Les Waters (born in Cleethorpes, England)[1] is a British theatre director.

[3] At Actors Theatre, Waters’ directing credits included the world premieres of Mark Schultz's "Evocation to Visible Appearance", Anne Washburn's and Dave Malloy's "Little Bunny Foo Foo", Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas’ Recent Alien Abductions, Sarah Ruhl’s For Peter Pan on her 70th birthday, Chuck Mee’s The Glory of the World, Naomi Iizuka’s At the Vanishing Point, Lucas Hnath’s The Christians, and Will Eno’s Gnit.

[4] Additional directing credits at Actors Theatre include Macbeth, Luna Gale, Our Town, Girlfriend and Long Day’s Journey into Night.

[4] In 2002 Waters and Mee received the Obie Award Special Citation for Big Love.

[4] His productions at Berkeley Rep include the world premieres of Chuck Mee's Fêtes de la Nuit, Jordan Harrison's Finn in the Underworld, Sarah Ruhl's In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) and Adele Edling Shank's To the Lighthouse;[6] the American premiere of Will Eno'sTragedy: a tragedy;[7] the West Coast premiere of Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice; and extended runs of The Glass Menagerie, The Pillowman, The Lieutenant of Inishmore,[8] and Yellowman.