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He wrote ''[[The Queen's Sister]]'' for [[Channel 4]], which was nominated for several [[BAFTA]] awards (including Best Single Drama), ''[[Maxwell (film)|Maxwell]]'' for BBC2, which garnered a Broadcasting Press Guild Award nomination for Best Single Drama and won [[David Suchet]] an International Emmy for Best Actor, and ''[[The Last Days of Lehman Brothers]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/6049439/Lehman-Brothers-the-movie.html|title = Lehman Brothers: The movie}}</ref> for which Warner was longlisted for a BAFTA Craft Award for Best Writer, and which won him the award for Best Writer at the Seoul International Drama Awards in 2010. He wrote the mini-series ''[[Julius Caesar (TV miniseries)|Julius Caesar]]'' for [[Warner Bros.]], which gained Warner a [[Writers Guild Award]] nomination for Best Original Long-Form Drama, and he performed an extensive uncredited rewrite on ''[[The Mists of Avalon (TV miniseries)|The Mists of Avalon]]'', also for [[Warner Bros.]], which was nominated for a Writers Guild Award and nine [[Emmys]], including Best Mini-series. Warner wrote the screenplay for ''[[Codebreaker (2011 film)|Codebreaker]]'', a film about [[Alan Turing]].
He wrote ''[[The Queen's Sister]]'' for [[Channel 4]], which was nominated for several [[BAFTA]] awards (including Best Single Drama), ''[[Maxwell (film)|Maxwell]]'' for BBC2, which garnered a Broadcasting Press Guild Award nomination for Best Single Drama and won [[David Suchet]] an International Emmy for Best Actor, and ''[[The Last Days of Lehman Brothers]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/6049439/Lehman-Brothers-the-movie.html|title = Lehman Brothers: The movie}}</ref> for which Warner was longlisted for a BAFTA Craft Award for Best Writer, and which won him the award for Best Writer at the Seoul International Drama Awards in 2010. He wrote the mini-series ''[[Julius Caesar (TV miniseries)|Julius Caesar]]'' for [[Warner Bros.]], which gained Warner a [[Writers Guild Award]] nomination for Best Original Long-Form Drama, and he performed an extensive uncredited rewrite on ''[[The Mists of Avalon (TV miniseries)|The Mists of Avalon]]'', also for [[Warner Bros.]], which was nominated for a Writers Guild Award and nine [[Emmys]], including Best Mini-series. Warner wrote the screenplay for ''[[Codebreaker (2011 film)|Codebreaker]]'', a film about [[Alan Turing]].


Craig Warner started out writing for the theatre and for radio. His first [[radio play]] for [[BBC Radio 4]], ''Great Men of Music'', was performed by [[Phil Davis (actor)|Philip Davis]] and was included in Radio 4's first Young Playwrights Festival. His second play ''By Where the Old Shed Used to Be'', with [[Miranda Richardson]], won the [[Giles Cooper Award]] for Best Radio Plays of the Year, and it was included in the volume of winners for 1989, published by [[Methuen Publishing|Methuen]]. His play ''Figure With Meat'' also won a Giles Cooper Award and was published in the Methuen volume of 1991. Craig Warner is the award's youngest ever winner, having received it for the first time when he was 24. He is also a composer and has written music and songs for a number of his works, including a full-length musical for [[BBC Radio 3]] about the legend of Cassandra, called ''Agonies Awakening.'' He currently runs the audio production company ''Invisible Acts'', for which he produces the drama ''Night Games'', starring [[Michael Maloney]], in which he also plays a leading role.
Craig Warner started out writing for the theatre and for radio. His first [[radio play]] for [[BBC Radio 4]], ''Great Men of Music'', was performed by [[Phil Davis (actor)|Philip Davis]] and was included in Radio 4's first Young Playwrights Festival. His second play ''By Where the Old Shed Used to Be'', with [[Miranda Richardson]], won the [[Giles Cooper Award]] for Best Radio Plays of the Year, and it was included in the volume of winners for 1989, published by [[Methuen Publishing|Methuen]]. His play ''Figure With Meat'' also won a Giles Cooper Award and was published in the Methuen volume of 1991. Craig Warner is the award's youngest ever winner, having received it for the first time when he was 24. He is also a composer and has written music and songs for a number of his works, including a full-length musical for [[BBC Radio 3]] about the legend of Cassandra, called ''Agonies Awakening.'' He runs the production company ''25th Image'', for which he produces and directs the podcast comedy-drama ''Night Games'', also playing a leading role alongside [[Michael Maloney]].


