Toynton, Ian

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Toynton, Ian

PERSONAL

Addresses: Agent— Jeffrey Benson, Paradigm, 360 North Crescent Dr., North Building, Beverly Hills, CA90210.

Career: Director, producer, film editor, sound editor, and dubbing editor.

Member: Directors Guild of America.

Awards, Honors: Television Award nomination (with Linda Agran), best drama series/serial, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1984, for Widows; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding directing for a drama series, 2003, for "Day 2: 10:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.," 24.

CREDITS

Television Co–Executive Producer; Series:

The Pretender, NBC, 1997.

The O.C. (also known as California Teens, Newport Beach, O.C., O.C., California, Orange County, A Narancsvidek, O.C.—Um estranho no paraiso, and Zycie na fali), Fox, 2005–2006.

Bones (also known as Brennan, Bones—Die Knochenjaegerin, Dr. Csont, and Kondid), Fox, beginning 2007.

Television Producer; Series:

Associate producer, Minder, Independent Television(England), 1979–84.

Producer, Minder, Independent Television, 1991–94.

Supervising producer, The O.C. (also known as California Teens, Newport Beach, O.C., O.C., California, Orange County, A Narancsvidek, O.C.—Um estranho no paraiso, and Zycie na fali), Fox, 2004–2005.

Television Editor; Series:

Film editor, Van der Valk, Thames Television, 1972–73, Euston Films, 1977.

Film editor, The Sweeney, Thames Television–Euston Films, 1975–76, 1978.

Sound editor, Quartermass (also known as The Quatermass Conclusion), Euston Films, 1979, edited intothe feature film Quatermass Conclusion, 1979.

Television Director; Miniseries:

The Fourth Floor, Thames Television–Euston Films, 1986.

The Contract, Yorkshire Television, 1988.

Red Fox, London Weekend Television, 1991.

Television Producer; Miniseries:

The Fourth Floor, Thames Television–Euston Films, 1986.

Red Fox, London Weekend Television, 1991.

Television Director; Movies:

The Saint: The Brazilian Connection, syndicated, 1989.

Annie: A Royal Adventure!, ABC, 1995.

Bermuda Triangle, ABC, 1996.

Shadow Realm (consists of edited versions of "Voices" and other episodes of Night Visions), Sci–Fi Channel, 2002.

Television Director; Episodic:

Minder, Independent Television (England), multiple episodes, 1980–84.

"Income Tax," The Chinese Detective, BBC, 1981.

"Last Chance for a Loser," Bergerac, BBC, 1981.

"Release," The Chinese Detective, BBC, 1981.

"Unlucky Dip," Bergerac, BBC, 1981.

"Tapdancer," The Chinese Detective, BBC, 1982.

"Trials," The Chinese Detective, BBC, 1982.

"A Hole in the Bucket," Bergerac, BBC, 1983.

Widows, Thames Television–Euston Films, episodes in 1983.

"The Double Dutch Deal," C.A.T.S. Eyes, Independent Television, 1985.

"Dirty Weekend," Prospects, Channel 4 (England)/Euston Films, 1986.

Piece of Cake, London Weekend Television, episodes in 1988, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, c. 1990.

The Perfect Scoundrels (also known as Perfect Scoundrels), TVS, multiple episodes in 1990.

Covington Cross (also known as Charring Cross), ABC, episodes in 1992.

"The Enemy Within," Nowhere Man, ABC, 1995.

She's Out, Carlton Television, episodes in 1995.

"Doppelganger," Nowhere Man, ABC, 1996.

"Through a Lens Darkly," Nowhere Man, ABC, 1996.

Profiler, NBC, multiple episodes, 1996–99.

"An American Dream," Cracker (also known as Cracker: Mind over Murder), ABC, 1997.

"The Chosen," Roar, Fox, 1997.

"Mirage," The Pretender, NBC, 1997.

"Ranger Jarod," The Pretender, NBC, 1997.

"The Chain," The Visitor, Fox, 1998.

"Collaboration," Prey (also known as Hungry for Survival, AND, menace immediate, Prey—Gefaehrliche Spezies, and Saalis), ABC, 1998.

"Reborn," Highlander: The Raven (also known as L'immortelle), syndicated, 1998.

