Stuart Carolan

Stuart Carolan (Irish: Stuart Ó Cearbhalláin) is an Irish screenwriter, producer, and playwright.[1]

He is best known for creating, executive producing, and writing the crime drama Love/Hate.

Television

Carolan created, executive produced, and wrote the crime drama Love/Hate. The series ran from 2010[2] to 2015 on RTÉ One and depicted the world of Dublin’s gangs and their families. Carolan wrote all 28 episodes of Love/Hate during its entire run, and won the IFTA award for Best Television Screenplay for five consecutive years.[3] The series went on to set Irish television records and became the most-watched Irish drama in history.[4]

In 2018 Carolan executive produced and co-wrote Taken Down[5] for RTÉ, Freemantle, and Arte, a crime series that explored the modern refugee crisis.

In 2020 Carolan was showrunner and executive producer of the television series The Alienist: Angel of Darkness[6] for TNT, Paramount Television, and Anonymous Content. The series follows up the 2018 limited series The Alienist.

Theater

His 2004 play Defender of the Faith[7][8] was produced at the Abbey Theatre and won the George Devine award for Best New Play in the UK & Ireland.[9]

His subsequent play The Empress of India was a commission from the Druid Theatre Company and directed by Tony award winner Garry Hynes.

In 2007 Carolan served as Writer-in-Association at Dublin's Abbey Theatre[10]

Filmography

Writer
  • 2008: Little White Lie
  • 2008: Raw (1 Episode)
  • 2010-2015: Love/Hate
  • 2018: Taken Down (co-written by)
  • 2020: The Alienist: Angel of Darkness

Producer
  • 2003: The Dunphy Show
  • 2010-2015: Love/Hate
  • 2018: Taken Down
  • 2020: The Alienist: Angel of Darkness

Awards

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2010-03-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "New Irish TV dramas coming to RTÉ". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  3. https://ifta.ie/awards/nominees_2015/scriptdrama.html
  4. https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/love-hate-is-returning-to-rté-on-friday-nights-why-did-we-love-it-so-much-1.4270778
  5. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8649378/
  6. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8856008/
  7. http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-03-13/theater/secret-sharer/
  8. Genzlinger, Neil (10 March 2007). "Terrorists Down on the Farm". The New York Times.
  9. https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/news/news-carolan-wins-george-devine-award-2005
  10. https://www.scribd.com/document/188900930/Anglo-Annual-Report-2007
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