Nima Nourizadeh


Nima Nourizadeh is a British film, music video, and commercials director. Nourizadeh is the son of political activist Alireza Nourizadeh, and his siblings are electronic music producers Omid 16B and Navid.

Career

Nourizadeh has directed music videos for Dizzee Rascal, Pink Grease, Franz Ferdinand, Bat for Lashes, Santigold, Hot Chip, Yelle and Lily Allen. In 2008, he won Best Director at the UK Music Video Awards. He directed commercials for Adidas.
His debut film, Project X, released in March 2012, was nominated for 3 MTV Movie awards. His second film was the 2015 action comedy American Ultra, starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Connie Britton, John Leguizamo and Topher Grace.
Nourizadeh directed two episodes of the second series of Gangs of London, a British action-crime drama television series for AMC.

Filmography

FilmProject X American Ultra
Television
YearTitleNotes
2010Star Wars: Adidas Originals - Cantina 2010Television Commercial
2020Little AmericaEpisode: "The Rock"
2022The Wilds2 Episodes
2022Gangs of London2 Episodes
2023WarriorEpisode: "Exactly the Wrong Time to Get Proud"
2024The Gentlemen2 Episodes

Music videos
YearTitleArtistNotesRef.
2003"Rhythm Bandits"Junior SeniorWith Simon Owens
2003"Jus' a Rascal"Dizzee RascalWith Simon Owens
2004"The pink G.R.Ease"Pink GreaseWith Simon Owens
2004"Birth, School, Work, Death"ManheadWith Simon Owens
2004"Playboy"Hot ChipWith Simon Owens
2004"Radio"Ludes
2005"Love Is A Number"White Rose Movementversion 1
2005"The Drill"The Drill
2005"Good Weekend"Art Brut
2005"Do the Whirlwind"Architecture in Helsinkiversion 2
2005"Hoodie"Lady Sovereign
2006"Over and Over"Hot Chip
2006"Salvador"Jamie TBoth versions
2006"My Patch"Jim Noir
2006"Sheila"Jamie T
2006"Colours"Hot Chip
2006"LDN"Lily Allen
2006"Carlights"Pink Grease
2006"Littlest Things"Lily Allen
2007"Calm Down Dearest"Jamie T
2007"Our Velocity"Maxïmo Park
2007"Me and My Imagination"Sophie Ellis-Bextor
2007"Oh My God"Mark Ronson ft. Lily AllenKaiser Chiefs cover
2007"A cause des garçons"YelleÀ Caus' des Garçons cover
2007"Bonafied Lovin"Chromeo
2008"Ready for the Floor"Hot Chip
2008"L.E.S. Artistes"Santigold
2008"Ladies of the World"Flight of the Conchords
2008"Rat Is Dead (Rage)"CSS
2009"Pearl's Dream"Bat for Lashes
2009"No You Girls"Franz Ferdinand