AshleyPearcehasbeendirectinghigh-end,prime-timedramaforBBC1andITV1tobothpopularandcriticalacclaimforseveralyears. BeforebecomingadirectorAshleywasaprofessionalfineartistandillustrator.Specialisinginpaintingandphotography,onleavingcollegeheimmediatelystartedexhibitinghisworknationallyandwasoneofthefirsttoexhibitatthenewCornerhousegalleryinManchesteraswellashavinghiswork...(展开全部) AshleyPearcehasbeendirectinghigh-end,prime-timedramaforBBC1andITV1tobothpopularandcriticalacclaimforseveralyears. BeforebecomingadirectorAshleywasaprofessionalfineartistandillustrator.Specialisinginpaintingandphotography,onleavingcollegeheimmediatelystartedexhibitinghisworknationallyandwasoneofthefirsttoexhibitatthenewCornerhousegalleryinManchesteraswellashavinghisworkfeaturedonthecoverofCityLifeMagazine.FurthersoloexhibitionsfollowedinLondonasdidanumberofprestigiousillustrationcommissionsformajorpublishers,recordlabelsandtheEnglishNationalOpera. HesoonwentontodirectanumberofartsdocumentariesfortelevisionbeforemakinghisfirstshortfilmRUNNERS-ahalfhourcomedydramawhichreceivedcriticalacclaimandprovedapopularhitwithaudiencesatanumberofdomesticandinternationalfilmfestivals.RUNNERSwasrepresentedbytheBritishCouncilandalsosupportedbyKodakundertheiremergingfilmmakersscheme. AshleyquicklyestablishedhimselfatthetopendofBritishtelevisiondramaandhisdistinctivevisualstylehasbeenshowcasedinsomeofthetoprateddramaoutputforboththemajorUKbroadcasters,BBCandITV.Ashleyisknownnotonlyforhisdistinctivecreativevisualapproachtostorytellingbutalsoforhistrackrecordinworkingcloselywithactorstoproducestrongandcompellingperformances. MostrecentlyAshleywastheleaddirectorofthesecondseriesofDOWNTONABBEYandthecriticallyacclaimedACCUSEDwrittenbyJimmyMcGovernforBBC1includingTRACIE'SSTORYstarringSeanBean.