Julian Edward Peter Jarrold (born 1961) is a BAFTA-nominated British film and television director.
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Early life and family
Jarrold was born in Norwich, a scion of the Huguenot family Jerauld, originally from near Lyon in France, which founded Jarrolds of Norwich in 1823, he is the only son of Peter Jarrold DL and Juliet née Pollard.
He attended Gresham's School, Holt, before studying at Trinity & All Saints College, Leeds.
Jarrold is married and resides in London.
Career
Jarrold directed Great Expectations, starring Ioan Gruffudd, in 1999. The Boston Globe felt that Jarrold helped distinguish it from the many other adaptations by "keeping the reins in on his characters, emotionally and morally. They are unromanticized and low-key performances that only rarely spill over into the maudlin and righteous." In 2006, Jarrold directed Kinky Boots which has proven hugely popular with audiences in its numerous showing on TV. The Chicago Tribune called the film "quite enjoyable, effortlessly well-done on every level, even moving at times, but relatively lightweight." In 2007, Becoming Jane was released. The Washington Times stated that Jarrold's direction "has made a witty, beautiful film. His technical achievement is no small matter, with nice, long tracking shots and clever focus tricks."
