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William McGregor (born 26 September 1987) is a writer and director hailing from rural Norfolk, England. Known for his strong use of landscape, character focused storytelling and often gothic themes.

In 2007, William attended the University for Creative Arts in Farnham, England. Where he studied a Foundation Degree in Art and Design before beginning a BA in Digital Film and Screen Arts,  also at the University for the Creative Arts.

Williams first year student film Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite? (2009) won 10 international awards including the 'Royal Television Award for Best Drama'. 'The Cambridge University Film Festival' was subsequently renamed 'The Water Sprite Film Festival' after the film. 'The Royal Television Society' proclaimed the short as 'The best student film we have ever seen'.

William followed up with two graduation films in 2010. Bovine (2010) a 35mm short film about a young boy on a farm which screened at the 'Berlinale Film Festival' and The Little (2010) a dark fantasy about a man and a snail which won the 'Coca-Cola Cinemagic Innovation Award' in addition to screening at many festivals worldwide.

After graduation, William signed to Independent Talent for representation in Film and TV.

In 2011, William shot the short film No Escape (2011) for the London Sci-Fi 48 hour film challenge. 

McGregor became the youngest-ever director of E4's BAFTA award-winning drama, Misfits, in 2013, directing the first three episodes of series five. In 2014, he directed the finale of the BBC's Poldark. The final episode was described as "one of those rare occasions when a popular drama series delivers something that properly belongs to art" by The Daily Telegraph.

In 2016, McGregor directed the mini series One of Us, starring Juliet Stevenson and Laura Fraser. The four part miniseries was produced by the BBC and Netflix. The series received the highest number of nominations for any television production at the 2017 Scottish Royal Television Society Awards, and actress Juliet Stevenson received a Scottish BAFTA nomination for her work on the show.

In 2018, William signed with CAA (Creative Artists Agency) after the world premiere of his debut feature film Gwen (2018) at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film became one of the Toronto International Film Festival buzz titles drawing praise for its folk horror routes and unnerving tone and also won a Jury Prize at the Riviera International Film Festival.