Tom Moran

For other people named Tom Moran, see Tom Moran (disambiguation).
Tom Moran
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, comedian

Tom Moran is a British screenwriter.

Career

Moran attended the University of East Anglia. While studying for a degree in Scriptwriting and Performance, he set up Laugh Out Loud comedy club. He subsequently performed a 21-night show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[1] In 2014, Moran won the Guardian and Legend Press' new prize for self-published fiction.[2] The prize aims to find books "that are not only zeitgeisty and promising, but will be talked about in 10 or even 100 years' time."[3] Following the prize, Moran has received attention in various publications including the Washington Post.[4]

In 2015, Moran was named as one of the BAFTA Rocliffe New Comedy Writing Forum winners[5] for his new sitcom, Printheads. The prize culminated in a showcase at the New York Television Festival, where professional actors performed the script live. At the festival, Moran won the AMC-Channel 4 Drama Co-Development Award for his sci-fi pilot White Rabbit.[6]

Moran wrote and executive produced the Amazon Prime Video thriller television series The Devil's Hour.[7]

Screenwriter filmography

Television
Year Title Notes
2019 Wild Bill Episode: "Bad Blood in the Soil"
2019 The Feed 2 episodes
2022–present The Devil's Hour Creator and executive producer

References

  1. ^ Milner-Smith, Claire (11 November 2011). "Norfolk comic Tom Moran's elusive joke". Norwich Evening News. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Self-published book of the month: Dinosaurs and Prime Numbers by Tom Moran – review". The Guardian. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Is your book a self-published masterpiece?". The Guardian. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. ^ "The Guardian's first self-published book prize winner". The Washington Post. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  5. ^ "BAFTA Names British Comedy Writers Selected for New York Showcase". BAFTA. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  6. ^ "C4 & AMC developing sci-fi mystery drama". Broadcast. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  7. ^ Kanter, Jake (2 March 2021). "Amazon Sets Creepy Thriller Series 'The Devil's Hour' From 'Dracula' & 'Sherlock' Producer Hartswood". Deadline. Retrieved 16 September 2021.


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