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Ryan J. Brown | |
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 Brown (c.2023) | |
| Born | Ryan James Brown 29 August 1991[citation needed] |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, screenwriter |
| Awards | BAFTA New Writing Prize TV Drama - 2016 ScreenDaily Brit List - 2017/2019 |
Ryan J. Brown (born 29 August 1991) is an English screenwriter, born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Brown is the writer and creator of BBC comedy-horror series Wreck.[1]
Education and career
[edit]Brown studied at Goldsmiths and Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, both in London.[2][dead link]
In 2016, he won the BAFTA New Writing Prize for TV Drama for his LGBT crime drama We Are Your Children,[3] which was selected for The Brit List TV 2018, an annual selection of the best unproduced screenplays as voted for by the industry.[4] In 2019, Brown was again featured highly on The Brit List for the second time with his Big Talk Productions project Only Child.[5]
In 2017, Brown was featured in Gay Times as an "LGBT Emerging Artist to watch".[6]
In March 2021, the BBC announced they were to make Brown's six-part comedy-horror series Wreck, from Fremantle Media’s Euston Films.[7] The series is set aboard a cruise ship and follows 19-year-old new recruit Jamie as he joins the crew in search of his missing sister.[8] The series was broadcast on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer in 2022. The show was received favourably with Attitude, Gay Times and The Queer Review featuring the series on their lists of Top LGBT TV Shows of 2022.[9][10]
Wreck was renewed for a second series in October 2022, set for a 2023 broadcast.[11]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Credit | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-present | Wreck | Written and created by | BBC Three |
| 2022 | The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself | Writer | Netflix |
References
[edit]- ^ "BBC Three announces comedy horror series Wrecked and seven other new commissions".
- ^ "Home". ryanjbrown.co.uk.
- ^ "BAFTA ROCLIFFE NEW WRITING FORUM" (PDF). British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ White, Peter (23 February 2018). "Mam Tor, Bad Wolf & Ecosse Thrillers Top Inaugural Brit List: TV". Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Hottest Unproduced U.K. TV Dramas Unveiled in 2019 Brit List". The Hollywood Reporter. 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Ryan J. Brown". Retrieved 31 October 2018 – via PressReader.
- ^ "BBC Three announces comedy horror series Wrecked and seven other new commissions".
- ^ "BBC Orders Comedy Horror Series 'Wrecked' from 'The Sister' Producer Euston Films (EXCLUSIVE)". 30 March 2021.
- ^ "The top LGBTQ TV shows of 2022". 15 December 2022.
- ^ "The 20 best LGBTQ+ shows of 2022". 21 December 2022.
- ^ Yossman, K. J. (29 October 2022). "BBC Comedy 'Wreck' Gets Season 2 Order (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.