Nick Quested

Nicholas Quested (born November 26, 1969) is an award-winning British filmmaker and producer of documentary films, music videos, and TV commercials.[1][2] He is the executive director and owner of Goldcrest Films.

Nick Quested
Quested testifying before the January 6 committee on June 9, 2022
Born (1969-11-26) November 26, 1969
NationalityBritish
OccupationFilmmaker

Quested has produced over 40 documentary films, including several war documentaries directed by Sebastian Junger.[3] Prior to producing, he was an award-winning music video director. Quested directed more than 100 music videos and commercials, working with artists including Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Nas, P. Diddy, and Sting and brands including Sprite, Nike, Lexus, and Land Rover.

He has won two Emmys and a DuPont–Columbia Award, and has been nominated for an Oscar and a PGA Award. His company, Goldcrest Films, has won the Academy Award for Best Picture twice.

Leading up to and during the 2021 United States Capitol attack, Quested had been embedded with the Proud Boys, a far-right organization involved in the attack.[4] On June 9, 2022, Quested testified under subpoena on live television to the US House of Representatives January 6 committee. As part of his testimony, Quested revealed that his crew had filmed a garage meeting between Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder and leader Stewart Rhodes on January 5, 2021, the night before the attack.[5]

Filmography

As producer

As director
  • Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS (2018)[1]
  • Blood on the Wall (2020)[8]

References
  1. LeBlanc, Paul (2022-06-09). "What you need to know about the documentary filmmaker testifying at the January 6 public hearing". CNN. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  2. "How a documentary film-maker became the January 6 panel's star witness". The Guardian. 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  3. "Nick Quested". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  4. "How a documentary film-maker became the January 6 panel's star witness". the Guardian. 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  5. Feuer, Alan (June 9, 2022). "Nick Quested: A documentary filmmaker who had embedded with the Proud Boys is now in the spotlight". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  6. Restrepo (2010) - IMDb, retrieved 2022-06-10
  7. Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer (2013) - IMDb, retrieved 2022-06-10
  8. "National Geographic Announces Blood on the Wall From Academy Award Nominee Sebastian Junger and Emmy Winner Nick Quested to Premiere September 30 At 9/8c". National Geographic Partners. 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2022-06-10.


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