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David Hugh-Jones was born at Queen Charlottes Maternity Hospital in Hammersmith, London, England.

A Grandfather was Professor of Mathematics at Aberystwyth University in North Wales. The other Grandfather was an RAF Warrant Officer personally commissioned by Winston Churchill.

Following a family tradition, David joined the Royal Air Force as an MTD (Specialist Driver) in 1979. He was stationed at RAF Northolt in West London, famous for being the private air base for the Royal Family and the British government. David's duties included driving the air crew for the Royal Family and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to and from the aircraft. For arrivals David had to be on stand-by at the runway as the arriving Prince Charles (now King Charles III), Lady Diana Spencer, other Royal Family Members, Prime Minister Thatcher, US White House Administration and European Government VIP's disembarked to their respective limousines and entourage. In 1981 after finding a bomb in his vehicle, David used an early departure option and resigned working for the Ministry of Defense.

In 1982, David realized a need for more creative pursuits after visiting to the movie sound stages and workshops of 'Star Wars: Return of the Jedi' at Elstree Film Studios in London. 17 years later as career paths would have it, he became friends with Star Wars C3PO actor Anthony Daniels, who would contribute to David's film and tv developments.

In 1995 David formed a company that provided Digital Post Production and 3D Animation at Pinewood Film Studios in Buckinghamshire, UK. It was at the time when cellulose film was starting to transition to digital media.

In 1997 David moved to Elstree Film Studios to work on what was to eventually become one of the most controversial British movies of the 90's, 'LEGIONNAIRES'. A crowd funded science fiction action movie that was eventually closed down by the British government after the Film's Director Gary Bolton-Brown and Producer Kathleen Fairbairn had failed to start the film's principal photography. The only footage that exists a teaser trailer incorporating all of and only David's CGI 3D/VFX space scenes and craft animations. The trailer was screened at Cannes in 1998. Following a year of clashes with the director, David walked away 2 months before the production was closed down. The production company Creative Independent, closed it's doors and the film never released.

Later in 1998 David became head of production at AudioMotion Studios in Banbury Oxfordshire. Productions included Music Videos for Scooch, Northern Line and Robbie Williams. Commercials. Television series pilots and test developments for Steve Coogan, Gerry Anderson, Bruno Brookes and others,

David moved to the United States in 2001 to develop Gerry Anderson's 60's television series 'Stingray' as a CGI feature for Carlton International Media Ltd.

Filmography

Actor

Type

Year

New River Feature Film2026Pirate

The Twicken Witch Short Film2026Roy Stanley

The Computer Channel - Buyers Guide TV Series1997Self

Visual Effects

Type

Year

Hardhead Short Film2024

Cop and a Half: New Recruit TV Movie2017

Failure Analysis TV Series2004

I Am Not an Animal TV Series2004

Unmasked: Treacher Collins Syndrome TV Movie2004

Band of Brothers Mini-Series2001

Carmageddon 3: TDR 2000 Video Game2000

Speedball 2100 Video Game2000

Midweek Sports Special TV Series1978

Animation Department

Type

Year

Digging for the Truth TV Series2005

Lost TV Series2004

Thunderbirds Feature Film2004

Director

New River Feature Film2026

The Twicken Witch Short Film2026

Producer

New River Feature Film2026

The Twicken Witch Short Film2026

Writer

Type

Year

The Twicken Witch Short Film2026

The Computer Channel - Buyers Guide TV Series1997

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