Tom Ruddock from Hainault, London, is a Writer/Director.

His work reflects his belief that hope can be found in any situation and that humanity, at its best, is a force for good, no matter how dark the circumstances.

In 2023, Tom wrote and directed his first feature, The Draw, a sci-fi thriller recently acquired by Film Seekers. The Draw was featured in Screen Daily’s Cannes 2024 buzz titles from the UK. The Draw had it's world Premiere at Les Utopias where it was selected in competition and will have it's UK premiere at The Manchester film festival in March 2025.

Tom has completed Season One of Testament for Angel Studios as the second unit Director with Director/Showrunner Paul Syrstad.

In 2025 Tom has been selected to be apart of the Directors UK inspire mentorship cohort with Peter Kosminsky who he shadowed on Wolf Hall, 'The Mirror and the Light' in 2024 to be his mentor for the whole of 2025.

Tom has also been invited to pitch at EFM 2025 in Berlin as a part of the JETS co-production scheme.

He also has multiple feature films in development with his production company, View 35 Films.

Tom has also written and directed several short films, won multiple awards, played at Oscar-qualifying festivals worldwide and been staff-picked by Vimeo twice.

He has also worked with notable actors Naomi Scott, Lucien Laviscount, and Faith Omole.

1. Writer/Director Co-Founder

   View 35 films · Sep 2018 - Present

2. Director and Co Founder

   Story Culture · Nov 2011 - Present

3. Freelance Videoographer

   Freelance · Aug 2010 - Nov 2011

4. Video Producer (Intern)

   Lovemoney.com · Aug 2009 - Aug 2010

1. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

   ScreenSkills Test · Aug 2020

   ScreenSkills Funded

2. BA Digital Film and Video

   London South Bank University · Sep 2006 - Sep 2009