Daniel Barber, a renowned and award-winning film and commercial director, is based out of London. His most notable work includes the 2009 feature film Harry Brown, starring Michael Caine, which followed the success of his Oscar-nominated short film The Tonto Woman in 2008.
This year marks the highly anticipated release of his latest feature project, The Keeping Room, a historical drama set during the American Civil War. The film tells the powerful story of three women, including two sisters and an African American slave, who band together to defend their home and themselves against two rogue soldiers who have broken away from the approaching Union Army.
In addition to his successful film career, Barber has also had a prosperous career in advertising. In 2005, he co-founded commercial production company Knucklehead, where he serves as both a partner and a rostered director. Since its inception, Knucklehead has produced numerous award-winning campaigns for prominent brands such as Mini, Lexus, Audi, Adidas, Absolut, Becks Beer, the BBC, BMW, British Airways, Dunlop, Ford, Mercedes, Molson, McCain's, Norwich Union, O2, the Royal Air Force, Shell, and Sony, to name a few.
Knucklehead also played a producing role in both of Barber's feature films, Harry Brown and The Keeping Room.
Daniel Barber's educational background includes studying Graphic Design at St Martin's School of Art.
