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Jon Amiel (born 20 May 1948 in London) is an English film director who has since the early 1980s worked in film and television in both theUK and the US. He initially attended Cambridge University as an English literature major while getting involved with local theatre. After college, he went on to direct for the Royal Shakespeare Company. After having worked as a story editor for the BBC, he directed the documentary The Silent Twins, and was chosen to direct the Dennis Potter mini series The Singing Detective. He made his feature film debut in 1989 with Queen of Hearts.