Brian Grant
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 6, 1950 (age 75)
Biography
Brian Grant is a noted British music video and television director and producer, he co-founded MGMM Productions with Scott Millaney, Russell Mulcahy, and David Mallet He started his career as a cameraman and went to become a noted music video director, he also shot many movies and television series. He is famous for directing episodes of British television series including As If, Hex, Doctor Who, Party Animals, Sinchronicity, Britannia High, Highlander, Queen of Swords, Clocking Off, New Tricks. He has also directed many commercials and notable music videos through the 1980s for Olivia Newton-John, Donna Summer, Peter Gabriel, Queen, Tina Turner and Duran Duran. His video for Olivia Newton-John's "Physical", won the 25th Annual Grammy Award for Best Video of the Year. He is best known for his work on the 1983 Donna Summer video "She Works Hard For The Money", the video would be nominated for MTV awards, and Donna Summer became the first Afro American Female Artist to get played in high rotation, at the then fledgling MTV station. The video remains a tribute to women around the world. He was also hired to direct her 1983 HBO concert "A Hot Summers Night...", after that he was in high demand as music video director. He also shot two of singer Whitney Houston's videos, "How Will I Know" (1985) and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (1987).
Known For
Filmography
Lennon's Last Weekend
Movie · Director
The Worst Witch
TV · Director · 13 eps
The Last Lennon Interview
Movie · Director
Our Girl
TV · Director · 2 eps
Sinbad
TV · Director · 3 eps
Video Killed The Radio Star
TV · Director · 36 eps
Britannia High
TV · Director · 4 eps
Life Is Wild
TV · Director · 3 eps
Party Animals
TV · Director · 3 eps
Sinchronicity
TV · Director · 4 eps
Waterloo Road
TV · Director · 2 eps
Doctor Who
TV · Director · 1 ep
Gladiatress
Movie · Director
Hex
TV · Director · 16 eps
New Tricks
TV · Director · 5 eps
Love Bytes
TV · Director · 4 eps
The Human League: The Very Best Of
Movie · Director
As If
TV · Director · 18 eps
Queen of Swords
TV · Director · 2 eps
Clocking Off
TV · Director · 4 eps
The Cyberstalking
Movie · Director
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
TV · Director · 8 eps
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
Movie · Director
Highlander: The Raven
TV · Director · 2 eps
Second Noah
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Immortals
Movie · Director
Bugs
TV · Director · 5 eps
Sensation
Movie · Director
Day of Reckoning
Movie · Director
Complex of Fear
Movie · Director
Darkman
Movie · Director
Red Shoe Diaries
TV · Director · 1 ep
Mann & Machine
TV · Director · 1 ep
Love Kills
Movie · Director
Sweet Poison
Movie · Director
She-Wolf of London
TV · Director · 5 eps
Video AID
Movie · Director
Olivia Newton-John: Twist Of Fate
Movie · Director
Olivia Newton-John: In Concert
Movie · Director
A Hot Summer Night with Donna
Movie · Director
The Hitchhiker
TV · Director · 2 eps
Olivia Newton-John: Let's Get Physical
Movie · Director
Queen: Greatest Flix
Movie · Director