Chanya Button

Chanya Button

Birthdate
December 25, 1986 (37 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Known For
Directing

Details

Birthdate
December 25, 1986 (37 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Known For
Directing

Biography

Chanya Joyce Dorothy Button (born 25 December 1986) is an English director and screenwriter. After studying at RADA and learning the ropes in the assistant directors' department on the Harry Potter franchise, she directed two feature films, Burn Burn Burn (2015) and Vita & Virginia (2018), the latter of which she also co-wrote. She then moved on to television, directing the 2019 period dramas World on Fire and The Spanish Princess, as well as the final 60th anniversary special episode of Doctor Who, "The Giggle" (2023).

Chanya Button's LGBTQ+ Titles

Vita & Virginia
Vita & Virginia
Director

Acting (1)

2024
Doctor Who: Unleashed as Self (1 episode)

Directing (10)

2024
Doctor Who • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
2023
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials • Director
• Director
2021
Whitstable Pearl • Director (2 episodes)
• Director (2 episodes)
2019
World on Fire • Director (2 episodes)
• Director (2 episodes)
2019
The Spanish Princess • Director (3 episodes)
• Director (3 episodes)
2019
Vita & Virginia • Director
• Director
2016
Burn Burn Burn • Director
• Director
2014
Alpha: Omega • Director
• Director
2012
Fire • Director
• Director
2011
Frog/Robot • Director
• Director

Production (3)

2016
Burn Burn Burn • Producer
• Producer
2014
Alpha: Omega • Producer
• Producer
2012
Fire • Producer
• Producer

Writing (2)

2019
Vita & Virginia • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2014
Alpha: Omega • Writer
• Writer