# John Laing (director)

John Laing is a New Zealand film and television director and producer.

## Early life

Laing was born in Dunedin.

## Career

Laiang made his major directorial debut with the film Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1980). He directed a number of other films including Abandoned (2015) before starting a career in television, directing episodes of the Canadian series The Hitchhiker. His other television credits include The Ray Bradbury Theater, Mysterious Island, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Jack of All Trades, Cleopatra 2525, Power Rangers S.P.D., Power Rangers Mystic Force, Orange Roughies, Nothing Trivial, Power Rangers Megaforce, Duggan and the television film Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006) starring Brenda Song.
His 1992 film Absent Without Leave was entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival.

## Filmography
### Film

| Title | Year | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Title | Year | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
| The Rubber Gun | 1977 | No | No | Yes | Also editor |
| Beyond Reasonable Doubt | 1980 | Yes | No | No | |
| Race for the Yankee Zephyr | 1981 | No | No | No | Editor |
| The Lost Tribe | 1983 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Other Halves | 1984 | Yes | No | No | |
| Dangerous Orphans | 1986 | Yes | No | No | |
| Absent Without Leave | 1992 | Yes | No | No | |
| The Shirt | 2000 | Yes | No | No | Cinematographer |
| No One Can Hear You | 2001 | Yes | No | Yes | IMDb |
| A War Story | 2018 | Yes | No | No | YouTube |

### Television

The numbers in directing credits refer to the number of episodes.
| Title | Year | Credited as | Network | Notes |
| Title | Year | Director | Network | Notes |
| Inside Straight | 1984 | Yes (2) | Television One | |
| Roche | 1985 | Yes (2) | Television One | |
| The Hitchhiker | 1987–89 | Yes (4) | HBO USA Network | |
| The Ray Bradbury Theater | 1990–92 | Yes (5) | USA Network | |
| Marlin Bay | 1994 | Yes (1) | TV One | |
| Cody: Bad Love | 1994 | Yes | Seven Network | Television film |
| Cover Story | 1995–96 | Yes (5) | TV3 | |
| Plainclothes | 1995 | Yes (2) | TV One | |
| Singapore Sling: Road to Mandalay | 1995 | Yes | Nine Network | Television film |
| Mysterious Island | 1995 | Yes (3) | Family Channel | |
| Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | 1998–99 | Yes (4) | Syndication | |
| Xena: Warrior Princess | 1998–2001 | Yes (3) | Syndication | |
| The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson | 1998 | Yes (15) | Pax TV | |
| Tiger Country | 1998 | Yes | TV3 | Television film |
| Greenstone | 1999 | Yes (2) | TV One | |
| Duggan | 1999 | Yes (2) | TV One | |
| Jackson's Wharf | 1999 | Yes (8) | TV2 | |
| Jack of All Trades | 2000 | Yes (2) | Syndication | |
| Street Legal | 2000–01 | Yes (5) | TV2 | |
| Cleopatra 2525 | 2000 | Yes (2) | Syndication | |
| Power Rangers S.P.D. | 2005 | Yes (8) | Toon Disney | |
| Power Rangers Mystic Force | 2006 | Yes (3) | Toon Disney | |
| Orange Roughies | 2006 | Yes (4) | TV One | |
| Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior | 2006 | Yes | Disney Channel | Television film |
| Go Girls | 2011–13 | Yes (12) | TV2 | |
| Nothing Trivial | 2011–13 | Yes (6) | TV One | |
| Safe House | 2012 | Yes | TV One | Television film |
| The Blue Rose | 2013 | Yes (2) | TV3 | |
| Power Rangers Megaforce | 2013 | Yes (5) | Nickelodeon | |
| Step Dave | 2014 | Yes (2) | TV2 | |
| Venus and Mars | 2015 | Yes | TV One | Television film Also producer |
| Abandoned | 2015 | Yes | TV One | Television film |
| Dear Murderer | 2017 | Yes (2) | TVNZ 1 | |

#### Producer only

| Title | Year | Network | Notes |
| Mercy Peak | 2001–04 | TV One | |
| Outrageous Fortune | 2006–10 | TV3 | Series 2–6 |
| Westside | 2015 | Three | Series 1 |