Nazrin Choudhury
Nazrin Choudhury | |
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Born | |
Nationality | British |
Education | BSc Biomedical Science MA Screenwriting |
Alma mater | King's College London Northern Film School |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, actress, author, playwright, producer |
Years active | 2001–present |
Style | Drama |
Awards | Richard Imison Award "Mixed Blood" (2006) DNA Films Focus on Talent "Scum" |
Nazrin Choudhury is an award-winning[1] British producer, writer and playwright of Bangladeshi descent.
Education
Choudhury was born in South West London, England to parents of Bangladeshi origin.[2] She graduated with a BSc in Biomedical Science from King's College London, and completed an MA in Screenwriting at the Northern Film School, having received a FilmFour Productions/Channel 4 Award.[3]
Career
Choudhury is a screenwriter who has scripted episodes of British television serials such as Casualty, Doctors, EastEnders and Waterloo Road. She also worked as a storyline writer on Coronation Street. Her critically acclaimed[4] radio play Mixed Blood[5] won the Richard Imison Award in 2006.[1]
In 2006, she was awarded a grant for the arts by the Arts Council England for her first novel My England.[3] Her first screenplay Scum won the 'Focus on Talent' award, a competition run by DNA Films.
Choudhury is currently based in Los Angeles and was selected as one of the ten finalists for the 2014 Fox Writers Intensive.[6] She has most recently written for A&E's Damien, written and produced on Houdini & Doyle (ordered by Fox in the United States, ITV in the United Kingdom, and Global in Canada), and written and produced on the upcoming second season of Fox's Wayward Pines.
Filmography
Writer
Year | Title | Notes |
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2003-2004 | EastEnders | 2 episodes |
2004-2011 | Doctors | 4 episodes |
2006 | Casualty | 2 episodes |
2006 | Mixed Blood | BBC Radio Play |
2009 | Waterloo Road | 1 episode |
2011 | Everywhere and Nowhere | Additional writing |
2016 | Damien | 1 episode |
2016 | Houdini and Doyle | 1 episode |
2016 | Wayward Pines | 1 episode |
Actor
Year | Title | Role |
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2001 | Mersey Beat (TV Series) | Pharmacist (1 episode) |
2002 | Blood Strangers (TV Film) | Air Stewardess |
2004 | Kismet Road (TV Series) | Yasmin Munir (1 episode) |
2007 | Emmerdale | Nurse Gould (2 episodes) |
2009 | The Royal Today | Maya (1 episode) |
Producer
Year | Title | Notes |
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2016 | Houdini and Doyle | Co-producer (10 episodes) |
2016 | Wayward Pines | Co-producer (10 episodes) |
See also
References
- ^ a b Liz, Thomas (4 October 2006). "Casualty writer wins Imison prize for best new radio drama". The Stage. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ Lang, Kirsty (October 2006). "Nazrin Choudhury: Imison winner 2006". Front Row. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Granting Precious Time" (PDF). Arts Council England Annual Review 2008. July 2008. p. 10. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ Daoust, Phil (2 November 2005). "Pick of the day". The Guardian.
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- ^ Khatchatourian, Maane (23 January 2014). "Fox Selects 10 Finalists for Annual Writers Intensive". Variety. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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External links
- Nazrin Choudhury at IMDb
- Time To Read – Nazrin Choudhury
- Lang, Kirsty. Nazrin Choudhury: Imison winner 2006. BBC Radio 4. October 2006
- Living people
- English people of Bangladeshi descent
- British women screenwriters
- English screenwriters
- English television writers
- English soap opera writers
- Women soap opera writers
- English women novelists
- British Asian writers
- 21st-century English writers
- 21st-century women writers
- Writers from London
- English television actresses
- English stage actresses
- English actresses of South Asian descent
- People educated at Streatham and Clapham High School
- People from South London
- Alumni of King's College London
- Alumni of the Northern Film School