Guy Burt
Birth Name:
Guy Burt
Profession
Writer, Producer
Fast Facts
- Was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Television Episode Teleplay for "Wire in the Blood" in 2006
- Graduated from Oxford University with a degree in English Literature
- Began his screenwriting career on the TV movie "Shockers: The Visitor" in 1999
- Originally worked as a teacher, but quit after five years so that he could pursue his writing career
- Best known as an author and screenwriter whose novel "The Hole" became a film in 2001
- Has written episodes for "The Bletchley Circle," "The Borgias," and "Kingdom," among others
- In addition to "The Hole," he also wrote the novels "Sophie" and "A Clock Without Hands․"
Awards
- 2006Edgar - Best Television Episode Teleplay:Nominated
- 2018BAFTA British Academy Children's Award - Best Drama:Nominated
- 2018BAFTA British Academy Children's Award - Best Drama:Winner
- 2018Royal Television Society Northern Ireland Programme Award - Children's and Animation:Winner
- 2020Emmy - Kids: TV Movie/Mini-Series:Nominated