Warner received a BA in philosophy from [[King's College London]] and an MA in creative writing from the [[University of East Anglia]]. He was born in Los Angeles.
Warner received a BA in philosophy from [[King's College London]] and an MA in creative writing from the [[University of East Anglia]]. He was born in Los Angeles.
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* 1989: Winner – BBC/Methuen Giles Cooper Awards, Best Radio Plays of the Year, ''By Where the Old Shed Used to Be''
* 1989: Winner – BBC/Methuen Giles Cooper Awards, Best Radio Plays of the Year, ''By Where the Old Shed Used to Be''


==Television and Film==
==Selected Television and Film==
* 2021: ''Soho Square'', television series for [[Rupert Everett]] and Expanded Media
* 2024: ''The Innocence Project'', television series for [[Hat Trick Productions]]
* 2019: ''Happiness'', feature film for Barbara Broccoli and Eon Productions
* 2023: ''Reputations'', television series for Eon Productions
* 2016: ''Marlowe'', television series for Eon Productions and Smuggler Entertainment
* 2021: ''Soho Square'', television series for [[Rupert Everett]]
* 2019: ''Happiness'', feature film for [[Barbara Broccoli]] and Eon Productions
* 2016: ''Marlowe'', television series for Eon Productions
* 2014: ''Consuelo and Alva'', feature film for Portobello Productions
* 2014: ''Consuelo and Alva'', feature film for Portobello Productions
* 2011: ''[[Codebreaker (2011 film)|Codebreaker]]'', Channel 4 – with [[Henry Goodman]], [[Ed Stoppard]]
* 2011: ''[[Codebreaker (2011 film)|Codebreaker]]'', Channel 4 – with [[Henry Goodman]], [[Ed Stoppard]]
* 2009: ''[[The Last Days of Lehman Brothers]]'', BBC2 – with [[James Cromwell]], [[Ben Daniels]], [[Corey Johnson (actor)|Corey Johnson]], [[Alex Jennings]], [[Michael Landes]], [[Henry Goodman]], [[Michael Brandon]], [[James Bolam]]
* 2009: ''[[The Last Days of Lehman Brothers]]'', BBC2 – with [[James Cromwell]], [[Ben Daniels]], [[Corey Johnson (actor)|Corey Johnson]], [[Alex Jennings]], [[Michael Landes]], [[Henry Goodman]], [[Michael Brandon]], [[James Bolam]]
* 2006: ''[[Maxwell (film)|Maxwell]]'', BBC2 – with [[David Suchet]], [[Patricia Hodge]], [[Dan Stevens]]
* 2006: ''[[Maxwell (film)|Maxwell]]'', BBC2 (writer, actor) – with [[David Suchet]], [[Patricia Hodge]], [[Dan Stevens]]
* 2004: ''[[The Queen's Sister]]'', Channel 4 – with [[Lucy Cohu]], [[Toby Stephens]], [[David Threlfall]]
* 2004: ''[[The Queen's Sister]]'', Channel 4 – with [[Lucy Cohu]], [[Toby Stephens]], [[David Threlfall]]
* 2002: ''[[Julius Caesar (TV miniseries)|Julius Caesar]]'', Warner Bros./TNT – with [[Christopher Walken]], [[Richard Harris]], [[Jeremy Sisto]], [[Valeria Golino]], [[Chris Noth]]
* 2002: ''[[Julius Caesar (TV miniseries)|Julius Caesar]]'', Warner Bros./TNT – with [[Christopher Walken]], [[Richard Harris]], [[Jeremy Sisto]], [[Valeria Golino]], [[Chris Noth]]
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* 2013/14: ''[[Strangers on a Train (play)|Strangers on a Train]]'', [[Gielgud Theatre]], West End, London – with [[Jack Huston]], [[Laurence Fox]], [[Miranda Raison]], [[Imogen Stubbs]], [[Christian McKay]], and [[MyAnna Buring]]. Directed by [[Robert Allan Ackerman]]. Produced by [[Barbara Broccoli]].
* 2013/14: ''[[Strangers on a Train (play)|Strangers on a Train]]'', [[Gielgud Theatre]], West End, London – with [[Jack Huston]], [[Laurence Fox]], [[Miranda Raison]], [[Imogen Stubbs]], [[Christian McKay]], and [[MyAnna Buring]]. Directed by [[Robert Allan Ackerman]]. Produced by [[Barbara Broccoli]].
* 2004: ''Disguises'', [[Alabama Shakespeare Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/new-play-about-figaro-playwright-beaumarchais-highlight-of-alabama-shakes-2003-04-season-com-114493|title = New Play About Figaro Playwright Beaumarchais Highlight of Alabama Shakes' 2003-04 Season|date = 28 July 2003}}</ref>
* 2004: ''Disguises'', [[Alabama Shakespeare Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/new-play-about-figaro-playwright-beaumarchais-highlight-of-alabama-shakes-2003-04-season-com-114493|title = New Play About Figaro Playwright Beaumarchais Highlight of Alabama Shakes' 2003-04 Season|date = 28 July 2003}}</ref>
* 2002: ''Fallen'', Merrimack Theatre, Boston
* 2002: ''Fallen'' (writer, composer) , Merrimack Theatre, Boston
* 1999: ''Love to Madeleine'', Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh Festival
* 1999: ''Love to Madeleine'', Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh Festival
* 1992: ''Caledonian Road'', White Bear Theatre, London
* 1992: ''Caledonian Road'', White Bear Theatre, London
* 1988: ''God's Country'', Old Red Lion, London
* 1988: ''God's Country'', Old Red Lion, London
* 1987: ''Matthias'', Cooper Square Theatre, New York
* 1987: ''Matthias'' (writer, director) , Cooper Square Theatre, New York
* 1986: ''A Place to Watch Her Grow'', Cooper Square Theatre, New York
* 1986: ''A Place to Watch Her Grow'' (writer, director), Cooper Square Theatre, New York


