Ryan J. Brown | |
|---|---|
 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]
Brown studied at Goldsmiths and Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. [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]
| Year | Title | Credit | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-present | Wreck | Written and created by | BBC Three |
| 2022 | The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself | Writer | Netflix |
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