Jeremy Dyson

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Jeremy Dyson (born 14 June 1966) is an English screenwriter and, with Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, makes up The League of Gentlemen.

Dyson was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, and "went to Leeds Grammar School. It was a very unimaginative place...". He studied Philosophy at the University of Leeds and later completed an MA in screenwriting at the Northern School of Film and Television. He now lives in Highbury, London.

His novel What Happens Now was published on 6 April 2006 to great reviews in The Guardian and The Independent. He has written several books including Bright Darkness: Lost Art of the Supernatural Horror Film, a non-fiction guide to horror films, and a book of short stories entitled Never Trust a Rabbit.

He has co-created (with Simon Ashdown) the television series Funland, which aired on BBC Three, and wrote the Billy Goats Gruff episode of the BBC's 2008 series Fairy Tales.

Due to his self-confessed lack of acting skills and a rather camera-shy nature, he does not appear in The League of Gentlemen television series or any of its offshoots, apart from very brief cameos. He works as the assistant producer instead. In the film adaptation he is played by Michael Sheen although Dyson appears in the background of a few scenes.

Dyson has an interest in the supernatural fiction of English writer Robert Aickman and has adapted Aickman's work in a number of media.

Alongside his writing work, Dyson also plays keyboards in a pop band called Rudolf Rocker. They are based in Leeds and signed to Mook Records. Their best known album 'The Exotic Sounds of Rudolf Rocker' features the single 'Samba Suit'. They can be found on the internet at http://www.myspace.com/rudolfrocker. He had previously been a member of Leeds band Flowers For Agatha in the 1980s.

He is also a patron of the charity No Panic.

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