Biography
Ronan Bennett (born 14 January 1956) is a Northern Irish novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for his work as showrunner, writer and executive producer of the drug and gang-related crime drama television series Top Boy. His other writing credits include the 1997 crime film Face, the 2009 Michael Mann crime biopic Public Enemies and the 2017 BBC historical drama miniseries Gunpowder.
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he moved to live in Hackney, East London with his wife and two children. Inspired by witnessing a twelve-year-old boy dealing drugs at his local Tesco supermarket in Hackney, Bennett created and wrote Top Boy, a British crime drama television series focusing on gang culture and drug dealing in a predominately-black council estate in East London. Originally airing for two series on Channel 4, the show was cancelled in 2014 but was revived as an original Netflix series, produced by rap artist Drake.
Filmography
all 22
Writer 20
Movies 11
TV Shows 11
Producer 1
Dead Shot (2023)
Top Boy (2019)
Gunpowder (2017)
Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood (2016)
Top Boy (2011)
Top Boy (2011)
Hidden (2011)
Public Enemies (2009)
10 Days to War (2008)
The Hamburg Cell (2004)
Do Armed Robbers Have Love Affairs? (2002)
Fields of Gold (2002)
Fields of Gold (2002)
Lucky Break (2001)
Rebel Heart (2001)
Face (1997)
A Further Gesture (1997)
A Man You Don't Meet Every Day (1994)
Love Lies Bleeding (1993)
The Donovans
Murder in a Small Town
The Day of the Jackal
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GenderMale
Birthday1956-01-14 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceBelfast, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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