Richard Boddington (born February 6, 1968) is a British-Canadian film director, writer, editor, cinematographer and television producer, with dual citizenship from the United Kingdom and Canada.

[2] Richard then directed, produced and edited the family comedy film, The Dogfather (2010), which starred Chris Parnell.

[3] In 2012, Boddington wrote, directed, edited and produced his third feature film, Against the Wild (2014), which was shot entirely on location in Northern Ontario.

The film tells the story of two children and their Alaskan Malamute, who must fight for survival after their plane crashes in the wilderness.

[11][12] The film went on to be highly successful in international sales, airing on many of the world's biggest broadcasters, including TF1 in France, STARZ in the USA, Antenna 3 in Spain, and Channel 5 in the UK.

[13] In April 2017, Boddington began production on Phoenix Wilder and the Great Elephant Adventure, which starred Elizabeth Hurley and Sam Ashe Arnold, in South Africa.

[22] Phoenix Wilder opened in 725 theatres in the USA on April 16, 2018, which made it one of the biggest theatrical releases of a Canadian film in over five years.

[23] The movie was released on DVD and VOD in the USA by Lionsgate on October 23, 2018, and renamed An Elephant's Journey for the US market.

This time Chinook, the Alaskan Malamute, must lead a shipwrecked blind man out of the wilderness, while his children launch a rescue mission of their own to find him.

The film also stars Morgan Dipietrantonio, Zackary Arthur, Steve Byers, and Colin Fox (actor).

The film stars Julian Richings as Mr. Hexenmeister, Maurice Dean Wint as Mr. Wilson, and Steve Byers as Uncle Dave.

This film sees the return of the original cast, Denise Richards, Julian Richings, Jensen Gering, Catherine White, and Steve Byers.