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Philip Barantini

Philip Barantini (born 13 July 1980) is a British director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Known for his intense one-shot works, he directed the film Boiling Point (2021), its follow-up series (2023) and the miniseries Adolescence (2025), all starring Stephen Graham. He has received two Primetime Emmy Awards and a BAFTA Award nomination. As an actor, his notable roles include appearances in Dream Team, Band of Brothers, and The Responder.

Infobox

Born
(1980-07-13) July 13, 1980 (age 45)Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Occupations
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Years active
1998–present

Tables

· Awards and nominations
2021
Role(s)
Boiling Point
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
Nominated
Role(s)
2024
Notes
Best Drama Series
Role(s)
2019
Notes
Brief Encounters Best of British – Special Mention
Role(s)
2025
Notes
Breakthrough Limited Series
Role(s)
2025
Notes
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Role(s)
2020
Notes
Jury Prize
Role(s)
2025
Notes
Best Director
Role(s)
2022
Notes
Cariddi d'Oro
Best Director
Role(s)
Won
Role(s)
2022
Notes
Best Rock Video
Award
Year
Category
Work
Result
Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
2022
Outstanding British Film of the Year
Boiling Point
Nominated
British Independent Film Awards
2019
Best British Short Film
Boiling Point (Short 2019)
Nominated
2021
Best Director
Boiling Point
Nominated
Best British Independent Film
Nominated
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
2024
Best Drama Series
Boiling Point
Nominated
Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival
2019
Brief Encounters Best of British – Special Mention
Boiling Point (Short 2019)
Won
Gotham TV Awards
2025
Breakthrough Limited Series
Adolescence
Won
Primetime Emmy Awards
2025
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Adolescence
Won
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Won
Romford Film Festival
2020
Jury Prize
Seconds Out
Won
Seoul International Drama Awards
2025
Best Director
Adolescence
Won
Taormina Film Fest
2022
Cariddi d'Oro
Boiling Point
Won
Best Director
Won
UK Music Video Awards
2022
Best Rock Video
Sam Fender's Spit of You
Won
· Filmography › Acting
1998
Big Cat
Role(s)
Jason Woodman
Notes
Episode: "A Family Affair"
1998–2000
Role(s)
Dream Team
Notes
Billy O'Neil
2001
Role(s)
Private Wayne A. "Skinny" Sisk
Notes
9 episodes
2002
Role(s)
Jason
Notes
Episode: "China Cup"
Role(s)
Joey
2003
Role(s)
Steve Hart
2007
Role(s)
Danny Leighton
Notes
Episode: "Playing Dad"
2008
Role(s)
Ranger Giddins
Notes
Episode: "Our Business Is North"
Role(s)
Dave Patterson
Notes
Episode: "Loved and Lost"
2009
Role(s)
Wes Gray
Notes
Episode: "Thank Your Lucky Stars"
2011
Wake Up England! The Day that Morning was Broken
Role(s)
Jonny Redeyes
Notes
Short film
2012
Role(s)
IT Man
Notes
Episode: "iMammy (Batteries Not Included)"
Sh-Boom!
Role(s)
Danny
Notes
Short film
Role(s)
Dean
2013
Young, High and Dead
Role(s)
John
Camelot
Role(s)
Henry
Notes
Short film
2014
The Spoiler
Role(s)
Sunderland
Cryptic
Role(s)
John Jonas
Little
Role(s)
Karl
Notes
Short film
2015
World War Dead: Rise of the Fallen
Role(s)
Liam
2016
Wanderlust
Role(s)
Tim
Notes
Short film
Role(s)
Robert
Notes
Episode: "Fool's Gold"
Role(s)
Paul Prentice
Notes
Episode: "This Life"
Set Adrift
Role(s)
John
Notes
Short film
2017
An Actor's Life (Less Ordinary)
Role(s)
Philip
