Ronan Bennett
Irish novelist · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1956 · age 70
Ronan Bennett is an 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.
Ronan Bennett is read about 723 times a day, in 5 languages.
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Antonia Bird Directed Face and The Hamburg Cell
Michael Mann Directed Public Enemies (2009)
James Nesbitt Also in Love Lies Bleeding and Lucky Break
Peter Cattaneo Directed Lucky Break (2001)
Richard Dormer Ronan wrote The Day of the Jackal
Robert Dornhelm Directed A Further Gesture (1997)
Brian Kirk Directed Do Armed Robbers Have Love Affairs? (2002)
Paul Webster Produced Lucky Break (2001)
Finola Dwyer Produced The Hamburg Cell (2004)
Paul Ronan Also in A Further Gesture (1997)
Barnaby Thompson Produced Lucky Break (2001)
David Aukin Produced The Hamburg Cell (2004)- Charles Guard Directed Dead Shot (2023)
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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. He has since gone on to create, write and executive-produce the Golden Globe-nominated thriller series The Day of the Jackal, which has been renewed for a second series.
