Amy is a BAFTA nominated writer and director based between London and Edinburgh. With an eye for detail and a strong visual style, her ability to create 'squirm-worthy' thriller sequences, elicit 'exquisite performances' and 'rewind-able' action scenes have brought her both personal praise and critical acclaim. She most recently directed the final episodes of political thriller HOSTAGE, written by Matt Charman for NETFLIX/Binocular Productions, starring Julie Delpy and Suranne Jones.

Amy started her career working on films in Tokyo, while studying film and Japanese at Nihon University. Her early films traveled to major international festivals and received multiple awards, including BAFTA and BIFA nominations and a Scottish BAFTA win for her first film, CAN’T STOP BREATHING, which was described by Alan Rickman as a ‘twelve minute masterclass.’ Further shorts include ICICLE MELT, with Greta Scacchi in Sweden, and THE CHILD, an adaptation of the short story by award winning author Ali Smith.

Amy's previous TV credits include critically acclaimed thriller THE CONTROL ROOM for BBC 1/ Hartswood Films, action thriller HANNA for Working Title Television /Amazon/NBC and the finale of BBC thriller TRUST ME with Jodie Whittaker.

Amy is drawn to genre with a specific interest in thrillers, action, psychological horror and the female grotesque. She enjoys collaborating with writers and is developing various projects for TV alongside her debut feature film, AFTER MARTHA, a psychological horror with funding from BFI/Creative England and Screen Scotland.

Amy is represented in the UK by United Agents and in the US by CAA. She is a member of BAFTA and Directors UK.