Rohan Thomas

Rohan is a creative and versatile editor with extensive experience across specialist factual, arts, documentary and current affairs programming. With a background in sound and music, he brings a distinctive editorial sensibility to every project, crafting thoughtful, visually engaging films for all UK terrestrial broadcasters, as well as Al Jazeera, National Geographic, Netflix and Vice.

Known for his instinctive approach to sensitive human-interest stories and investigative documentaries, Rohan has contributed to a wide range of acclaimed productions. His credits include Rise Up: The Anti-Apartheid Movement for Vice Media, The Labour Files – The Hierarchy for Al Jazeera, which won Gold in the Current Affairs category at the 2023 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards, and Dispatches – Russell Brand: In Plain Sight, winner of the 2024 Broadcast Award for Best Current Affairs Programme. His work has continued to receive industry recognition, with UK Prisons Exposed: Sex, Drugs & Corruption – UNTOLD winning Best Current Affairs Programme at the 2026 Broadcast Digital Awards and receiving a nomination for Outstanding Documentary Film – On Screen at the 2026 True Crime Awards.

Rohan values the collaborative nature of filmmaking, believing that the collective brilliance of everyone involved contributes to the final film. His background in visual arts and music production has led to successful collaborations on films such as Life Cinematic: Sam Mendes and Stewart Copeland’s Adventures in Music for BBC Four.

Rohan’s latest personal project, Immersive, is a collaboration with oceanographer Thibaut Barreyre exploring the extraordinary ecosystems surrounding hydrothermal vents and the growing threat of deep-sea mining. As Director, Cinematographer and Editor, Rohan brings together science, storytelling and a lifelong fascination with the ocean to reveal one of Earth’s most mysterious environments.