John Laing

• Name — John Laing • Birthplace — Dunedin, New Zealand • Occupation — * Film director • television director • producer • writer • Years Active — 1978–present

Laing was born in Dunedin.

Laiang made his major directorial debut with the film Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1980). He directed a number of other films including Abandoned (2015) 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, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Jack of All Trades, Cleopatra 2525, Power Rangers S.P.D., Power Rangers Mystic Force, Orange Roughies, Nothing Trivial, Power Rangers Megaforce, Duggan and the television film Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006) starring Brenda Song. His 1992 film Absent Without Leave was entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival.

The numbers in directing credits refer to the number of episodes. • Title — Year — Credited as — Network — Notes • Director • Inside Straight — 1984 — (2) — Television One • Roche — 1985 — (2) • The Hitchhiker — 1987–89 — (4) — HBO USA Network • The Ray Bradbury Theater — 1990–92 — (5) — USA Network • Marlin Bay — 1994 — (1) — TV One • Cody: Bad Love — 1994 — Seven Network — Television film • Cover Story — 1995–96 — (5) — TV3 • Plainclothes — 1995 — (2) — TV One • Singapore Sling: Road to Mandalay — 1995 — Nine Network — Television film • Mysterious Island — 1995 — (3) — Family Channel • Hercules: The Legendary Journeys — 1998–99 — (4) — Syndication • Xena: Warrior Princess — 1998–2001 — (3) • The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson — 1998 — (15) — Pax TV • Tiger Country — 1998 — TV3 — Television film • Greenstone — 1999 — (2) — TV One • Duggan — 1999 — (2) • Jackson's Wharf — 1999 — (8) — TV2 • Jack of All Trades — 2000 — (2) — Syndication • Street Legal — 2000–01 — (5) — TV2 • Cleopatra 2525 — 2000 — (2) — Syndication • Power Rangers S.P.D. — 2005 — (8) — Toon Disney • Power Rangers Mystic Force — 2006 — (3) • Orange Roughies — 2006 — (4) — TV One • Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior — 2006 — Disney Channel — Television film • Go Girls — 2011–13 — (12) — TV2 • Nothing Trivial — 2011–13 — (6) — TV One • Safe House — 2012 — TV One — Television film • The Blue Rose — 2013 — (2) — TV3 • Power Rangers Megaforce — 2013 — (5) — Nickelodeon • Step Dave — 2014 — (2) — TV2 • Venus and Mars — 2015 — TV One — Television film Also producer • Abandoned — 2015 — TV One — Television film • Dear Murderer — 2017 — (2) — TVNZ 1

• Title — Year — Network — Notes • Mercy Peak — 2001–04 — TV One • Outrageous Fortune — 2006–10 — TV3 — Series 2–6 • Westside — 2015 — Three — Series 1