# Jake Scott (director)

Jason "Jake" Scott (born August 1965) is a British film director who works primarily in the field of music videos and commercials. His father is film director Sir Ridley Scott.

## Career

Most of Scott's works were produced under the Ridley Scott Associates banner or RSA's music video subdivision Black Dog Films. He has made videos for Soundgarden, The Smashing Pumpkins, Bush, Live, Blind Melon, Tori Amos, Tricky, Radiohead, Lily Allen, No Doubt, Oasis, The Supernaturals, The Strokes, The Verve, R.E.M., U2, Tina Turner and George Michael.
In January 2014, Scott oversaw the production, with 21 editors & 15 cinematographers, of the '1.24.14' film, aired on Apple.com. He was featured in the 'Behind the Scenes' video.
Jake Scott is also the director of The HBO Voyeur Project, a theatrical multimedia experience and marketing campaign launched in the summer of 2007. The project used the concept of voyeurism to show the interconnected stories of fictional characters in a New York apartment building. Voyeur was met with critical and commercial success, attracting millions of viewers and numerous awards including a Cannes Grand Prix for Outdoor Advertising.
He has also made three feature films: Plunkett & Macleane (1999), Welcome to the Rileys (2010) and American Woman (2018).

## Personal life

He is the son of director Sir Ridley Scott, and nephew of Tony Scott and brother of directors Jordan Scott and Luke Scott.

## Videography

| Year | Artist | Title |
| 1991 | Glenn Frey | "Part of Me, Part of You" |
| 1991 | Odds | "Love Is the Subject" |
| 1992 | Cypress Hill | "Stoned Is the Way of the Walk" |
| 1992 | Cypress Hill | "Real Estate" |
| 1992 | k.d. lang | "The Mind of Love" |
| 1993 | R.E.M. | "Everybody Hurts" |
| 1993 | Circus of Power | "Mama Tequila" |
| 1994 | Love Spit Love | "Am I Wrong" |
| 1994 | The Smashing Pumpkins | "Disarm" |
| 1994 | k.d. lang | "Hush Sweet Lover" |
| 1994 | Tori Amos | "Past the Mission" |
| 1994 | The Rolling Stones | "Out of Tears" |
| 1994 | Soundgarden | "Fell on Black Days" |
| 1994 | Live | "Lightning Crashes" |
| 1995 | Ned's Atomic Dustbin | "All I Ask of Myself Is That I Hold Together" |
| 1995 | Radiohead | "Fake Plastic Trees" |
| 1995 | Bush | "Comedown" |
| 1995 | Luscious Jackson | "Here" |
| 1995 | The Verve | "On Your Own" |
| 1995 | Blind Melon | "Galaxie" |
| 1995 | Dana Dane | "Chester" |
| 1995 | Natalie Merchant | "Wonder" |
| 1995 | Tina Turner | "GoldenEye" |
| 1995 | Oasis | "Morning Glory" |
| 1995 | Don Henley | "The Garden of Allah" |
| 1996 | Spacehog | "In the Meantime" |
| 1996 | Tracy Bonham | "Mother Mother" |
| 1996 | Soundgarden | "Burden in My Hand" |
| 1996 | The Cranberries | "When You're Gone" |
| 1996 | Eels | "Susan's House" |
| 1997 | U2 | "Staring at the Sun" |
| 1997 | Live | "Turn My Head" |
| 1999 | Unkle | "Be There" |
| 1999 | No Doubt | "New" |
| 1999 | Sash! | "Colour the World" |
| 2001 | Goldfrapp | "Human" |
| 2001 | Tricky | "Evolution Revolution Love" |
| 2001 | Artists Against AIDS Worldwide | "What's Going On" |
| 2004 | P!nk | "God Is a DJ" |
| 2004 | The Strokes | "Reptilia" |
| 2004 | George Michael | "Flawless (Go to the City)" |
| 2009 | Lily Allen | "22" |
| 2011 | Massive Attack | "Pray for Rain" |

## Filmography

* Plunkett & Macleane (1999)
* Tooth Fairy (2004) (Short film)
* Welcome to the Rileys (2010)
* American Woman (2018)
* Kipchoge: The Last Milestone (2021) (Documentary film)