Jonathan Pearson is a London-based commercial and branded-content director who builds films around emotional rhythm, authentic casting, and a stills-trained eye. His portfolio for global advertisers includes Netflix, Samsung, Vodafone, Sky, Mercedes-Benz, McLaren, Honda, Audi, Workplace by Facebook, Z by HP, Esso, the JFK Library, Unicef, National Geographic, Lynx, and the United Nations/IFAD. Standout work includes the multi-award Pilion Trust film “Fuck The Poor”; Mercedes “If”; VFX-intensive National Geographic “Beyond Magic”; Vodafone “Connection”; Netflix Daredevil promo work; Workplace by Facebook Anthem and Maple Leaf; JFK “Moonshot: Full Circle”; the 2015 360 VR Esso and McLaren/Honda “Fuel Your Senses” with Jenson Button at Silverstone; the 2022 Peacock- and Tribeca-facing branded thriller “Unlocked” for Z by HP; and the 2023 United Nations/IFAD climate film “A New Day,” commissioned by Idris and Sabrina Elba and shot across Tunisia to a Nina Simone track. He co-created and directed Channel 4’s mini-series Run (2013, starring Olivia Colman), which earned BAFTA TV Craft Breakthrough Talent and RTS recognition. Commercial honors cited on his site include multiple Cannes Lions, Clios, One Show and D&AD Pencils, British Arrows, and Campaign Digital Ad of the Year for Lynx “Blow.” He is represented in the U.S. by World War Seven (signed June 2023) and in the U.K. by Unit9.