==Audio Drama==
==Audio Drama==
* 2023: ''Night Games'', four-part serial for Invisible Acts – with [[Michael Maloney]]
* 2023: ''Night Games'', returning serial for 25th Image (writer, producer/director, actor) – with [[Michael Maloney]]
* 2013: ''Tosca's Kiss'', BBC Radio 3 – with [[Stephen Dillane]], [[Kate Fleetwood]]
* 2013: ''Tosca's Kiss'', BBC Radio 3 – with [[Stephen Dillane]], [[Kate Fleetwood]]
* 1997: ''Agonies Awakening'' (book, music and lyrics), BBC Radio 3 – with [[Anton Lesser]], [[Miles Anderson]], [[Clare Holman]], [[Hugh Quarshie]], [[Josette Simon]]
* 1997: ''Agonies Awakening'' (writer, composer, musical director), BBC Radio 3 – with [[Anton Lesser]], [[Miles Anderson]], [[Clare Holman]], [[Hugh Quarshie]], [[Josette Simon]]
* 1996: ''Beaumarchais'', six-part serial, BBC Radio 4 – with [[Henry Goodman]], [[Ronald Pickup]], [[Bill Nighy]], [[David Calder (actor)|David Calder]], [[Ron Cook]]
* 1996: ''Beaumarchais'', six-part serial, BBC Radio 4 – with [[Henry Goodman]], [[Ronald Pickup]], [[Bill Nighy]], [[David Calder (actor)|David Calder]], [[Ron Cook]]
* 1996: ''Strangers on a Train'', BBC Radio 4 – with [[Saskia Reeves]], [[Michael Sheen]], [[Anton Lesser]], [[Bill Nighy]]
* 1996: ''Strangers on a Train'', BBC Radio 4 (writer, composer, actor) – with [[Saskia Reeves]], [[Michael Sheen]], [[Anton Lesser]], [[Bill Nighy]]
* 1995: ''The Mind-Body Problem'', BBC Radio 4 – with [[Bill Nighy]], [[Michael Maloney]], [[Geraldine James]]
* 1995: ''The Mind-Body Problem'', BBC Radio 4 (writer, composer, actor) – with [[Bill Nighy]], [[Michael Maloney]], [[Geraldine James]]
* 1993: ''A Romance'', BBC Radio 4 – with [[Michael Maloney]], [[Kristin Milward]]
* 1993: ''A Romance'', BBC Radio 4 – with [[Michael Maloney]], [[Kristin Milward]]
* 1992: ''High Flyer'', BBC Radio 4 – with [[Mick Ford]]
* 1992: ''High Flyer'', BBC Radio 4 – with [[Mick Ford]]
* 1992: ''A Sense of Things Moving Forward'', BBC Radio 4/World Service – with [[Ben Kingsley]], [[Frances Barber]], [[Simon Russell Beale]], [[Patrick Malahide]]
* 1992: ''A Sense of Things Moving Forward'', BBC Radio 4/World Service – with [[Ben Kingsley]], [[Frances Barber]], [[Simon Russell Beale]], [[Patrick Malahide]]
* 1991: ''Figure with Meat'', BBC Radio 3 – with [[Clive Merrison]], [[Judy Parfitt]], [[Lynsey Baxter]]
* 1991: ''Figure with Meat'', BBC Radio 3 (writer, composer, singer) – with [[Clive Merrison]], [[Judy Parfitt]], [[Lynsey Baxter]]
* 1991: ''Piece'', after Iain Banks, BBC Radio 5 – with [[Bill Paterson (actor)|Bill Paterson]]
* 1991: ''Piece'', after Iain Banks, BBC Radio 5 – with [[Bill Paterson (actor)|Bill Paterson]]
* 1990: ''Love to Madeleine'', BBC Radio 4 – with [[Richard E. Grant]], [[Miranda Richardson]], [[Phil Davis (actor)|Phil Davis]]
* 1990: ''Love to Madeleine'', BBC Radio 4 – with [[Richard E. Grant]], [[Miranda Richardson]], [[Phil Davis (actor)|Phil Davis]]

