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Neil Cross ( Neil Claude Gadd; born 9 February 1969) is a British novelist and scriptwriter, best known as the creator of the drama series ''
Luther
Luther may refer to:
People
* Martin Luther (1483–1546), German monk credited with initiating the Protestant Reformation
* Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), American minister and leader in the American civil rights movement
* Luther (give ...
'' and ''
Hard Sun
''Hard Sun'' was a pre-apocalyptic British television, British crime drama series, created and written by Neil Cross, starring Agyness Deyn and Jim Sturgess as the principal characters, DI Elaine Renko and DCI Charlie Hicks. The series is a BBC ...
''. He is also the showrunner for the TV adaptation of ''
The Mosquito Coast'', which began airing in 2021.
Life and career
Neil Claude Gadd was born in
Bristol
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on 9 February 1969, to unhappily married parents, Alan and Edna ( Noyes) Gadd. He was the youngest of their four children.
His mother ran away when he was five, returned two years later and took him to
Edinburgh
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with Derek Cross, a White South African who was to become his stepfather and whose surname he would adopt.
Neil Cross graduated from the University of Leeds in 1994 with a degree in English and Theology, and received his Masters in English in the year following. His initial career was solely as a novelist, beginning with ''Mr In-Between'', which was published in 1998 (and adapted into
a film in 2001).
He later worked into television, writing an episode of the spy drama ''
Spooks'' in 2006 before becoming lead writer on the
sixth and
seventh
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* A fraction (mathematics), , equal to one of seven equal parts
Film and television
*"The Seventh", a second-season e ...
series of the show. He has written for ''
The Fixer'' and ''
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
'' ("
The Rings of Akhaten
"The Rings of Akhaten" is the seventh episode of the Doctor Who (series 7), seventh series of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', first broadcast on BBC One on 6 April 2013. It was written by Neil Cross and directed b ...
" and "
Hide"). In 2010 he wrote a new adaptation of ''
Whistle and I'll Come to You
"Whistle and I'll Come to You" is a 1968 BBC television drama adaptation of the 1904 ghost story 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad' by M. R. James. It tells of an eccentric and distracted professor who happens upon a strange whistle whi ...
'', from the story by
M. R. James
Montague Rhodes James (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936) was an English author, medievalist scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918), and of Eton College (1918–1936). He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambrid ...
.
He has created three television series:
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crime thrillers ''
Luther
Luther may refer to:
People
* Martin Luther (1483–1546), German monk credited with initiating the Protestant Reformation
* Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), American minister and leader in the American civil rights movement
* Luther (give ...
'' and ''
Hard Sun
''Hard Sun'' was a pre-apocalyptic British television, British crime drama series, created and written by Neil Cross, starring Agyness Deyn and Jim Sturgess as the principal characters, DI Elaine Renko and DCI Charlie Hicks. The series is a BBC ...
'' (for which he wrote all the episodes); and ''
Crossbones'', an action adventure pirate series for
NBC
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(co-created with
James V. Hart
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Career Writing
Hart wrote the screenplay to the Steven Spielberg feature film ''Hook' ...
and Amanda Welles). Cross co-wrote the screenplay for the 2013 film ''
Mama
Mama(s) or Mamma or Momma may refer to:
Roles
*Mother, a female parent
* Mama-san, in Japan and East Asia, a woman in a position of authority
*Mamas, a name for female associates of the Hells Angels
Places
*Mama, Russia, an urban-type settlement ...
''.
He has continued to write novels, including ''Always the Sun'', which was long-listed for the
Booker Prize
The Booker Prize, formerly known as the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a Literary award, literary prize awarded each year for the best novel written in English and published in the United King ...
, ''Burial'' and ''Captured''; and has written a memoir ''Heartland'', which was short-listed for the
PEN/Ackerley Prize
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for literary autobiography of excellence. His most recent novel, ''
Luther: The Calling'', was published in 2011. In 2019 it was announced he was adapting ''Burial'' into what became the
ITV
ITV or iTV may refer to:
ITV
*Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of:
** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...
series ''
The Sister''.''
In 2011, Cross was included in ''
Variety
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Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats
* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'' magazine's list of "10 Screenwriters to Watch".
Filmography
Television
Film
Bibliography
* ''Mr In-Between'' (1998), initially to be entitled
Adrenochrome
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* ''Christendom'' (1999)
* ''Holloway Falls'' (2003)
* ''Always the Sun'' (2004)
* ''Heartland (a memoir)'' (2006)
* ''Natural History'' (2007)
* ''Burial'' (2009)
* ''Captured'' (2010)
* ''
Luther: The Calling'' (2011)
Awards and nominations
''Luther'' Series 1
* Winner, ''Luther'',
Mystery Writers of America
Mystery Writers of America (MWA) is an organization of mystery and crime writers, based in New York City.
The organization was founded in 1945 by Clayton Rawson, Anthony Boucher, Lawrence Treat, and Brett Halliday.
It presents the Edgar Award ...
Edgar Award
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for Best Teleplay in 2010 (Episode 1).
* Nominee, ''Luther'', Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best Teleplay in 2010 (Episode 4).
* Nominee, ''Luther'', NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
''Luther'' Series 2
* Nominee, Neil Cross,
Primetime Emmy Award
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2012, Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
* Nominee, ''Luther'', Primetime Emmy Award 2012, Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
* Winner, ''Luther'', Creative Diversity Network, Radio Times Drama award 2011
* Winner, ''Luther'',
Royal Television Society
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, Best Drama Series 2011
* Nominee, ''Luther'', Broadcast Television Journalists Association
Critics' Choice Television Awards 2012, Best Movie/Miniseries
''Luther'' Series 3
* Nominee, Neil Cross, Primetime Emmy Award 2014, Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
* Nominee, ''Luther'', Primetime Emmy Award 2013, Outstanding Miniseries
Books
* Winner, ''Luther: The Calling'',
Ngaio Marsh Award
The Ngaio Marsh Awards (formerly Ngaio Marsh Award), popularly called the Ngaios, are literary awards presented annually in New Zealand to recognise excellence in crime fiction, mystery, and thriller writing. The Awards were established by jour ...
, 2012
* Longlisted, ''Luther: The Calling'',
Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award
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2012
* Finalist, ''Captured'',
Ngaio Marsh Award
The Ngaio Marsh Awards (formerly Ngaio Marsh Award), popularly called the Ngaios, are literary awards presented annually in New Zealand to recognise excellence in crime fiction, mystery, and thriller writing. The Awards were established by jour ...
, New Zealand, 2011
* Finalist, ''Burial'',
Ngaio Marsh Award
The Ngaio Marsh Awards (formerly Ngaio Marsh Award), popularly called the Ngaios, are literary awards presented annually in New Zealand to recognise excellence in crime fiction, mystery, and thriller writing. The Awards were established by jour ...
,(NZ) 2010
* Shortlisted, ''Heartland'', PEN/Ackerley Prize for literary autobiography 2006
* Long-listed, ''Always the Sun'',
Man Booker Prize
The Booker Prize, formerly known as the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a literary prize awarded each year for the best novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland. ...
2004
References
External links
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Neil Crossauthor page on the
Simon & Schuster
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(UK publisher) website
Neil Crossauthor page on the Open Road (US publisher) website
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1969 births
Writers from Bristol
Living people
New Zealand crime fiction writers
New Zealand male novelists
New Zealand screenwriters
British television writers
British male screenwriters
British psychological fiction writers
British male television writers
21st-century New Zealand novelists
21st-century British male writers
Alumni of the University of Leeds
21st-century British screenwriters