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Colin Bateman (known mononymously as Bateman) is a novelist, screenwriter and former journalist from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland.

Biography

Born on 13 June 1962, Bateman attended Bangor Grammar School leaving at 16 when he was hired by Annie Roycroft to join the County Down Spectator as a "cub" reporter, then columnist and deputy editor.[3][4] A collection of his columns was published as Bar Stool Boy in 1989.

Bateman has been writing novels since his debut, Divorcing Jack, in 1994.[4]Divorcing Jack won a Betty Trask Award in the same year and was adapted into a 1998 film starring David Thewlis.[5][6] Several of Bateman's novels featured the semi-autobiographical Belfast journalist, Dan Starkey.[6]

His book Murphy's Law was adapted from the BBC television series Murphy's Law (2001–2007), featuring James Nesbitt. Bateman explains on his website that "Murphy's Law was written specifically for James Nesbitt, a local actor who became a big TV star through Cold Feet. The ninety-minute pilot for Murphy's Law on BBC 1 was seen by more than seven million people, and led to three TV series, on which I was the chief writer".[4]

His eight part series Scúp was written in English and translated into Irish. It was produced by Sterling Films & BBC Northern Ireland. A second series has since been commissioned.[7]

His children's book Titanic 2020 was shortlisted for the 2008 Salford Children's Book Award.[8][9]

Gran parte de su obra se produce bajo el nombre de "Bateman" (en lugar de su nombre completo); su novela de 2007, I Predict a Riot, lleva (entre otras) la dedicatoria: "Por mi nombre cristiano, que se fue pero no será olvidado". [ 10 ] Desde 2016, Bateman se ha adentrado cada vez más en el cine, escribiendo los guiones de The Journey , protagonizada por Timothy Spall y Colm Meaney , y Driven, protagonizada por Jason Sudeikis y Lee Pace . Ambas películas se estrenaron en el Festival de Cine de Venecia y fueron seleccionadas para el Festival de Cine de Toronto . Actualmente está escribiendo películas sobre Fidel Castro en Nueva York, The Hotel Theresa y el agente doble británico George Blake .

Novelas

Cine y televisión

See also

References

  1. ↑"Betty Trask Past Winners | Society of Authors – Protecting the rights and furthering the interests of authors". Society of Authors. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  2. ↑"Colin Bateman wins Last Laugh Award". Curtisbrown.co.uk. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  3. ↑Unknown (8 February 2016). "'I've high hopes for my Paisley and McGuinness film... some will love it and others will just hate it'". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. 123"Biography". colinbateman.com. Colin Bateman. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  5. ↑"Betty Trask Award: Past winners". Society of Authors. Archived from the original on 20 May 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  6. 12"Mohammed Maguire: The author". Nerve Centre Productions. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  7. ↑"SCUP". filmbase.ie.com. Filmbase.ie. Retrieved 25 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑"2008 Book Award – Salford City Council". Salford.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  9. ↑Colin (16 January 2009). "All the latest...: In the shadow of Old Trafford". Batemansnewblog.blogspot.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  10. ↑"Colin Bateman: Last Book!". Colinbatemansblog.blogspot.com. 10 October 2006. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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