A Place for Everything
Role(s)
Daniel Morsley
Notes
Short film
2018
Genesis
Role(s)
Richard Broadman
Notes
Episode: "iMammy (Batteries Not Included)"
Role(s)
Paul
Notes
2 episodes
Nightshooters
Role(s)
Chad
2019
Hatima
Role(s)
Steve
Notes
Short film
Role(s)
Bezpalov
Notes
2 episodes
Stop and Search
Role(s)
Terry (Policeman)
Notes
Short film
2021
A Violent Man
Role(s)
John Morgan
Role(s)
Floyd Walker
Notes
2 episodes
2022–2024
Role(s)
The Responder
Notes
Steve
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1998
Big Cat
Jason Woodman
Episode: "A Family Affair"
1998–2000
Dream Team
Billy O'Neil
139 episodes
2001
Band of Brothers
Private Wayne A. "Skinny" Sisk
9 episodes
2002
The American Embassy
Jason
Episode: "China Cup"
The Escapist
Joey
2003
Ned Kelly
Steve Hart
The Boys from County Clare
Alex
2007
Doctors
Danny Leighton
Episode: "Playing Dad"
2008
10 Days to War
Ranger Giddins
Episode: "Our Business Is North"
The Bill
Dave Patterson
Episode: "Loved and Lost"
2009
Minder
Wes Gray
Episode: "Thank Your Lucky Stars"
2011
Wake Up England! The Day that Morning was Broken
Jonny Redeyes
Short film
2012
Mrs. Brown's Boys
IT Man
Episode: "iMammy (Batteries Not Included)"
Sh-Boom!
Danny
Short film
Hard Boiled Sweets
Dean
2013
Young, High and Dead
John
Camelot
Henry
Short film
2014
The Spoiler
Sunderland
Cryptic
John Jonas
Little
Karl
Short film
2015
World War Dead: Rise of the Fallen
Liam
2016
Wanderlust
Tim
Short film
The Musketeers
Robert
Episode: "Fool's Gold"
Casualty
Paul Prentice
Episode: "This Life"
Set Adrift
John
Short film
2017
An Actor's Life (Less Ordinary)
Philip
A Place for Everything
Daniel Morsley
Short film
2018
Genesis
Richard Broadman
Episode: "iMammy (Batteries Not Included)"
Humans
Paul
2 episodes
Nightshooters
Chad
2019
Hatima
Steve
Short film
Chernobyl
Bezpalov
2 episodes
Stop and Search
Terry (Policeman)
Short film
2021
A Violent Man
John Morgan
Time
Floyd Walker
2 episodes
2022–2024
The Responder
Steve
Recurring
· Filmography › Filmmaking › Film
2016
Wanderlust
2017
An Actor's Life (Less Ordinary)
A Place for Everything
2018
Nightshooters
2019
Levelling the Score
Seconds Out
Role(s)
Yes
Boiling Point
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
2020
Role(s)
Yes
Spanish Pigeon
Role(s)
Yes
2021
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
2023
Accused
Role(s)
Yes
TBA
Role(s)
Wasteman †
Role(s)
Yes
Year
Title
Credited as
Notes
Director
Screenwriter
Producer
2016
Wanderlust
Yes
Short film, executive producer
2017
An Actor's Life (Less Ordinary)
Yes
Executive producer
A Place for Everything
Yes
Short film, executive producer
2018
Nightshooters
Yes
Supervising producer
2019
Levelling the Score
Yes
Seconds Out
Yes
Yes
Short film
Boiling Point
Yes
Yes
Short film
2020
Villain
Yes
Yes
Executive producer, feature directorial debut
Spanish Pigeon
Yes
Short film
2021
Boiling Point
Yes
Yes
Yes
Executive producer, based on the 2019 short film, co-written with James Cummings
2023
Accused
Yes
Yes
Executive producer
TBA
Wasteman †
Yes
Post-production
Enola Holmes 3 †
Yes
· Filmography › Filmmaking › Television
2022
Role(s)
Yes
2023
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
2025
Notes
Yes
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
Year
Title
Credited as
Notes
Director
Producer
2022
The Responder
Yes
1 episode
2023
Malpractice
Yes
Yes
Executive producer
Boiling Point
Yes
Yes
Created by, based on the 2019 short and the 2021 feature
2025
This City is Ours
Yes
Associate producer
Adolescence
Yes
Yes
Executive producer

