- Jeremy Dyson
Jeremy Dyson (born
14 June 1966 ) is an English screenwriter and, withMark Gatiss ,Steve Pemberton andReece Shearsmith , makes up The League of Gentlemen.Dyson was born in
Leeds ,Yorkshire ,England , and "went toLeeds Grammar School . It was a very unimaginative place...". He studiedPhilosophy at theUniversity of Leeds and later completed an MA in screenwriting at theNorthern School of Film and Television . He now lives inHighbury ,London .His novel "What Happens Now" was published on
6 April 2006 to great reviews inThe Guardian andThe Independent . He has written several books including "Bright Darkness: Lost Art of the Supernatural Horror Film", a non-fiction guide to horror films, and a book of short stories entitled "Never Trust a Rabbit".He has co-created (with
Simon Ashdown ) the television series "Funland ", which aired onBBC Three , and wrote the "Billy Goats Gruff" episode of the BBC's 2008 series "Fairy Tales".Due to his self-confessed lack of acting skills and a rather camera-shy nature, he does not appear in "The League of Gentlemen" television series or any of its offshoots, apart from very brief cameos. He works as the assistant producer instead. In the film adaptation he is played by
Michael Sheen although Dyson appears in the background of a few scenes.Dyson has an interest in the
supernatural fiction of English writerRobert Aickman and has adapted Aickman's work in a number of media.Alongside his writing work, Dyson also plays keyboards in a pop band called Rudolf Rocker. They are based in Leeds and signed to Mook Records. Their best known album 'The Exotic Sounds of Rudolf Rocker' features the single 'Samba Suit'. They can be found on the internet at http://www.myspace.com/rudolfrocker. He had previously been a member of Leeds band
Flowers For Agatha in the 1980s.He is also a patron of the charity
No Panic .External links
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/talkwales/dysontranscript.shtml Transcript of talk with Jeremy Dyson]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0246037/ IMDb entry]
* [http://www.pfd.co.uk/clients/dysonj/b-aut.html CV at his agent PFD]
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,435803,00.html article about the League of Gentlemen]
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