years_active birth_place article_title name occupation
1978 -- present dunedin , new zealand john laing -lrb- director -rrb-
 john laing film/television director
john laing -lrb- director -rrb-

john laing is a new zealand film and television director .
he was born in dunedin .
laiang made his major directorial debut with the film `` beyond reasonable doubt '' -lrb- 1982 -rrb- .
he directed a number of other films 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 '' , ' , ' , `` jack of all trades '' , `` cleopatra 2525 '' , `` power rangers ninja storm '' , `` power rangers s.p.d. '' , `` power rangers mystic force '' , `` orange roughies '' , `` nothing trivial '' and the television film '' '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- starring brenda song .
his 1992 film `` absent without leave '' was entered into the 18th moscow international film festival .
