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Michael Wearing Biography

Birth Name:Michael Wearing

Profession Producer, Script department, Writer, Actor

Fast Facts

  • Winner of a BAFTA TV Award in 1983 for "Boys from the Blackstuff․"
  • His series "Edge of Darkness" won six BAFTA Awards in 1986
  • Nominated for three BAFTA TV Awards, one in 1982 for "The History Man," one in 1989 for "Blind Justice" and one in 1990 for "First and Last․"
  • Nominated for two CableACEs, once in 1993 for the TV movie "Ashenden" and once in 1997 for the miniseries "Ivanhoe․"
  • Awarded the Cyril Bennett Judges Award, Royal Television Society's highest honor
  • Recipient of the Alan Clarke Award at the 1997 BAFTA Awards
  • Started his career in theater, where he worked as a director

Awards

  • 1986BAFTA TV Award-Best Drama Series/Serial: winner
  • 1993AFI Award-Best TV Mini Series or Telefeature: nominated
  • 1993CableACE-Movie or Miniseries: nominated
  • 1995Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Miniseries: nominated
  • 1996Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Miniseries: nominated
  • 1997CableACE-Miniseries: nominated
  • 1999Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Miniseries: nominated