
Chanya Button
Chanya Button
Biography
Chanya Joyce Dorothy Button (born 25 December 1986) is an English director and screenwriter. After studying at RADA and learning the ropes in the assistant directors' department on the Harry Potter franchise, she directed two feature films, Burn Burn Burn (2015) and Vita & Virginia (2018), the latter of which she also co-wrote. She then moved on to television, directing the 2019 period dramas World on Fire and The Spanish Princess, as well as the final 60th anniversary special episode of Doctor Who, "The Giggle" (2023).
Known For
Director
2024
Doctor Who
as Director
2023
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
as Director
2021
Whitstable Pearl
as Director
2019
Vita & Virginia
as Director
2019
The Spanish Princess
as Director
2019
World on Fire
as Director
2016
Burn Burn Burn
as Director
2014
Alpha: Omega
as Director
2012
Fire
as Director
2011
Frog/Robot
as Director
Producer
Writer
2019
Vita & Virginia
as Screenplay
2014
Alpha: Omega
as Writer
Actor
2024
Doctor Who: Unleashed
as Self