Relic Hunter (also known as Relic Hunter—Die Schatzjaegerin and Sydney Fox l'aventuriere), syndicated, multiple episodes, 1999–2001.

Providence, NBC, multiple episodes, 1999–2002.

"The Bridge at Kang So Ri," JAG (also known as JAG: Judge Advocate General), CBS, 2000.

"Daybreak," Roar, Fox, 2000.

"Enemy," Freedom, UPN, 2000.

"The Field Trip Episode," Opposite Sex, Fox, 2000.

"Darkness," Night Visions, Fox, 2001.

Crossing Jordan (also known as Untitled Tim Kring Project), NBC, multiple episodes, 2001–2003.

"Crossroads," For the People (also known as Para la gente), Lifetime, 2002.

"Lonely Hearts," For the People (also known as Para la gente), Lifetime, 2002.

"Voices," Night Visions, Sci–Fi Channel, 2002, edited with other episodes of Night Visions and broadcast as the television movie Shadow Realm, Sci–Fi Channel, 2002.

"Mi cena con Andre," The Agency (also known as CIA: The Agency, The Agency—Im Fadenkreuz der C.I.A., Agentit, Espion d'etat, and La agencia), CBS,2003.

"Minimum Security," Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (also known as Naval CIS, Navy CIS, Navy NCIS, NCIS, and NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service), CBS, 2003.

24 (also known as Twenty Four and 24 Hours), Fox, multiple episodes, 2003–2004.

The O.C. (also known as California Teens, Newport Beach, O.C., O.C., California, Orange County, A Narancsvidek, O.C.—Um estranho no paraiso, and Zycie na fali), Fox, multiple episodes, 2003–2007.

"And So the Day Begins," Summerland (also known as Immediate Family and Summerland Beach), The WB, 2004.

"The Widow's Son in the Windshield," Bones (also known as Brennan, Bones—Die Knochenjaegerin, Dr. Csont, and Kondid), Fox, 2007.

"The Baby in the Bough," Bones (also known as Brennan, Bones—Die Knochenjaegerin, Dr. Csont, and Kondid), Fox, 2008.

"Yanks in the UK," Bones (also known as Brennan, Bones—Die Knochenjaegerin, Dr. Csont, and Kondid), Fox, 2008.

Directed "Traps," an episode of Roar, Fox; directed episodes of other programs, including Strange World, ABC and Sci–Fi Channel.

Television Dubbing Editor; Episodic:

"Assault," Special Branch, Thames Television, 1973.

"A Copper Called Craven," Special Branch, Thames Television, 1973.

"Inquisition," Special Branch, Thames Television, 1973.

"Round the Clock," Special Branch, Thames Television, 1973.

"Regan," Armchair Cinema, Thames Television, 1974, served as the pilot for the series The Sweeney.

"When Day Is Done," Armchair Cinema, Thames Television, c. 1975.

"Not a Very Civil Servant," The Professionals, Independent Television (England), 1978.

Television Editor; Episodic:

Film editor, "Not a Very Civil Servant," The Professionals, Independent Television (England), 1978.

Sound editor, "Trust Red," The Sweeney, Thames Television–Euston Films, 1978.

Television Director; Pilots:

The Cape, syndicated, 1996.

Summerland (also known as Immediate Family and Summerland Beach), The WB, 2004.

Supreme Courtships, Fox, 2007.

Television Executive Producer; Pilots:

Supreme Courtships, Fox, 2007.

Television Dubbing Editor; Pilots:

Dubbing editor, The Sweeney, Thames Television, 1974, broadcast as "Regan," an episode of the series Armchair Cinema.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Himself, "Minder," Drama Connections, BBC, 2005.

Film Sound Editor:

Find the Lady (also known as Call the Cops! and Kopek and Broom), Danton Films, 1976.

Sweeney 2, EMI Entertainment, 1978.

The Quatermass Conclusion (edited version of the television series Quatermass), 1979.

Film Director:

The Maid (also known as Un amour de banquier),Twentieth Century–Fox, 1990.

WRITINGS

Teleplays; Episodic:

"Flag Day," Relic Hunter (also known as Relic Hunter—Die Schatzjaegerin and Sydney Fox l'aventuriere),syndicated, 1999.

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