John Laing
Directing New Zealand 34 credits
Biography
John Laing works in directing. Born in New Zealand. Archytele tracks 34 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Career timeline
The Outer Threat · Executive Producer
The Silent Planet · Executive Producer
My Animal · Executive Producer
The Retreat · Executive ProducerCastle in the Ground · Executive Producer
The Kid Detective · Executive ProducerThe Rest of Us · Executive Producer
A War Story · Director
Abandoned · Director
Venus and Mars · Director
The Blue Rose · DirectorSolo · Executive Producer
Safe House · Director
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior · DirectorOutrageous Fortune: The Movie · Producer
Power Rangers S.P.D.: Zapped · Director
No One Can Hear You · DirectorNo One Can Hear You · Writer
The Shirt · Director of PhotographyThe Shirt · Director
Greenstone · Director
The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson · Creator
Xena: Warrior Princess · DirectorHercules: The Legendary Journeys · Director
Cody: Bad Love · Director
Power Rangers · DirectorAbsent Without Leave · Director
Dangerous Orphans · Director
Other Halves · Director
The Hitchhiker · DirectorThe Lost Tribe · WriterThe Lost Tribe · Director
Beyond Reasonable Doubt · Director
No Way They Want to Slow Down · Editor
Full Filmography
34 titles- The Outer Threat (2026) Executive Producer
- The Silent Planet (2024) Executive Producer
- My Animal (2023) Executive Producer
- The Retreat (2021) Executive Producer
- Castle in the Ground (2021) Executive Producer
- The Kid Detective (2020) Executive Producer
- The Rest of Us (2020) Executive Producer
- A War Story (2018) Director
- Abandoned (2016) Director
- Venus and Mars (2015) Director
- The Blue Rose (2013) Director
- Solo (2013) Executive Producer
- Safe House (2012) Director
- Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006) Director
- Outrageous Fortune: The Movie (2006) Producer
- Power Rangers S.P.D.: Zapped (2005) Director
- No One Can Hear You (2001) Director
- No One Can Hear You (2001) Writer
- The Shirt (2000) Director of Photography
- The Shirt (2000) Director
- Greenstone (1999) Director
- The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson (1998) Creator
- Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) Director
- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995) Director
- Cody: Bad Love (1994) Director
- Power Rangers (1993) Director
- Absent Without Leave (1993) Director
- Dangerous Orphans (1985) Director
- Other Halves (1984) Director
- The Hitchhiker (1983) Director
- The Lost Tribe (1983) Writer
- The Lost Tribe (1983) Director
- Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1980) Director
- No Way They Want to Slow Down (1976) Editor
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is John Laing best known for?
John Laing is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Outer Threat (2026), The Kid Detective (2020), Abandoned (2016), Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006).
When and where was John Laing born?
John Laing was born in New Zealand.
How many credits does John Laing have?
John Laing has accumulated over 34 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1976 to 2026.
What is John Laing's background in cinema and television?
John Laing is a director, producer, editor and writer from New Zealand. He directed his first feature film Beyond Reasonable Doubt in 1980. He has worked in both television and movies in New Zealand as well as in the United Kingdom and Canada.
John Laing by the numbers
34credits
28films
6TV series
1976–2026active years
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