


ABOUT JUSTIN HARDY
After an MA in History from Oxford, and a Post HND (Distinction) from Bournemouth Film School, Justin has spent his career making award winning television history.
Known for his innovative, genre defining work, one of his most recent productions is a feature length, mixed current affairs/dramatised satire of Brexit politics for the BBC – Theresa v. Boris: How May Became PM.
For over twenty years, Justin has directed, written and produced over 20 TV and cinema films covering every century of the millennium; from 1066 through to the London Riots of 2011. He won the first ever Royal Television Society Award for History, with The Great Plague in 2000. He has won three more RTS awards, with Invitation to a Hanging, Trafalgar: Battle Surgeon and City of Vice. He was nominated for a BAFTA for Relief of Belsen, and received a Primetime EMMY nomination for his Discovery Channel commission, Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real. He also has experience in online history games. His City of Vice game won a BAFTA as did the game production for 1066.
In 2018, Justin embarked on a PhD at the University College London, alongside helping to launch a History video on demand channel - “a Netflix for history”, where he is a Curator (responsibility for drama commissions). In this capacity, he has just helped to launch the first ever historical drama podcast, a radio-play style podcast entitled A Prince in the Tower, starring Iain Glen (Game of Thrones), available now on HistoryHit.
As part of his passionate commitment to promoting both history and film/TV studies, Justin has been a regular guest speaker on these subjects at both schools and universities across the United Kingdom.
Justin lives in Oxfordshire with his wife, Larissa, their 4 children, 2 dogs and the much beloved, Smudge the cat.
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
2016
The Green Park
Winner, Best Feature Documentary
London Independent Film Festival
Official Selection
Toronto Jewish Film Festival
Official Selection
UK Jewish Film Festival
2015
Captain Webb
Nominated, Best Feature Film
National Film Awards
2014
37 Days, BBC
Nominated, Best Drama Series
Royal Television Society
2013
Love Me Till Monday
Nominated, Best Feature Film: Newcomer
BFI London Film Festival
2010
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen, BBC
Nominated, Best Actor
BAFTA (Sc)
2009
1066: The Battle for Middle Earth, Channel 4
Nominated, Best History Film
Royal Television Society
Nominated, Best Online Game
BAFTA
2008
Relief of Belsen, Channel 4
Winner, Best Single Drama
The Broadcast Awards
Nominated, Best Specialist Factual
BAFTA
Nominated, Best Factual Drama
The Grierson Awards
City of Vice, Channel 4
Winner, The Judges Award
Royal Television Society
Winner, Best Online Game
BAFTA
Nominated, Best Drama
The Writer's Guild
2007
A Harlot's Progress, Channel 4
Nominated, Best Costume Design
Nominated, Best Make-up
BAFTA
2005
Trafalgar: Battle Surgeon, Channel 4
Winner, Best History Film
Royal Television Society
2004
Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real, The Discovery Channel
Nominated, Best Animated Film
Nominated, Best Visual Effects
Primetime EMMY Awards
2003
Invitation to A Hanging, Channel 4
Winner, Best History Film
Royal Television Society
2001
The Great Plague, Channel 4
Winner, Best History Film
Royal Television Society










