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| birth_name = Hugo Edgar Maxwell Blick
| birth_name = Hugo Edgar Maxwell Blick
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1965}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1964|12|7}}
| birth_place = [[Henley-on-Thames]], [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
| birth_place = [[Henley-on-Thames]], [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
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| years_active = 1988–present
| years_active = 1988–present
| occupation = [[screenwriting|writer]]<br/>[[film director|director]]<br/>[[film producer|producer]]<br/>[[Actor]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|film producer|screenwriter|actor}}
| known_for = ''[[The Shadow Line (TV series)|The Shadow Line]]''<br/>''[[The Honourable Woman]]''<br/>''[[Black Earth Rising]]''
| known_for = ''[[The Shadow Line (TV series)|The Shadow Line]]''<br/>''[[The Honourable Woman]]''<br/>''[[Black Earth Rising]]''
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'''Hugo Edgar Maxwell Blick''' (born 1965), sometimes credited as '''Hugo E. Blick''', is an English writer, producer, director and occasional actor.<ref name=BBC-Q&A-2014>{{cite web |last1=Blick |first1=Hugo |title=Q&A with Hugo Blick, Writer, Producer and Director of The Honourable Woman |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/writersroom/entries/cc86b976-3937-3b4e-accb-dce2e7f2e77b |website=[[BBC]] |accessdate=21 August 2015 |location=Writers Room Blog |date=3 July 2014 |quote=This is an extract from a Q&A by Hugo Blick for the MIPTV event in Cannes in April 2014}}</ref><ref name=DigitalSpy-Career-2014>{{cite web|last1=Jeffery|first1=Morgan|title=From Batman to The Shadow Line: Hugo Blick's amazing career|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/british-tv/feature/a581899/from-batman-to-the-shadow-line-hugo-blicks-amazing-career.html#~oJclTeyAhJm09k |website=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=6 July 2014|date=3 July 2014}}</ref><ref name=BAFTA-MiniMasterClass-2012>{{cite web|title=Hugo Blick: Television Mini Masterclass|url=http://guru.bafta.org/hugo-blick-television-mini-masterclass|website=[[BAFTA]]|accessdate=6 July 2014|date=12 May 2012}}</ref> He has his own production company, called Eight Rooks.<ref>[http://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/eight-rooks Companies in the UK: ''Eight Rooks Limited''] Linked 2014-07-09</ref>
'''Hugo Edgar Maxwell Blick''' (born 7 December 1964) is a British filmmaker and actor.<ref name=BBC-Q&A-2014>{{cite web |last1=Blick |first1=Hugo |title=Q&A with Hugo Blick, Writer, Producer and Director of The Honourable Woman |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/writersroom/entries/cc86b976-3937-3b4e-accb-dce2e7f2e77b |website=[[BBC]] |accessdate=21 August 2015 |location=Writers Room Blog |date=3 July 2014 |quote=This is an extract from a Q&A by Hugo Blick for the MIPTV event in Cannes in April 2014}}</ref><ref name=DigitalSpy-Career-2014>{{cite web|last1=Jeffery|first1=Morgan|title=From Batman to The Shadow Line: Hugo Blick's amazing career|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/british-tv/feature/a581899/from-batman-to-the-shadow-line-hugo-blicks-amazing-career.html#~oJclTeyAhJm09k |website=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=6 July 2014|date=3 July 2014}}</ref><ref name=BAFTA-MiniMasterClass-2012>{{cite web|title=Hugo Blick: Television Mini Masterclass|url=http://guru.bafta.org/hugo-blick-television-mini-masterclass|website=[[BAFTA]]|accessdate=6 July 2014|date=12 May 2012}}</ref> He has his own production company, called Eight Rooks.<ref>[http://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/eight-rooks Companies in the UK: ''Eight Rooks Limited''] Linked 2014-07-09</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Blick studied in Cardiff at the [[Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama|Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Advice From Actor-Turned-Writer Alumni|url=http://blog.rwcmd.ac.uk/2015/05/21/advice-from-actor-turned-writer-alumni/|accessdate=2 October 2015|publisher= [[Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama]]|date=21 May 2015}}</ref>
Hugo Blick studied in Cardiff at the [[Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama|Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Advice From Actor-Turned-Writer Alumni|url=http://blog.rwcmd.ac.uk/2015/05/21/advice-from-actor-turned-writer-alumni/|accessdate=2 October 2015|publisher= [[Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama]]|date=21 May 2015}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
He has acted in several films, appearing as a [[Joker (Jack Napier)|Young Jack Napier]], the character who would ultimately become [[Joker (character)|The Joker]] in [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]''. He delivers the famous line "Have you ever danced with the devil by the pale moon light?" after having killed the young [[Bruce Wayne]]'s parents.<ref name=Guardian-InPictures-2008>{{cite news|title=In pictures: Hugo Blick|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/gallery/2008/aug/28/television|accessdate=6 July 2014|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=28 August 2008}}</ref>
He has acted in several films, appearing as a [[Joker (Jack Napier)|Young Jack Napier]], the character who would ultimately become [[Joker (character)|The Joker]] in [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]''. He delivers the famous line "Have you ever danced with the devil by the pale moon light?" after having killed the young [[Bruce Wayne]]'s parents.<ref name=Guardian-InPictures-2008>{{cite news|title=In pictures: Hugo Blick|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/gallery/2008/aug/28/television|accessdate=6 July 2014|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=28 August 2008}}</ref>


