Won an award given by the BBC for young filmmakers while still a teenager

Directed a number of music videos for recording artists including Frankie Goes to Hollywood ("Relax"), Roy Orbison ("Wild Hearts") and UB40 ("Red Red Wine")

Directed first feature film, "Paperhouse", for which he also composed a song, "A40 Overhead Section"

Directed first American film, "Candyman", which was also his first screenplay (based upon the story, "The Forbidden", by executive producer Clive Barker) and his first feature acting role (played "Archie Walsh")

Helmed "Immortal Beloved", a drama that purported to identify the mysterious woman in the life of classical composer Ludwig von Beethoven

Directed the remake of "Anna Karenina", starring Sophie Marceau