Nazrin Choudhury

Nazrin Choudhury is an Academy Award-nominated British-American screenwriter, director and actress of Bangladeshi descent.^[1]

Nazrin Choudhury
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Born	South West London, England
Nationality	British
Education	BSc Biomedical Science MA Screenwriting
Alma mater	King's College London Northern Film School
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, actress, author, playwright, television producer
Years active	2001–present
Style	Drama
Awards	Richard Imison Award "Mixed Blood" (2006) DNA Films Focus on Talent "Scum"

Early life

Choudhury was born in South West London, England to parents of Bangladeshi origin.^[2] She graduated with a BSc in Biomedical Science from King's College London, and completed an MA in Screenwriting at the Northern Film School, having received a FilmFour Productions/Channel 4 Award.^[3]

Career

Choudhury scripted episodes of British television serials such as Casualty, Doctors, EastEnders and Waterloo Road. She also worked as a storyline writer on Coronation Street. Her radio play Mixed Blood^[4] won the Richard Imison Award in 2006.^[1][5]

In 2006, she was awarded a grant for the arts by the Arts Council England for her first novel My England.^[3] Her first screenplay Scum won the "Focus on Talent" award, a competition run by DNA Films.^{[citation needed]}

Choudhury was selected as one of the ten finalists for the 2014 Fox Writers Intensive.^[6] She moved to the United States and has written for Fox's Houdini and Doyle, Wayward Pines, Amazon's Jack Ryan and most recently written and produced on Fear the Walking Dead. On 17 September 2020, she was announced as the writer of American Radical for Universal, based the memoir written by Kevin Maurer and Tamer Elnoury. It is to be directed by Sam Esmail.^[7]

In 2023, Nazrin Choudhury wrote, directed, and produced the Oscar-nominated short film Red, White and Blue starring Brittany Snow and Juliet Donenfeld. Red, White and Blue garnered critical acclaim in the industry, winning both the Grand Jury Prize at the Edmonton International Film Festival and the Industry Choice Award at Dances with Films: New York. The film which served as Choudhury's directorial debut earned her an Oscar Nomination at the 96th Academy Awards.^[8]

Personal life

Choudhury is currently based in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Writer Year Title Notes Distributor 2003–2004 EastEnders 2 episodes BBC One 2004–2011 Doctors 4 episodes BBC One 2006 Casualty 2 episodes BBC One Mixed Blood BBC Radio Play BBC Radio 4 2009 Waterloo Road 1 episode BBC One 2011 Everywhere and Nowhere Additional writing Mara Pictures 2016 Damien 1 episode A&E Houdini and Doyle 1 episode, Co-producer (10 episodes) Fox Wayward Pines 1 episode, Co-producer (10 episodes) Fox 2017–2018 Damnation 2 episodes, Supervising producer (10 episodes) USA Network 2018 Jack Ryan 1 episode, Producer Amazon Prime 2019 Blood & Treasure 1 episode, Supervising producer (3 episodes) CBS 2020–2023 Fear the Walking Dead 8 episodes, co-executive producer (38 episodes) AMC 2023 Red, White and Blue[9] Live Action Short Film, writer/director -

Actor Year Title Role 2001 Mersey Beat Pharmacist (1 episode) 2002 Blood Strangers Air Stewardess (TV Film) 2004 Kismet Road Yasmin Munir (1 episode) 2007 Emmerdale Nurse Gould (2 episodes) 2009 The Royal Today Maya (1 episode)

See also

• List of British Bangladeshis

References

1. Liz, Thomas (4 October 2006). "Casualty writer wins Imison prize for best new radio drama". The Stage. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
2. Lang, Kirsty (October 2006). "Nazrin Choudhury: Imison winner 2006". Front Row. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
3. "Granting Precious Time" (PDF). Arts Council England Annual Review 2008. July 2008. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
4. "Mixed Blood". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
5. Daoust, Phil (2 November 2005). "Pick of the day". The Guardian.
6. Khatchatourian, Maane (23 January 2014). "Fox Selects 10 Finalists for Annual Writers Intensive". Variety. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
7. Kroll, Justin (17 September 2020). "Nazrin Choudhury Tapped To Pen 'American Radical' For Universal, Sam Esmail And Rami Malek". Deadline.
8. "The 96th Academy Awards". Oscars.org.
9. "RED, WHITE AND BLUE film website".

External links

• Nazrin Choudhury at IMDb
• Time To Read – Nazrin Choudhury
• Lang, Kirsty. Nazrin Choudhury: Imison winner 2006. BBC Radio 4. October 2006