Jon Brittain
Writing
Biography
Jon Brittain (born May 1987) is an Olivier Award-winning playwright, comedy writer and director who was born in Chester in the northwest of England and grew up in the Netherlands.[1] He graduated from the University of East Anglia with a BA in 2008.[2] His play Rotterdam received its world premiere at Theatre503 in October 2015[3] and subsequently received an Off West End Award nomination for Best New Play.[4] In 2017, the play won an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement In An Affiliate Theatre.[5] He was also nominated for the Evening Standard's Charles Wintour Award for the Most Promising Playwright.[6] Previously, he co-wrote and directed the hit show Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho, starring Matt Tedford.[7] He also directed stand-up comedian John Kearns's Fosters' Award winning shows Sight Gags for Perverts and Shtick.[8] Jon also directed Tom Allen, Tom Rosenthal, Mat Ewins and Richard Gadd who won Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Scotsman Fringe First Award for New Writing based on his play Baby Reindeer. In television, he was a writer during season 2 of The Amazing World of Gumball, Netflix’s The Crown and has created and starred in HodgePodge.[6]
Known For
The life of Gumball Watterson, a 12-year old cat who attends middle school in Elmore. Accompanied by his pet, adoptive brother, and best friend Darwin Watterson, he frequently finds himself involved in various shenanigans around the city, during which he interacts with various family members: Anais, Richard, and Nicole Watterson, and other various citizens.
The Amazing World of Gumball
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.
The Crown
Legendary highwayman Dick Turpin sets out on a series of wildly absurd escapades when he's made the reluctant leader of a band of outlaws—and tasked with outwitting utterly corrupt lawman Jonathan Wilde.
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
A film by Jon Brittain & Matthew Highton