China Moo-Young

China Moo-Young trained at The National Youth Theatre before going on to study Drama at Bristol University, where she graduated with a First Class Honours BA in Film, Theatre and Television.

She started her professional life working as a Director's Assistant and Creative Researcher for top production companies and advertising agencies, during which time she worked on multi award-winning campaigns and shot her first commercials.

China wrote and directed her first short film Liar and her second short, Juvenile, was made with the support of the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund. In 2008 she completed her half hour film Emo for Channel 4's Coming Up season.

China was named a Star of Tomorrow in Screen International's annual review of British film-making talent and was selected as a Breakthrough Brit on the prestigious UK Film Council programme which recognises the brightest of Britain's young film-making talent.

China directed four episodes of the hit Tiger Aspect show Secret Diary of A Call Girl (Season 3) and is currently directing the opening block of the second series of ITV1 drama Scott and Bailey.