Neil Cross
Birth Name:
Neil Cross
Birth Place:
Bristol, United Kingdom
Profession
Writer, Producer, Actor
Fast Facts
- Made Variety's list of "10 Screenwriters to Watch" in 2011
- Won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for "Best Teleplay" in 2010 for "Luther․"
- Has a wife and two sons
- Quote: "(regarding his dark stories and disturbed characters) "Bizarrely, I get a lot of people who are, I think, disappointed to discover that I’m not a psychopath․""
- Quote: "(Jokingly) "The biggest aid to any creative process is the ownership of a mortgage․ It disallows even the remote possibility of anything resembling writer’s block․""
- Award-winning screenwriter whose work includes TV's "Luther," "Doctor Who" and "MI-5," along with the film, "Mama" (2013)
- Is also a best-selling, award-winning novelist ("Always the Sun," "Burial" and "Captured")
Awards
- 2011Edgar - Best Television Episode Teleplay:Winner
- 2011Edgar - Best Television Episode Teleplay:Nominated
- 2011Le Reflet d'Or - Best International Television Series:Nominated
- 2012Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2012RTS Television Award - Drama Series:Winner
- 2014Edgar - Best Television Episode Teleplay:Nominated
- 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2016BAFTA Television Craft Award - Writer: Drama:Nominated
- 2016British Screenwriters' Award - Best Crime Writing on Television (Series/Single Drama):Nominated