He also wrote the TV series ''The Last Word Monologues,'' a series of three shorts featuring [[Sheila Hancock]], [[Rhys Ifans]] and [[Bob Hoskins]]. He has also had producer credits on several works including ''[[Roger & Val Have Just Got In]]'' starring [[Dawn French]] and [[Alfred Molina]].
He also co-wrote along with Simon Petter the TV series ''The Last Word Monologues,'' a series of three shorts featuring [[Sheila Hancock]], [[Rhys Ifans]] and [[Bob Hoskins]]. He has also had producer credits on several works including ''[[Roger & Val Have Just Got In]]'' starring [[Dawn French]] and [[Alfred Molina]].


As a writer he co-created, produced and directed the TV comedies ''[[Marion and Geoff]]'' with [[Rob Brydon]], ''[[Operation Good Guys]]'' in which he also appeared as 'Smiler' McCarthy and wrote and created the noir thriller ''[[The Shadow Line (TV series)|The Shadow Line]]'' (2011) for the [[BBC]], which starred [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]] and [[Christopher Eccleston]].<ref name=Guardian-NoWire-2011>{{cite news|last1=Raphael|first1=Amy|title=The Shadow Line: Don't mention The Wire|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/may/03/the-shadow-line-hugo-blick|accessdate=6 July 2014|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=3 May 2011}}</ref><ref name=Guardian-BlickWrote-2011>{{cite news|last1=Morgan|first1=Eleanor|title=Hugo Blick on how he wrote The Shadow Line|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/may/14/hugo-blick-shadow-line|accessdate=6 July 2014|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=13 May 2011}}</ref>
As a writer he co-created, produced and co-directed along with Simon Petter the TV comedies ''[[Marion and Geoff]]'' with [[Rob Brydon]], ''[[Operation Good Guys]]'' in which he also appeared as 'Smiler' McCarthy and wrote and created the noir thriller ''[[The Shadow Line (TV series)|The Shadow Line]]'' (2011) for the [[BBC]], which starred [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]] and [[Christopher Eccleston]].<ref name=Guardian-NoWire-2011>{{cite news|last1=Raphael|first1=Amy|title=The Shadow Line: Don't mention The Wire|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/may/03/the-shadow-line-hugo-blick|accessdate=6 July 2014|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=3 May 2011}}</ref><ref name=Guardian-BlickWrote-2011>{{cite news|last1=Morgan|first1=Eleanor|title=Hugo Blick on how he wrote The Shadow Line|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/may/14/hugo-blick-shadow-line|accessdate=6 July 2014|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=13 May 2011}}</ref>


