Lester made his feature film directing in 2006 with a drama film Love Is the Drug. In 2011, he directed a crime thriller Blitz from a script by Nathan Parker, starring Jason Statham and Paddy Considine.
In 2014, Lester directed the HBO's drama film Nightingale, starring David Oyelowo.
Lester has also directed a drama thriller film, titled 478 from a script by Javier Gullón, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film was scheduled to be released in 2016.
