Jonathan King

Jonathan King (born 1967) is a New Zealand film director. He is the son of historian Michael King and brother of author Rachael King.

Biography King began his screening career as writer and director of the New Zealand black comedy movie Black Sheep and was in 2007 co-writer of the screenplay for The Tattooist. His most recent project is a feature-length remake of the New Zealand television series Under the Mountain, as writer (adapting from the original book by Maurice Gee), director and producer.

He has also written and illustrated a graphic novel, Inkberg Enigma, which was published in 2020 by Gecko Press. It was shortlisted for the 2021 Junior Fiction and the Best First Book awards at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

He is married to academic and writer Rebecca Priestley.

Filmography YearFilmCredited asRole DirectorWriterProducer 1997 Bike - Tears Were Blue (short film) 2006 Black Sheep 2007 The Tattooist Co-Writer 2009 Under the Mountain Screenplay 2014 Realiti 2025 The Second Grimoire (short film) 2027 Black Sheeps

Publications

2020 – Inkberg Enigma,