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Revision as of 14:59, 19 August 2014
Hugo Blick | |
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| Occupation(s) | Writer Director Producer |
| Known for | The Shadow Line The Honourable Woman |
Hugo Blick (born 1965) (sometimes credited as Hugo E. Blick) is an English writer, producer, director and occasional actor, well known for creating critically acclaimed British TV shows.[1][2][3] He has his own production company, called Eight Rooks.[4]
Early life
Blick studied in Cardiff, Welsh College of Music and Drama, and stayed at Number Seven, a guesthouse in Pontcanna. There, he became almost one of the Morgan family, enjoying a social and welcoming atmosphere as he fine tuned his acting skills.
Career
As a writer he co-created, produced and directed the TV comedies Marion and Geoff with Rob Brydon, Operation Good Guys in which he also appeared as 'Smiler' McCarthy and wrote and created the noir thriller The Shadow Line (2011) for the BBC, which starred Chiwetel Ejiofor and Christopher Eccleston.[5][6]
He also wrote the TV series The Last Word Monologues, a series of three shorts featuring Sheila Hancock, Rhys Ifans and Bob Hoskins. He has also had producer credits on several works including Roger and Val Have Just Got In starring Dawn French and Alfred Molina.
He has acted in several films, appearing as a young Jack Napier, the character that would ultimately become the Joker in Tim Burton's Batman delivering the famous line "Did you ever dance with the devil in the pale moon light?" before appearing to kill the parents of a young Bruce Wayne.[7]
Filmography
Producer/Director/Writer
- 1997: Operation Good Guys
- 2000: Marion and Geoff
- 2001: A Small Summer Party
- 2002: Up in Town
- 2005: "Sensitive Skin (UK TV series)"
- 2008: The Last Word Monologues
- 2010: Roger & Val Have Just Got In (Executive Producer)
- 2011: The Shadow Line
- 2014: The Honourable Woman
Actor
- 1989: Batman – Young Jack Napier
- 1989: Blackadder Goes Forth – Lieutenant von Gerhardt
- 1989: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court – Mordred
- 1990: Jeeves and Wooster – Claude Wooster
- 1992: Christopher Columbus: The Discovery – De Torres
- 1996: The Wind in the Willows – Justin
- 1997: Operation Good Guys – 'Smiler' McCarthy
- 2005: Sensitive Skin – G.I. Johnson
References
- ^ Blick, Hugo (3 July 2014). "Q&A with Hugo Blick, Writer, Producer and Director of The Honourable Woman". BBC. Writers Room Blog. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
This is an extract from a Q&A by Hugo Blick for the MIPTV event in Cannes in April 2014
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (3 July 2014). "From Batman to The Shadow Line: Hugo Blick's amazing career". Digital Spy. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Hugo Blick: Television Mini Masterclass". BAFTA. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ Companies in the UK: Eight Rooks Limited Linked 2014-07-09
- ^ Raphael, Amy (3 May 2011). "The Shadow Line: Don't mention The Wire". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ Morgan, Eleanor (13 May 2011). "Hugo Blick on how he wrote The Shadow Line". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "In pictures: Hugo Blick". The Guardian. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
External links
- Hugo Blick at IMDb