Carl James Hunter (born 21 April 1965, Liverpool, England) is an English director and screenwriter and the bassist in the Liverpool-based pop group The Farm.
In 1983, Hunter was part of the second wave of members who joined The Farm, and apart from his musical contributions, he also helped to design their CD jackets and sleeves.
[2][3] After completing a Master's Degree in Multi Media Design and Production in 1995, Hunter went on to direct, produce and write a number of short films in the late 1990s, including Blood Sports for All: The Punk Kes and Birthday Boy.
[4][5] Since the early 2000s, Hunter has worked closely with Frank Cottrell Boyce (writer of Millions and 24 Hour Party People).
[6] In 2011, Hunter worked as photographic illustrator on Cottrell Boyce's book The Unforgotten Coat, which won the 2012 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the 2012 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis.