Award-winning writer, director, and comedian, Mick Dow was born in Scotland, brought up in Yorkshire and now lives in London.
Beginning as a street performer in Covent Garden, London, Mick went on to UK tours and regular TV appearances with his own take on visual comedy ‘Men in Coats’.
The catalyst to international acclaim came when a fan in the Netherlands posted a video of ‘Men in Coats’ on YouTube. It went viral, and for the next 12 months ‘Men in Coats’ were in YouTube’s top ten most-watched comedy videos worldwide.
With funding from the BBC and WDR, Mick created a live-action TV comedy-drama based on the ‘Men in Coats’. Filmed by Aardman Animations it was broadcast on the BBC and German TV. Inspired by the process, Mick has been making films ever since.
On completing his diploma from the London Film Academy, director Nic Roeg, singled out Mick's graduation for praise, commending it’s ‘considerable humor and a witty resolution.’ In the same year, Mick also wrote the multi-award-winning short ‘Interference’. (Best Student Short - London Short Film Festival, Prix de la Troix Biff 2014, Best Film 2014 Shorts on Tap)
His most recent film, the dark comedy, ‘Hope in a Box’ went on to win several awards, including Mark Kermode’s Best of Fest, Isle of Man 2018.
“I hadn’t seen anything like it before, I just loved it and it really made me laugh.” (Mark Kermode)
Mick is a hands-on director, who builds his own sets and takes on much of the art direction in all his films. He has art directed several films including the short film 'Lifetime Guarantee’ (Directed by ‘Pretty Bonnets’ DoP Johnnie Ford) for which Mick won Best Art Direction at the Durham Student Film Festival.
Mick is presently developing his next short, ‘Temple Rose,’ a feature script and a TV series.