References

  1. "Huyton man who directed new Stephen Graham film 'Boiling Point' that's shot in one take"
    https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/huyton-man-who-directed-new-21877831
  2. "Villain: An interview with director Philip Barantini and actor Craig Fairbrass"
    https://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2020/02/26/villain-an-interview-with-director-philip-barantini-and-actor-craig-fairbrass/
  3. "On The Set Of The Upcoming British Crime Drama 'Villain'"
    https://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2019/06/04/villain-set-report/
  4. "Stephen Graham: 'Boiling Point was the most exhilarating film I've ever worked on'"
    https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/stephen-graham-boiling-point-interview-one-take-was-the-most-exhilarating-film-ive-ever-worked-on-1379983
  5. "Lift-Off Season Awards 2019"
    https://liftoff.network/season-awards/2019-winners/
  6. "Villain"
    https://www.timeout.com/movies/villain-2
  7. "Philip Barantini has been working in the film and TV industry than two decades, And recently co-wrote and directed his second film, Boiling Point"
    https://www.thestaffcanteen.com/Editorials-and-Advertorials/philip-barantini-on-boiling-point-my-biggest-goal-for-this-movie-is-to-try-and-get-people-to-understand-that-there-is-help-out-there#/
  8. "'Boiling Point' Review: Gordon Ramsay Has Nothing on the Kitchen Nightmares in This Heated One-Shot Drama"
    https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/boiling-point-review-1235049897/
  9. "Stephen Graham: 'Boiling Point was the most exhilarating film I've ever worked on'"
    https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/stephen-graham-boiling-point-interview-one-take-was-the-most-exhilarating-film-ive-ever-worked-on-1379983
  10. The Hollywood Reporter
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/stephen-graham-interview-bafta-nomination-boiling-point-1235107542/
  11. NME
    https://www.nme.com/news/music/sam-fender-new-video-spit-of-you-single-stephen-graham-watch-3063662
  12. "Sam Fender shares new video for 'Spit Of You' starring Stephen Graham"
    https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/sam-fender-shares-spit-of-you-video-1581/
  13. Deadline Hollywood
    https://deadline.com/2024/11/enola-holmes-3-philip-barantini-director-millie-bobby-brown-1236183418/
  14. "The Responder Season 2 Release Date, Cast, Plot – All We Know So Far"
    https://www.thebulletintime.com/news/the-responder-season-2-release-date-cast-plot-all-we-know-so-far/
  15. "ITV's Malpractice is a vital portrait of a broken NHS"
    https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/malpractice-itv-review
  16. "'Boiling Point' BBC TV Series Greenlit With Stephen Graham Reprising Role & Philip Barantini Directing"
    https://deadline.com/2022/10/stephen-graham-philip-barantini-boiling-point-bbc-1235151708/
  17. "'Boiling Point' TV series to be made with original creative team for the BBC (exclusive)"
    https://www.screendaily.com/news/boiling-point-tv-series-to-be-made-with-original-creative-team-for-the-bbc-exclusive/5175656.article
  18. "First look at Boiling Point TV series starring Stephen Graham"
    https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/boiling-point-tv-show-first-look-stephen-graham-newsupdate/
  19. "Philip Barantini's series 'Adolescence' starring Stephen Graham begins filming in the UK for Netflix"
    https://www.screendaily.com/news/philip-barantinis-series-adolescence-starring-stephen-graham-begins-filming-in-the-uk-for-netflix/5195699.article
  20. Netflix Tudum
    https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/adolescence-cast-release-date-photos-news
  21. British Film Institute
    https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/baftas-2022-nominations-full
  22. Screen Daily
    https://www.screendaily.com/news/the-personal-history-of-david-copperfield-wild-rose-head-2019-bifa-nominations/5144228.article
  23. Deadline Hollywood
    https://deadline.com/2021/11/kenneth-branagh-belfast-philip-barantini-boiling-point-lead-british-independent-film-awards-full-list-1234866610/
  24. Independent Talent
    https://www.independenttalent.com/announcement/broadcasting-press-guild-awards-nominations-2024/
  25. Animation UK
    https://www.animationuk.org/news/encounters-festival-award-winners-announced
  26. The Hollywood Reporter
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/2025-gotham-tv-awards-winners-list-1236235141/
  27. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
    https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/philip-barantini
  28. Romford Film Festival
    https://www.romfordfilmfestival.com/previous-winners
  29. Deadline Hollywood
    https://deadline.com/2025/09/seoul-international-drama-awards-2025-winners-1236545048/
  30. Ciak
    https://www.ciakmagazine.it/news/taormina-film-fest-68-tutti-i-vincitori/
  31. Il Giornale d'Italia
    https://www.ilgiornaleditalia.it/news/approfondimenti/383988/cinema-boiling-point-trionfa-a-taormina-miglior-film-e-regia.html
  32. Promonews
    https://www.promonews.tv/news/2022/11/01/uk-music-video-awards-2022-all-winners-ceremony-october-27th/78969
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