Jim Threapleton

James Edward Threapleton (born 8 November 1973) is an English painter and film director.^[1] He worked as a third assistant director in films such as Hideous Kinky (1998), Don't Go Breaking My Heart (1999) and The Mummy (1999). He also wrote and directed the film Extraordinary Rendition (2007). Since the 2010s, Threapleton has worked as a painter.

From 1998 to 2001, Threapleton was married to actress Kate Winslet, with whom he has a daughter, actress Mia Threapleton. Since 2008, he has been married to Julie Vuorinen, with whom he has two children.

He is the son of RAF Officer Edward ‘Ted’ Threapleton and Louise Threapleton.^[2] The older of two boys, he has a younger brother, Robin.^{[citation needed]}

He studied History of Art at the University of Manchester.^[1] He completed his Fine Art MA in 2010, earned a PhD in painting at Camberwell College of Arts,^[1][3] and earned his doctorate from the Chelsea College of Art in 2016.^[4]

Threapleton worked as a production runner on the television series Screen Two (1996) and Neverwhere (1996).^[5] He worked as a unit driver in the film The Tribe (1998).^[5] He then worked as an assistant director on the television film Gobble (1997), and as a third assistant director on the television series The Jump (1998), and in films such as The Governess (1998), Hideous Kinky (1998), Don't Go Breaking My Heart (1999) and The Mummy (1999).^[5]

In 2001, Threapleton directed one episode of the horror anthology series Dark Realm.^[6]

He made his feature directorial and screenwriting debut with the film Extraordinary Rendition (2007),^[7] starring Omar Berdouni and Andy Serkis, which premiered at the 2007 Locarno Film Festival.^[8][9]

Since the 2010s, Threapleton has worked as a painter in London and Vancouver and has held exhibitions of his works at several art galleries.^{[1][3][10][11][4]}

Threapleton began a relationship with actress Kate Winslet after meeting her on the set of Hideous Kinky (1998), in which he worked as a third assistant director.^[12] They married on 22 November 1998 in Reading, Berkshire, Winslet's hometown.^[13] They have a daughter, actress Mia Threapleton (b. 12 October 2000 in London). The couple separated in September 2001^[2] and divorced on 13 December 2001.^[14][15]

In 2008, Threapleton married his second wife, Julie Vuorinen, a school administrator and teacher to special needs students. They have two daughters, Olivia, born in 2009, and Georgia, born in 2013.^[12][16]

As of 2022, Threapleton has lived between London and Vancouver.^[17]

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