Nazrin Choudhury
| Nazrin Choudhury | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | হাসিনা মমতাজ |
| Born |
1976 (age 38–39) South London, England |
| Residence | London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Ethnicity | Bengali |
| Education |
BSc Biomedical Science MA Screenwriting |
| Alma mater |
King's College London Northern Film School |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, actress, author, playwright |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Style | Drama |
| Awards |
Richard Imison Award "Mixed Blood" (2006) DNA Films Focus on Talent "Scum" |
Nazrin Choudhury (Bengali: নাসরিন চৌধুরী; born 1976) is an award-winning[1] English screenwriter and actress of Bangladeshi descent.[2]
Education
Choudhury was born in South London, England to parents of Bangladeshi origin. She is the youngest of five children and received a scholarship to attend Streatham and Clapham High School. During her final year at school she took her first steps in her writing career when she was awarded a Literary Travel Scholarship to travel to North America by the Girls' Day School Trust.[3] Between 1994 – 1996 she attended King's College London and read for a BSc in Biomedical Science, graduating with honours. Following her graduation she spent time working as an actress with the Royal Court Youth Theatre (at the Royal Court Theatre) before undertaking a theatre tour of Austria.
Between 2001 and 2003 she attended the Northern Film School to study for an MA in Screenwriting having received a FilmFour Productions/Channel 4 Award.
Career
Choudhury is a screenwriter who has 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 critically acclaimed[4] radio play Mixed Blood[5] won the Richard Imison Award in 2006. During 2009, she was Series Story Consultant on Bishaash, a BBC World Service Trust 24-episode television series for Bangladesh. In 2010, she worked with Menhaj Huda on his film Everywhere and Nowhere.[6]
In 2006, she was awarded a grant for the arts by the Arts Council England for her first novel My England.[7] Her first screenplay, Scum, won the 'Focus on Talent' award, a competition run by DNA Films. She is a member of the Society of Authors Broadcasting Committee and a voting member of BAFTA.
Choudhury is currently based in Los Angeles and was selected as one of the ten finalists for the 2014 Fox Writers Intensive.[8]
Filmography
Writing
| Year | Title | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | EastEnders | 1 episode: "3 November 2003" |
| 2004 | 1 episode: "18 October 2004" | |
| Doctors | 1 episode: "No Angel" | |
| 2006 | Casualty | 2 episodes: "A Problem Halved, To Be a Parent" |
| 2009 | Waterloo Road | 1 episode: "#4.12" |
| Doctors | 1 episode: "Great Expectations" | |
| 2010 | 1 episode: "Letting Go" | |
| 2011 | 1 episode: "Suffocating Love" | |
| Everywhere and Nowhere | Additional writing | |
Acting
| Year | Title | Role | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Mersey Beat | Pharmacist | 1 episode: "Unexploded Bombs" |
| 2002 | Lood Strangers | 1 episode: "Air Stewardess" | TV film |
| 2004 | Kismet Road | Yasmin Munir | TV series |
| 2007 | Emmerdale | Nurse Gould | 2 episodes: "#1.4850", "#1.4842" |
| 2009 | The Royal Today | Maya | 1 episode: "#1.32" |
See also
References
- ↑ Liz, Thomas (4 October 2006). "Casualty writer wins Imison prize for best new radio drama". The Stage. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ↑ Lang, Kirsty (October 2006). "Nazrin Choudhury: Imison winner 2006". Front Row (BBC Radio 4). Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ "GDST Alumnae Network". Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ↑ Daoust, Phil (2 November 2005). "Pick of the day". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Mixed Blood". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ↑ "Everywhere and Nowhere". IMDb. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ↑ "Granting Precious Time". Arts Council England Annual Review 2008. July 2008. p. 10. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ↑ Khatchatourian, Maane (23 January 2014). "Fox Selects 10 Finalists for Annual Writers Intensive". Variety. Retrieved 26 January 2014.