Chris Urch is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. For television, he was part of the writing team behind Steve McQueen’s series, Small Axe. He has most recently written an episode of the BAFTA-nominated comedy, We Might Regret This for BBC. Currently, he is developing television projects with Sky and Plan B.
For film, his debut screenplay, Lee (Pathé), landed on the prestigious Blacklist. His second feature, The Murder Hustle, is being developed with Mubi. His directorial debut, Blackout, a short film starring Mawaan Rizwan, premiered in 2025 for LSFF, BFI FLARE, and won the Iris Prize. His debut play, Land of our Fathers, transferred to the West End. His second play, the multi-award-winning The Rolling Stone, transferred to Lincoln Centre, New York.
Mae Chris Urch yn ddramodydd a sgriptiwr arobryn. Ar gyfer teledu, roedd yn rhan o’r tîm ysgrifennu y tu ôl i gyfres Steve McQueen, Small Axe; yn fwyaf diweddar, ysgrifennodd bennod o’r gomedi a enwebwyd am BAFTA, We Might Regret This, ar gyfer y BBC. Ar hyn o bryd, mae’n datblygu prosiectau teledu gyda Sky a Plan B.
Ar gyfer ffilm, glaniodd ei sgript gyntaf, Lee (Pathé), a‘r Blacklist mawreddog. Mae ei ail ffilm nodwedd, The Murder Hustle, yn cael ei datblygu gyda Mubi. Perfformiwyd ei gyntaf fel cyfarwyddwr, Blackout, ffilm fer gyda Mawaan Rizwan yn serennu, am y tro cyntaf yn 2025 ar gyfer LSFF, BFI FLARE, ac enillodd Wobr Iris. Trosglwyddwyd ei ddrama gyntaf, Land Of Our Fathers, i’r West End. Trosglwyddwyd ei ail ddrama, The Rolling Stone, a enillodd sawl gwobr, i Lincoln Centre, Efrog Newydd.
