Stuart Carolan
Stuart Carolan (Irish: Stuart Ó Cearbhalláin) is an Irish screenwriter, producer, and playwright.[1]
He is best known for creating, executive producing, and writing the crime drama Love/Hate.
Television
Carolan created, executive produced, and wrote the crime drama Love/Hate. The series ran from 2010[2] to 2015 on RTÉ One and depicted the world of Dublin’s gangs and their families. Carolan wrote all 28 episodes of Love/Hate during its entire run, and won the IFTA award for Best Television Screenplay for five consecutive years.[3] The series went on to set Irish television records and became the most-watched Irish drama in history.[4]
In 2018 Carolan executive produced and co-wrote Taken Down[5] for RTÉ, Freemantle, and Arte, a crime series that explored the modern refugee crisis.
In 2020 Carolan was showrunner and executive producer of the television series The Alienist: Angel of Darkness[6] for TNT, Paramount Television, and Anonymous Content. The series follows up the 2018 limited series The Alienist.
Theater
His 2004 play Defender of the Faith[7][8] was produced at the Abbey Theatre and won the George Devine award for Best New Play in the UK & Ireland.[9]
His subsequent play The Empress of India was a commission from the Druid Theatre Company and directed by Tony award winner Garry Hynes.
In 2007 Carolan served as Writer-in-Association at Dublin's Abbey Theatre[10]
Filmography
Writer
- 2008: Little White Lie
- 2008: Raw (1 Episode)
- 2010-2015: Love/Hate
- 2018: Taken Down (co-written by)
- 2020: The Alienist: Angel of Darkness
Producer
- 2003: The Dunphy Show
- 2010-2015: Love/Hate
- 2018: Taken Down
- 2020: The Alienist: Angel of Darkness
Awards
- 2005 George Devine Award
- 2009: IFTA award nomination, "Best Script for Television" for Little White Lie
- 2011: IFTA award Won, "Best Writer: Television Drama" for Love/Hate series 1
- 2012: IFTA award Won, "Best Writer: Television Drama" for Love/Hate series 2
- 2013: IFTA award Won, "Best Script Drama" for Love/Hate series 3
- 2014: IFTA award Won, "Best Script Drama" for Love/Hate series 4
- 2015: IFTA award Won, "Best Script Drama" for Love/Hate series 5
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "New Irish TV dramas coming to RTÉ". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ^ https://ifta.ie/awards/nominees_2015/scriptdrama.html
- ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/love-hate-is-returning-to-rté-on-friday-nights-why-did-we-love-it-so-much-1.4270778
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8649378/
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8856008/
- ^ http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-03-13/theater/secret-sharer/
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (10 March 2007). "Terrorists Down on the Farm". The New York Times.
- ^ https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/news/news-carolan-wins-george-devine-award-2005
- ^ https://www.scribd.com/document/188900930/Anglo-Annual-Report-2007