Tom Moran

Tom Moran
OccupationsScreenwriter, comedian

Tom Moran is a British screenwriter.

Career

Moran grew up near Membury, Devon and attended Colyton Grammar School. While studying for a degree in Scriptwriting and Performance at the University of East Anglia, he set up Laugh Out Loud comedy club. He subsequently performed a 21-night show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

In 2014, Moran won the Guardian and Legend Press' new prize for self-published fiction. Following the prize, Moran has received attention in various publications including the Washington Post.

In 2015, Moran was named as one of the BAFTA Rocliffe New Comedy Writing Forum winners 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.

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

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

Bibliography

Overview of Tom Moran novels
Year Title ISBN Pages
2012 Dinosaurs and Prime Numbers 978-1-481-88942-1 290
2013 A Scandal in Spixworth 978-1-301-00409-6 74
2016 A Debt to the Universe 978-1-537-27251-1 316
2016 The Trojan Hearse 73
2016 From Hellesdon 85

References

  1. ↑ "Axminster comedy writer wins New York audition". Midweek Herald. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Self-published book of the month: Dinosaurs and Prime Numbers by Tom Moran – review". 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.