNIGHT
Sarah Adina Smith / HBO
2023
BAND OF SPIES (Filmed in Budapest & Malta)
Lawrence Gough / Archery Pictures for Paramount+
2022
WOMAN IN THE WALL
Rachna Suri / Motive Pictures for BBC One
2022
RISE OF THE WITCHES (Filmed in Saudi Arabia)
Craig Pickles / MBC Studios
2021
THE RESPONDER
Tim Mielants / Dancy Ledge Productions for BBC One
Nominated: BAFTA TV Award Drama Series - BAFTA Awards 2023
2020
THE WHITSTABLE PEARL
Jon Jones / Buccaneer Media for Acorn TV
2020
THE MALLORCA FILES Series II (Filmed in Spain)
Craig Pickles / Clerkenwell Productions for BBC
2019
TIN STAR Series III
Stewart Svaasand / Kudos Film + TV for Amazon
2019
MARCELLA Series III
Ashley Pearce / Buccaneer Media for ITV
2018
DUBLIN MURDERS
Rebecca Gatward / Euston Films BBC
2018
LONDON KILLS
Craig Pickles / Long Story TV for Acorn TV
2017
THE KILLER BESIDE ME
Bill Thomas / October Films
2017
HOLBY CITY
Daikin Marsh / BBC
2017
DOCTORS
Dominic Keavey, Niall Fraser / BBC
2016
CASUALTY
Steve Hughes, Sean Gleeson / BBC
2016
JAMIE JOHNSON
Joe Talbot / Short Form Film Company for BBC
2016
THE CORONER Series II
Piotr Szkopiak / BBC
2016
SUSPECTS Series V
Steve Hughes, Craig Pickles / Newman Street
feature films:
2024
WORLD-BREAKER
Brad Anderson / The Exchange
2022
THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE
Hope Dickson Leach / Nation Theatre of Scotland
2021
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL
Paul Feig / Nile Pictures for Netflix
2021
THE QUIET GIRL
Colm Bairéad / Inscéal Pictures
Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 25 wins & 30 nominations
2017
GUN SHY
Simon West / Salty Film
2015
SAN ANDREAS (Second unit)
Colin Strauss / New Line Cinema
2014
THE INBETWEENERS 2 (Second Unit)
Spencer Millman / Bwark Productions
commercials:
LIGA
Jonas McQuiggin / Craft Films
CHEVEROLET MOTORS
Rob Davies / Craft Films
KENT FIRE & SAFETY
Jonas McQuiggin / Squint Opera
SEQ WATER
Grey Rogers / Accomplice Films
SUNCORP BANK
Hayley Bartholomew / 2 Little Indians
AMBI PUR
Jeremy Goodall / 9mm Films