Chris Brandon is a British television screenwriter, producer and actor. He is best known as the creator and writer of the BBC series Bloodlands.
Brandon was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, to a Northern Irish father and an English mother. [1] He was educated at Rockport School in Northern Ireland [2] before returning to England at 13. [1] He studied English at Trinity College Dublin and acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. [3]
After graduating as an actor in 2006, Brandon worked predominantly in theatre with roles at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, [4] Sheffield Crucible, [5] Shakespeare's Globe, [6] Royal Lyceum Theatre, [7] Bush Theatre, Theatre503, [8] Finborough Theatre, [9] Wilton's Music Hall [10] and the Soho Theatre. [11] His acting work on screen includes playing Alexander Reece in Endeavour. [12] Brandon's last acting job was playing the music impresario Larry Page, manager of the Kinks, in Joe Penhall's Sunny Afternoon, at the Harold Pinter Theatre, in London's West End. [13]
In 2015, Brandon started writing on Red Rock. [14]
In 2017, Brandon's speculative pilot script for Bloodlands was picked up by Jed Mercurio and became the first show to be produced by Hat Trick Mercurio Television. [15] The show is a police thriller set in Northern Ireland. [16] [17] Series 1 first aired in 2021, to an average of 8.2 million viewers. [1] Series 2 aired in 2022. Brandon has written all 10 episodes of the two seasons.
Other works by Brandon include the 2021 Audible Originals thriller, Zoetrope, starring Daisy Ridley. [18]
Brandon lives in north London. [1]
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Chris Brandon is a British television screenwriter, producer and actor. He is best known as the creator and writer of the BBC series Bloodlands.
Brandon was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, to a Northern Irish father and an English mother. [1] He was educated at Rockport School in Northern Ireland [2] before returning to England at 13. [1] He studied English at Trinity College Dublin and acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. [3]
After graduating as an actor in 2006, Brandon worked predominantly in theatre with roles at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, [4] Sheffield Crucible, [5] Shakespeare's Globe, [6] Royal Lyceum Theatre, [7] Bush Theatre, Theatre503, [8] Finborough Theatre, [9] Wilton's Music Hall [10] and the Soho Theatre. [11] His acting work on screen includes playing Alexander Reece in Endeavour. [12] Brandon's last acting job was playing the music impresario Larry Page, manager of the Kinks, in Joe Penhall's Sunny Afternoon, at the Harold Pinter Theatre, in London's West End. [13]
In 2015, Brandon started writing on Red Rock. [14]
In 2017, Brandon's speculative pilot script for Bloodlands was picked up by Jed Mercurio and became the first show to be produced by Hat Trick Mercurio Television. [15] The show is a police thriller set in Northern Ireland. [16] [17] Series 1 first aired in 2021, to an average of 8.2 million viewers. [1] Series 2 aired in 2022. Brandon has written all 10 episodes of the two seasons.
Other works by Brandon include the 2021 Audible Originals thriller, Zoetrope, starring Daisy Ridley. [18]
Brandon lives in north London. [1]
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