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Ronan Bennett (born 14 January 1956) is a Northern 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 was born in 1956 in Northern Ireland, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Top Boy (2011), Gunpowder (2017) and Public Enemies (2009).
Apr 15, 2024 · The creator of Top Boy, a critically acclaimed series about the lives and crimes of young Black men in London, reflects on his personal and artistic journey. He shares how his own experience of imprisonment and interrogation influenced his writing, and how he coped with the media attention and the murder investigation.
Jan 20, 2024 · Ronan Bennett: ‘I’m not the only Irish person to criticise an Irish man in the White House for a lack of solidarity’. Jaq, based on his hit crime drama Top Boy, marks a return to fiction after...
Sep 16, 2019 · Canadian rap superstar Drake turned out to be a huge fan and a third series has just launched on Netflix. “Drake’s been like the gasoline to our fire, enabling us to get the show back,” says...
Feb 1, 2024 · Ronan Bennett is the showrunner, writer and executive producer of Top Boy, a crime drama about drug dealers in London. He also wrote a novel based on the series, titled Jaq: A Top Boy Story, which is available as a podcast.
Ronan Bennett is a regular contributor to The Guardian and The Observer. His recent work includes the feature film Public Enemies in 2009, and the television series Undisclosed, Hidden (2011) and Top Boy (2011). He is currently writing the screenplay for Dean King's book, Skeletons on the Zahara.
