Award-winning UK lighting programmer
Ross WilliamsUK Lighting Programmer& Lighting Designer
Lighting programming, design support and broadcast control for television, live events, award ceremonies and global entertainment.
Ross works alongside lighting designers, lighting directors, directors of photography and production teams on major entertainment shows, concert broadcasts, reality formats and international live events.
Clients & broadcasters
Recent and archive credits across television, events and broadcast
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Awards & recognition
Award-winning lighting for broadcast, live events and entertainment
Ross’s work has contributed to Creative Emmy, RTS Craft, Knight of Illumination and Profile Awards wins, alongside further RTS and KOI nominations.
Profile Awards Television
Ross Williams, Andrew Allen and Matt Chalk won the Non Scripted Entertainment Award for Battle Camp.
Knight of Illumination Awards
Ross Williams won the STLD Judges Knight of Illumination Award in London.
Royal Television Society Craft Awards
Gurdip Mahal, Ross Williams and Rob Bradley won an RTS Craft Award for Lighting for Multicamera for The Voice 2016 Series 5.
Creative Emmy Awards
Al Gurdon, Peter Canning, Mike “Oz” Owen and Ross Williams won an Emmy for Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special for Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony.
Knight of Illumination Awards
Gurdip Mahal and Ross Williams won a Knight of Illumination Award for Light Entertainment Lighting for The Voice Series 2 Live Final.
Royal Television Society Craft Awards
Gurdip Mahal, Ross Williams and Rob Bradley were nominated for Lighting for Multicamera for Crazy Delicious.
Royal Television Society Craft Awards
Gurdip Mahal and Ross Williams were nominated for Lighting for Multicamera for The Voice Series 2.
Knight of Illumination Awards
Gurdip Mahal and Ross Williams were nominated in the Events category for U2 Live in Berlin with MTV Awards.
Showreels
Examples of past work
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Selected case studies
Project highlights behind the credits
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Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony
Award-winning Olympic ceremony lighting programming for a stadium-scale international broadcast.
Read case studyBattle Camp
Netflix reality competition lighting design filmed in Mexico and recognised with the 2025 Profile Award for Non Scripted Entertainment.
Read case studyBTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG
Ross Williams’ lighting direction and key-light operation for BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG, the 2026 global Netflix comeback show staged at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul.
Read case studyJoy Awards 2026 Lavender Carpet
Large-scale exterior lighting design for Riyadh’s ANB Arena, supporting luxury arrivals, broadcast coverage and Katy Perry’s Lavender Carpet performance.
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