Garth Jennings

• Birthplace — Epping, England • Occupation — Director Screenwriter Actor • Years Active — 1990–present • Spouse — Louise Jennings

Jennings was born in Essex, England.

In 1993, Garth Jennings co-founded the production company Hammer & Tongs alongside Dominic Leung and Nick Goldsmith. The production company was primarily responsible for directing and writing music videos. Their music video for Radiohead's song "Lotus Flower" earned Jennings a nomination at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards.

Garth Jennings directed a number of films including the 2005 science fiction comedy film The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, based upon previous works in the media franchise of the same name, created by Douglas Adams. It stars Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Mos Def, Zooey Deschanel and the voices of Stephen Fry, Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman.

Set over a summer during the dawn of Thatcher's Britain, Son of Rambow is a coming of age story about two schoolboys and their attempts to make an amateur film inspired by First Blood. The film premiered on 22 January 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival. It was later shown at the Newport Beach Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and Glasgow Film Festival. The film was also shown at the 51st BFI London Film Festival. Son of Rambow was released in the United Kingdom on 4 April 2008 and opened in limited release in the United States on 2 May 2008.

In January 2014, it was announced that Garth Jennings would write and direct an animated comedy film for Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment. The resulting film, Sing, was released in December 2016. He also provided the voice for Miss Crawly, an elderly iguana employed as an administrative assistant to Buster Moon. A sequel, titled Sing 2, was released on 22 December 2021.

Garth Jennings directed, wrote and co-produced a short film titled Madame that was released in 2019. This film takes place inside a grand Parisian apartment where lives an elegant elderly lady. And inside this lady lives a monster. Jennings directed the 2026 documentary & concert film Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?.

• Year — Song — Artist • 1997 — "Hit" — The Wannadies • "Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out" — Bentley Rhythm Ace • "Help the Aged" — Pulp • 1998 — "A Little Soul" • "Cancer for the Cure" — Eels • "Last Stop: This Town" • "Saint Joe on the School Bus" — Marcy Playground • "The Flipside" — Moloko • 1999 — "Coffee And TV" — Blur • "Pumping on Your Stereo" — Supergrass • "Right Here, Right Now" — Fatboy Slim • "Summertime Blues" — Guitar Wolf • 2000 — "Theme from Gutbuster" — Bentley Rhythm Ace • "Disillusion" — Badly Drawn Boy • 2001 — "Pissing in the Wind" • "Imitation of Life" — R.E.M. • 2002 — "Lost Cause" — Beck • 2005 — "Hell Yes" • "Low C" — Supergrass • 2007 — "Nude" — Radiohead • "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" • 2008 — "A-Punk" — Vampire Weekend • 2009 — "Cousins" • 2011 — "Lotus Flower" — Radiohead • 2013 — "Ingenue" — Atoms For Peace

Garth Jennings worked in film direction, film screenwriting, film production, acting and creative and professional writing. He belonged to Hammer & Tongs.

Garth Jennings is recorded as actor, film producer, screenwriter, writer and director.

• Year — Title — Director — Writer • 2005 — The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy • 2007 — Son of Rambow • 2016 — Sing • 2021 — Sing 2 Acting credits • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2004 — Shaun of the Dead — 'Fun Dead' Zombie • 2005 — The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — Frankie Mouse — Voice role • 2007 — Hot Fuzz — Crack Addict • 2009 — Fantastic Mr. Fox — Bean's Son — Voice role • 2013 — The World's End — Man in Pub No. 5 • 2016 — Sing — Miss Crawly — Voice role • 2019 — The Secret Life of Pets 2 — Hamster • 2021 — Sing 2 — Miss Crawly

• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Producer • 2019 — Madame • 2024 — Sing: Thriller Acting credits • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2016 — Come Together: A Fashion Picture in Motion — Fritz • 2017 — Love at First Sight — Miss Crawly — Voice role • 2024 — Sing: Thriller