[2] In 2004 he directed four episodes of the television drama series The Insider's Guide to Happiness, and was responsible for directing several documentaries about the making of the film Whale Rider, for the DVD extras, and a separate release, Riding the Wave: The Whale Rider Story.
[2] Also in 2004 he made No Ordinary Sun, a short sci fi film set in Antarctica, which he described as "the closest yet as a statement of what I want to achieve as a filmmaker".
[2] Brough directed the comedy series It's a Date which went to air for two seasons in 2013 and 2014,[8] and several episodes of The Time of Our Lives over the same period.
He started being nominated for and winning awards with his work in Australian comedy, including Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane (2015).
[2] Brough directed the Fox Showcase/ Sky Atlantic drama series The End (2020) tackled the subject of euthanasia.