Jon S. Baird (born 9 November 1972) is a BAFTA winning Scottish film director. Born and raised in Aberdeenshire, he began his career at BBC Television.
Baird studied at the University of Aberdeen in the 1990s, where he graduated with an MA in Politics and International Relations.
Baird's highly acclaimed feature Filth (2013), which he also wrote, directed and produced, was based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Irvine Welsh and starred James McAvoy. Filth won numerous awards and played at several international film festivals. Filth is in the top ten highest grossing UK 18-certificated films of all time.

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