Bio

Ed Fraiman graduated from the Polish State Film School in 1998 and has since directed a range of drama for both UK and US network television.

Later this year, Ed will direct and exec produce Coup, a 4 part British political thriller for Channel 4. The mini-series is based on Chris Mullin's novel A Very British Coup and is written by Robert Jones. Johann Knobel is producing for Company Pictures and Newscope Films.

Most recently Ed directed multiple episodes of Royal Pains in New York for the USA network. The drama starring Mark Feuerstein is Ed's second collaboration with exec producer Michael Rauch. Ed and Michael previously worked together on CBS/Paramount's Life Is Wild for the CW Network. Ed directed 4 episodes.

Other US television credits include The Philanthropist for NBC. The drama was written and exec produced by Tom Fontana. Ed also directed multipl episodes of the Arthurian costume drama Merlin for the BBC and NBC.

British television credits include the award winning procedural Murphy's Law (BBC), A Thing Called Love (BBC), Burn It (BBC) and the critically acclaimed As If (CH4). Ed also directed A Midsummer Night's Dream (BBC) which was nominated for Best Movie Made For Television at the World Television Awards.

For his feature-film debut, Ed has developed The Jon Cone Franchise with best-selling novelist Simon Kernick. Ed has co-written and is attached to direct the first installment One By One, an edgy thriller to be filmed in New Mexico. Jason Newmark at Newscope Films is producing. The sequel, The Snakehead is already in development.

Ed's short films have won a number of international film awards, including Best Short Film at the inaugural Rushes Soho Short Film Festival and the Gold Plaque at Chicago International Film Festival.

Upon his graduation from film school, Ed received the coveted Best Newcomer Award from the Directors Guild of Great Britain.

Ed holds an O1 visa and lives in Venice, Los Angeles. He returns to New York this summer to direct Royal Pains.

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