Adrian Mead is a British screenwriter, director and author.
Career
Prior to working in television, Mead had worked odd jobs, such as a hairdresser in New York and a nightclub bouncer. While studying in Edinburgh for a degree in criminal psychology, Mead got involved with student short films. He began making his own short films in the early 2000s, and gained his first television writing credit on Where the Heart Is, followed by series such as Paradise Heights, Waking the Dead and River City. In 2005, he directed and co-wrote his feature debut, Night People. It was developed and financed under the Scottish Screen/SMG New Found Film initiative.
He also worked as a director on children's television, such as Eve and Molly and Mack, as well as doing second unit on The Replacement and the fourth series of Shetland. He authored a screenwriting manual, Making it as a Screenwriter, in 2008, which focused on practical tools and steps towards working in the British industry.
Filmography
Television
Where the Heart Is (2000-2001) - Writer
Paradise Heights (2002) - Writer
The Eustace Bros. (2003) - Writer
Blue Dove (2004) - Writer
Waking the Dead (2008) - Writer
River City (2010) - Writer
M.I. High (2014) - Director
Eve (2015-2016) - Director
Molly & Mack (2018-2019) - Lead director
Film
Family (2002) - Director
Hushtown (2004) - Director, writer
Night People (2005) Director, co-writer
Killer (2012) - Director, writer
Misgivings (2016) - Director
References
External links
Official Website
Living people
21st-century English male writers
British soap opera writers
British male screenwriters
English television writers
British television directors
British film directors
English soap opera writers
British male television writers
Screenwriting instructors
Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century British screenwriters