Latest revision as of 02:29, 8 August 2024

Writer Craig Warner

Craig Warner (born 25 April 1964) is a multiple award-winning playwright and screenwriter who lives and works in Suffolk, England.[1]

His play Strangers on a Train, based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith, ran in London's West End in 2013–14, and starred Jack Huston, Laurence Fox, Miranda Raison, Imogen Stubbs, Christian McKay, and MyAnna Buring. It was directed by Robert Allan Ackerman and produced by Barbara Broccoli.[2][3]

He wrote The Queen's Sister for Channel 4, which was nominated for several BAFTA awards (including Best Single Drama), Maxwell for BBC2, which garnered a Broadcasting Press Guild Award nomination for Best Single Drama and won David Suchet an International Emmy for Best Actor, and The Last Days of Lehman Brothers,[4] for which Warner was longlisted for a BAFTA Craft Award for Best Writer, and which won him the award for Best Writer at the Seoul International Drama Awards in 2010. He wrote the mini-series Julius Caesar for Warner Bros., which gained Warner a Writers Guild Award nomination for Best Original Long-Form Drama, and he performed an extensive uncredited rewrite on The Mists of Avalon, also for Warner Bros., which was nominated for a Writers Guild Award and nine Emmys, including Best Mini-series. Warner wrote the screenplay for Codebreaker, a film about Alan Turing.

Craig Warner started out writing for the theatre and for radio. His first radio play for BBC Radio 4, Great Men of Music, was performed by Philip Davis and was included in Radio 4's first Young Playwrights Festival. His second play By Where the Old Shed Used to Be, with Miranda Richardson, won the Giles Cooper Award for Best Radio Plays of the Year, and it was included in the volume of winners for 1989, published by Methuen. His play Figure With Meat also won a Giles Cooper Award and was published in the Methuen volume of 1991. Craig Warner is the award's youngest ever winner, having received it for the first time when he was 24. He is also a composer and has written music and songs for a number of his works, including a full-length musical for BBC Radio 3 about the legend of Cassandra, called Agonies Awakening. He runs the production company 25th Image, for which he produces and directs the podcast comedy-drama Night Games, also playing a leading role alongside Michael Maloney.

Warner received a BA in philosophy from King's College London and an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia. He was born in Los Angeles.

Awards

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  • 2012: Winner – Best Production, EuroPAWS Science TV Audience Award, Codebreaker [5]
  • 2010: Winner – Best Writer, Seoul International Drama Awards, The Last Days of Lehman Brothers [6]
  • 2008: Nominated – Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, Best Single Drama, Maxwell
  • 2006: Nominated – BAFTA TV Award, Best Single Drama, The Queen's Sister [7]
  • 2004: Nominated – Writers Guild of America, WGA Award (TV), Best Original Long-Form Drama, Julius Caesar
  • 1998: Nominated – Verity Bargate Award, Soho Theatre, Dark Leaves
  • 1997: Nominated – Vivian Ellis Prize, Kings Head Theatre, Agonies Awakening
  • 1992: Nominated – European Broadcast Union Award, High Flyer
  • 1991: Winner – BBC/Methuen Giles Cooper Awards, Best Radio Plays of the Year, Figure With Meat
  • 1989: Winner – BBC/Methuen Giles Cooper Awards, Best Radio Plays of the Year, By Where the Old Shed Used to Be

Selected Television and Film

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Theatre

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Audio Drama

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Translations

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  • 1990: The Devil by Maupassant, BBC Radio 4 – with Ian Holm
  • 1989: The Baptism by Maupassant, BBC Radio 3 – with Anton Lesser

References

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  1. ^ "From Script to Prose – A Profile of Craig Warner".
  2. ^ "Strangers on a Train, Gielgud Theatre, review".
  3. ^ "Strangers on a Train stage production thrills critics". BBC News. 20 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Lehman Brothers: The movie".
  5. ^ "Turing Film Wins Award in Europe".
  6. ^ "2010 Seoul International Drama Awards » Dramabeans Korean drama recaps". 10 September 2010.
  7. ^ "Television in 2006 | BAFTA Awards".
  8. ^ "New Play About Figaro Playwright Beaumarchais Highlight of Alabama Shakes' 2003-04 Season". 28 July 2003.
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