Stuart Carolan Explained

Stuart Carolan (Irish: Stuart Ó Cearbhalláin) is an Irish screenwriter, producer, and playwright.[1] He is best known for creating, executive producing, and writing the crime drama Love/Hate.

Career

Theater

His 2004 play Defender of the Faith[2] [3] was produced at the Abbey Theatre and won the George Devine award for Best New Play in the UK & Ireland.[4]

His subsequent play The Empress of India was a commission from the Druid Theatre Company and directed by Tony award winner Garry Hynes.

In 2007 Carolan served as Writer-in-Association at Dublin's Abbey Theatre[5]

Television

Carolan created, executive produced, and wrote the crime drama Love/Hate. The series ran from 2010[6] to 2015 on RTÉ One and depicted the world of Dublin's gangs and their families. Carolan wrote all 28 episodes of Love/Hate during its entire run, and won the IFTA award for Best Television Screenplay for five consecutive years. The series went on to set Irish television records and became the most-watched Irish drama in history.[7]

In 2018 Carolan executive produced and co-wrote Taken Down[8] for RTÉ, Freemantle, and Arte, a crime series that explored the modern refugee crisis.

In 2020 Carolan was showrunner and executive producer of the television series [9] for TNT, Paramount Television, and Anonymous Content. The series follows up the 2018 limited series The Alienist.

Filmography

YearTitleNotesBroadcaster
2003The Dunphy ShowProducerTV3
2008Little White LieWriter, TV MovieRTÉ
2008RawWriter, 1 EpisodeRTÉ
2010–2015: Love/HateCreatorRTÉ One
2018 Taken Down (co-written by)
2020The Alienist: Angel of DarknessShowrunnerTNT
2024The GentlemenWriter, Episodes 5 & 6Netflix

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Irish Playography . 2010-03-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071127043317/http://www.irishplayography.com/search/person.asp?PersonID=7039 . 2007-11-27 .
  2. Web site: Secret Sharer - Page 1 - Theater - New York - Village Voice . 2010-03-15 . 2011-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604210349/http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-03-13/theater/secret-sharer/ . dead .
  3. News: Terrorists Down on the Farm . The New York Times . Neil . Genzlinger . 10 March 2007.
  4. Web site: Curtis Brown.
  5. Web site: Anglo Annual Report 2007 | PDF. Scribd.
  6. News: New Irish TV dramas coming to RTÉ. 12 July 2010. 13 July 2010. RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann.
  7. News: Love/Hate is returning to RTÉ on Friday nights. Why did we love it so much?. Tanya. Sweeney. The Irish Times.
  8. Web site: Taken Down. IMDb.
  9. Web site: The Alienist. IMDb.