Ed Fraiman

Ed Fraiman trained at the world renowned Polish State Film School in Łódź, where he directed a number of short films and won the Best Newcomer Award from the Directors Guild of Great Britain. Since graduation Fraiman has directed a range of drama for US and UK television as well developing and producing a slate of feature films for Bigscope Films.

During 2018/19, Fraiman has been working as co-executive producer and director on The CW's 'The 100' for Warner Brothers. He has directed 7 episodes of the show, including this season's Premiere and Finale. Last year, Fraiman was the Supervising Producer and Director on season 1 of NBC Universal's 'Impulse' for YouTube Red. The show has been renewed and filming is underway on Season 2. Other television producing and directing credits include Secret State starring Gabriel Byrne and Charles Dance for Channel 4 Television. Fraiman was the executive producer and director of the complete mini-series which sold to 40 territories worldwide and was nominated for the International Emmy for Best Mini-Series.

Ed's other US television directing credits include 5 episodes of 'Royal Pain's for the USA Network, 4 episodes of CBS/Paramount's Life Is Wild for CW Network and The Philanthropist for NBC/Universal. Fraiman also directed 3 episodes of the Arthurian VFX drama Merlin for NBC and BBC.

UK television credits include the award-winning procedural Murphy's Law (BBC), A Thing Called Love (BBC), Burn It (BBC) and the critically acclaimed As If (CH4). Fraiman also directed the TV movie adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream (BBC), which was nominated at the World Television Awards for Best Movie Made For Television.

Fraiman is also a partner at Bigscope Films in the UK, where he has executive produced 5 feature films, including Don't Hang Up, Pressure, Alien Outpost and, most recently, The Banishing and Aasha The Street Dog, which are both in post-production.

Fraiman is now a resident of the US and lives in Santa Monica, California.

Fraiman is a British television and film director, television producer and also a writer. Fraiman was an executive producer on the channel 4 series Secret State.[1] He directed all four episodes of the series. Fraiman has also directed episodes of shows such Royal Pains, Merlin, As If, Murphy's Law and The Bill.

Fraiman's short film "Guardian Angel" won a Silver Plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival[2] and "Nurse Ajax" won at the Rushes Soho Short Film Festival (1999).[3]