Nik Wansbrough Senior Creative

Nik Wansbrough is an Australian filmmaker based in Canberra. As a director, Nik has collaborated with a wide array of clients and partners, delivering compelling stories across various screen-based platforms.

Driven by a passion for crafting unique audience experiences, Nik takes a holistic approach to filmmaking. He focuses on blending all elements of the medium to elevate production value and evoke deep emotional resonance.

Having worked in the industry for over 15 years, Nik began his career in animation, special effects, and broadcast design. He later established a foundation as a director through a diverse portfolio of corporate videos, television commercials, and short films.

Since 2013, Nik Wansbrough has primarily focused on directing documentary series for international broadcast, starting with Monsters in the Outback (XiveTV), a blend of live-action and CGI that explored the story of Australia’s dinosaurs.

In 2015, Nik directed and co-wrote Australia Doesn’t Just Want to Kill You (Discovery Channel), a three-part series that examined Australia’s deadliest creatures and how their unique adaptations could be harnessed by science to improve human life globally.

From 2016 to 2018, Nik directed over 30 hours of documentaries across the genres of science, history, and natural history for international audiences.

In 2018, he wrote, directed, edited, and supervised special effects for The Fatal Conflict: Judea and Rome (ZDF), an epic two-part series that combined dramatic recreations, animation, expert interviews, and archival footage to recount Judea’s rise and eventual downfall at the hands of the Roman Empire.

By 2019, Nik had directed three six-part series for the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): Searching for Superhuman, The Great Acceleration, and Road To Now, covering a range of topics from human biology to the geopolitical shifts since the fall of the Berlin Wall.

In 2020, Nik directed Beyond Our Earth (Passion), a visually ambitious six-part series chronicling humanity’s journey into space, showcasing nearly two hours of high-end CGI and special effects. Between 2021 and 2023, Nik’s projects included The Makers of Modern Australia (ABC), Animal Attack Rate and Wild Battleground (RTL), as well as Planet Weird, narrated by Ross Noble (Love Nature, Blue Ant Media).

With a strong foundation in writing, editing, music, and special effects, Nik Wansbrough constantly seeks out the next thrilling story to bring to the screen. His multifaceted approach to filmmaking ensures that every project benefits from his deep technical expertise and creative vision, making each narrative he crafts both compelling and immersive.