Keri Collins
Writer/Director
Keri Collins is a Welsh BAFTA winning writer and director working in comedy and drama for film and television who was named by Deadline as a 'Writer to Watch in 2024'.
His family action adventure movie SUPERGRAN, based on the iconic 1980s British TV show, topped The Brit List 2023, a curated list of the UK's best unproduced screenplays.
His debut feature action comedy CONVENIENCE, starred Ray Panthaki, Adeel Akhtar and Vicky McClure. It received 4 star review in Empire magazine and is currently streaming on Netflix.
Keri won the BAFTA Cymru Breakthrough Award for his work directing CONVENIENCE.
He has directed many hours of predominately improvised TV comedy for the BBC, Sky and Fox, clips of his work have garnered over 50m views online.
NEWS
- SEVERN broadcast on BBC Radio 4, listen here.
- Keri is named as a Writer to Watch in 2024 by Deadline.
- SUPER GRAN tops The Brit List 2023, with the highest number of votes ever received for a project on the list in its fifteen year history.
- CONVENIENCE now streaming on Netflix!
- Keri writing a family movie adaptation of 1980s classic book series, SUPERGRAN for Brock Media.
- Co created with Ahsan Naeem, Keri has been commissioned to co-write the pilot for a new UK set thriller series.
- Keri directing 6 episodes of series 6 of JAMIE JOHNSON for Short Form Media and CBBC.
- 'Moving the Border' clip from SOFT BORDER PATROL hits 50m views online.
- Keri directs series 2 and 3 of improvised BBC Brexit comedy SOFT BORDER PATROL for The Comedy Unit.
- Keri sets up and directs all 13 episodes across 2 series of improvised BBC comedy TOURIST TRAP, BBC Wales's first comedy commission in 20 years.
- Keri wins the BAFTA Cymru Breakthrough Award for his work directing CONVENIENCE.
Highlights
2024
Writer of a new BBC Radio 4 drama
2024
Screenwriter for a new comedy feature for a US studio
2023
Creator and writer of new holiday comedy series for Brock Media.
2023
Co-creator and co-writer of new TV thriller. Pilot commission.
2022
Writer of SUPERGRAN for Brock Media. Currently packaging.
2021
Director The Big One, a rehearsed read through pilot for C4.
2021
Director 6 episodes of Jamie Johnson for Short Form Media and CBBC.
2021
Writer/Director of SWAPSIES for Fox/Mars/M&Ms branded content
2020
Director of Soft Border Patrol series 3 for The Comedy Unit/BBC
2020
Director of Tourist Trap series 2 for The Comedy Unit/BBC
2019
Director of Soft Border Patrol series 2 for The Comedy Unit/BBC
2018
Director of Tourist Trap series 1 for The Comedy Unit/BBC
2018
Director of Bay House pilot. Tidy Productions.
2018
Writer of original spec script, sold to major US production company
2017
Director of 4 episodes of Trollied series 6 for Rough Cut/Sky One.
2014
BAFTA Cymru Breakthrough Award winner for CONVENIENCE.
2013
Director of feature comedy CONVENIENCE for Urban Way. Acquired by Netflix.
2012
Director of FUNDAY short film. Nominated for BAFTA Cymru Best Short.
SHOWREEL
An extended showreel of comedy cuts.
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