Daniel Craig Jackson, also known as D.C. Jackson, is a

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, born in 1980.

Career

His first full-length play ''The Wall'' premiered at the

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in 2008. It was produced by

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and was nominated for several awards including the Best New Play at the

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and the Saltire Society Scottish First Book of the year. The sequel ''The Ducky'' was also produced by

and toured in 2009. In 2010, he finished his ''Stewarton Trilogy'' with ''The chilly brae''. His play My Romantic History' (which starred

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) won a Scotsman Fringe First at the 2010

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and sold out its run at the

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London. He also took part in the

's 2011 project ''

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'' where he contributed a piece based upon a book of the

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. In 2012 Jackson's play The Marriage of Figaro, an adaptation of the stage comedy by Beaumarchais and later opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was premiered at the

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, Edinburgh. In 2013 Jackson's play Threeway premiered at the

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, Edinburgh. In 2014, another of Jackson's work

Kill Johnny Glendenning ''Kill Johnny Glendenning'' is a Scottish comedy crime thriller play written by D C Jackson. It made its world premiere at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh in September 2014, before transferring to the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow. Production his ...

received its premiere at the Lyceum before transferring to Glasgow's

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Personal life

D.C. Jackson's partner is the Scottish television, stage and film actress Alison O'Donnell; they have two children. They met while O'Donnell played the lead role in Jackson's play, ''My Romantic History'', at the Traverse in Edinburgh, and later became a couple.

Works

*2008 ''The Wall'',

*2009 ''The Ducky'',

*2010 ''My Romantic History'',

*2010 ''The Chooky Brae'',

*2012 ''The Marriage of Figaro'',

, Edinburgh *2013 ''Threeway'',

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, Edinburgh *2014 ''

'',

, Edinburgh

References

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