Alex Sobolev
Richard Laxton
Blake Farber
Stuart Rideout
Kell Mitchell
Christian Bevilacqua
Dan Gifford
Andrew Lang
Amit Gupta
Gabriella Kingsley
Luc Rëso Janin
Bethan Seller
We represent
and manage
the best
freelance directors
Established in 2011, Johnny Foreigner is London’s first Freelance Directors’ Agent with a solid reputation of trustworthy advice and leading directorial talent. We represent independent Directors for TV commercials and branded content in the UK and US.
Our clients are Production Companies and integrated Ad Agencies who hire our Directors on a freelance basis. All our Directors are personally vetted and interviewed by our MD so our clients know they will work with Directors we trust. We have Directors of every genre; both established and emerging. Only 10% of applicants to Johnny Foreigner make the roster which allows us to enjoy the premium reputation that we have earned over the years.
Meet the team
Olivia Hirschberg UK
Founder / Managing Director
With over 25 years experience in the Advertising industry, Olivia has lived in London, Santiago de Chile, Los Angeles, Cape Town and Munich, Producing for many of our industry’s award winning Production Companies and Directors. London Production Companies included Great Guns, Pink, Blink, Stink, Rattling Stick, RSA, Smuggler, Another Film Company and 2AM. Having shot in over 15 countries and speaking nearly four languages (English, German, French and a bit of Spanish), Olivia is a widely respected and trusted Agent with exceptional contacts to our industry’s key players across the world.
Darrin Lee US
Managing Director USA
Darrin has over 25 years of production experience in the advertising industry, having had the pleasure of producing for award winning Directors at MJZ, Anonymous Content, O-Positive, Hungry Man, B-Reel, Tool, Furlined, Missing Pieces, Accomplice Media and Wondros. His connections to Directors and Agency- and Production Company Producers in this market are second to none.