William McGregor (born 26 September 1987) is a British screenwriter and director working in film, television, and commercials. He is known for his strong use of landscape and often gothic themes.
His 2009 student film, Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?, won the Royal Television Society Award for Best Drama; the Cambridge Student Film Festival was renamed "The Watersprite Film Festival" in honour of the film.
He was selected as a Screen International "Star of Tomorrow" in 2012 and a Berlinale Talent Campus participant in 2010. McGregor is represented for drama by Independent Talent and for commercials by The Mill.
McGregor became the youngest-ever director of E4's BAFTA-award-winning drama, Misfits, in 2013, directing the first three episodes of series five. In 2014, he directed the finale of the BBC's Poldark. The final episode was described as "one of those rare occasions when a popular drama series delivers something that properly belongs to art" by The Daily Telegraph.
As of late 2015, McGregor was in post-production on a four-part miniseries for the BBC called One of Us, starring Juliet Stevenson and Laura Fraser.
As of late 2015, McGregor was developing his first feature film, The Dark Outside, with BAFTA- and EMMY-award-winning producer Hilary Bevan Jones.
Won – Best International Mini-series Sichuan TV Festival for PoldarkNominated – Best Directing for a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made Television Sichuan TV Festival for PoldarkNominated – Best Drama National Television Awards for PoldarkNominated – Best Newcomer Rushes Soho Shorts Festival for BovineWon – Coca-Cola Cinemagic Young Filmmaker of the Year 2010 for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?Won – Coca-Cola Cinemagic Innovation Award for The LittleNominated – National Film Festival for Talented Youth "New Talent Award" for The LittleWon – Best Drama Royal Television Society Award for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?Nominated – Best Short Warsaw Film Festival for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?Nominated – Best Student Film The European Independent Film Festival for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?Won – Cambridge Student Film Festival "Film of the Year" for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?Won – Cambridge Student Film Festival "Best Direction" for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?Won – Cambridge Student Film Festival "Technical Achievement" for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?Won – National Student Film Festival "Technical Achievement" for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?Won – National Student Film Festival "Best Cinematography" for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?Won – National Student Film Festival "Best Horror" for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?Won – Exposures "Best Cinematography" for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?Nominated – National Young Filmmaker Award for Follow the ScentNominated – BAFTA 60 Seconds of FameFollow the Scent (2006)Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite? (2009)Bovine (2010)The Little (2010)The Puppeteer (2010)Eradicate (2011)No Escape (2012)Misfits – Series 5, Episodes 1, 2, 3Poldark – Series 1, Episodes 5, 6, 7, 8One of Us – Series 1, Episodes 1, 2, 3, 4The Dark Outside (in development)Pepsi – Get Hyped for Half TimeFord Fusion - ChangeGoogle - HangoutGoogle - Front RowFreddy – SnakeSEGA – Rome2: Total WarBoots – SummerBarclays – Help