In 2014, Blick wrote and directed the [[BBC]] drama series ''[[The Honourable Woman]]'', which won a [[Peabody Award]] and [[Golden Globe Award]].<ref name="golden globes">{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2015/01/11/golden-globe-winners-2015-golden-globes-awards-winner-list/ |title=Golden Globes 2015: Gina Rodriguez, ''Transparent'', ''The Affair'' Win Big |publisher=TVLine |first=Andy |last=Swift |date=11 January 2015 |accessdate=2 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="peabody">{{cite web |url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/the-honorable-woman|title=The Honourable Woman, 74th Annual Peabody Award Winners |publisher=The Peabody Awards |first=Noel |last=Holston |date=16 April 2015 |accessdate=2 November 2015}}</ref> In 2017, it was announced that Blick would write and direct ''[[Black Earth Rising]]'' for [[BBC Two]] and [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Scott|last=Roxburgh|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/netflix-boards-bbc-drama-troy-night-manager-writer-981895|title=Netflix Boards BBC Drama 'Troy' From 'Night Manager' Writer|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=March 1, 2017|accessdate=March 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first1=Georg|last1=Szalai|first2=Alex|last2=Ritman|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/uk-camera-operator-dies-filming-stunt-scene-bbc-netflix-drama-1060180|title=U.K. Camera Operator Dies Filming Stunt Scene for BBC, Netflix Drama|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 20, 2017|access-date=November 20, 2017|language=en}}</ref> In 2021 Blick was announced as filming [[The English (TV series)]], a western with [[Emily Blunt]] for the [[BBC]].
In 2014, Hugo Blick wrote and directed the [[BBC]] drama series ''[[The Honourable Woman]]'', which won a [[Peabody Award]] and [[Golden Globe Award]].<ref name="golden globes">{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2015/01/11/golden-globe-winners-2015-golden-globes-awards-winner-list/ |title=Golden Globes 2015: Gina Rodriguez, ''Transparent'', ''The Affair'' Win Big |publisher=TVLine |first=Andy |last=Swift |date=11 January 2015 |accessdate=2 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="peabody">{{cite web |url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/the-honorable-woman|title=The Honourable Woman, 74th Annual Peabody Award Winners |publisher=The Peabody Awards |first=Noel |last=Holston |date=16 April 2015 |accessdate=2 November 2015}}</ref> In 2017, it was announced that Blick would write and direct ''[[Black Earth Rising]]'' for [[BBC Two]] and [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Scott|last=Roxburgh|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/netflix-boards-bbc-drama-troy-night-manager-writer-981895|title=Netflix Boards BBC Drama 'Troy' From 'Night Manager' Writer|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=March 1, 2017|accessdate=March 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first1=Georg|last1=Szalai|first2=Alex|last2=Ritman|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/uk-camera-operator-dies-filming-stunt-scene-bbc-netflix-drama-1060180|title=U.K. Camera Operator Dies Filming Stunt Scene for BBC, Netflix Drama|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 20, 2017|access-date=November 20, 2017|language=en}}</ref> In 2021, it was announced that Blick would direct [[The English (TV series)|''The English'']], a western with [[Emily Blunt]], which he also wrote, for [[BBC Two]] and [[Amazon Prime Video]]. The series debuted on 10 November 2022, on BBC Two.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The English: Release date, cast and latest news for Emily Blunt BBC drama |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/the-english-emily-blunt-release-date/ |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Radio Times |language=en}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
=== Producer/Director/Writer ===
=== Producer/director/writer ===
* 1997: ''[[Operation Good Guys]]''
* 1997: ''[[Operation Good Guys]]''
* 2000: ''[[Marion and Geoff]]''
* 2000: ''[[Marion and Geoff]]''
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* 2014: ''[[Sensitive Skin (Canadian TV series)|Sensitive Skin]]''
* 2014: ''[[Sensitive Skin (Canadian TV series)|Sensitive Skin]]''
* 2018: ''[[Black Earth Rising]]''
* 2018: ''[[Black Earth Rising]]''
* 2022: ''[[The English (TV series)|The English]]''


=== Actor ===
=== Actor ===
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* 1994: ''Flush'' – Executive
* 1994: ''Flush'' – Executive
* 1996: ''[[The Wind in the Willows (1996 film)|The Wind in the Willows]]'' – Justin
* 1996: ''[[The Wind in the Willows (1996 film)|The Wind in the Willows]]'' – Justin
* 1997: ''[[Operation Good Guys]]'' – Narrator, 'Smiler' McCarthy’, Hugo Crippin
* 1997: ''[[Operation Good Guys]]'' – Narrator / 'Smiler' McCarthy’ / Hugo Crippin
* 2005: ''[[Sensitive Skin (UK TV series)|Sensitive Skin]]'' – G.I. Johnson
* 2005: ''[[Sensitive Skin (UK TV series)|Sensitive Skin]]'' – G.I. Johnson
* 2018: ''[[Black Earth Rising]]'' – Blake Gaines
* 2018: ''[[Black Earth Rising]]'' – Blake Gaines
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Latest revision as of 21:24, 10 December 2023

Hugo Blick
Hugo Blick at the 74th Peabody Awards
Born
Hugo Edgar Maxwell Blick

(1964-12-07) 7 December 1964 (age 59)
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
NationalityBritish
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
  • actor
Years active1988–present
Known forThe Shadow Line
The Honourable Woman
Black Earth Rising

Hugo Edgar Maxwell Blick (born 7 December 1964) is a British filmmaker and actor.[1][2][3] He has his own production company, called Eight Rooks.[4]

Early life[edit]

Hugo Blick studied in Cardiff at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.[5]

Career[edit]

He has acted in several films, appearing as a Young Jack Napier, the character who would ultimately become The Joker in Tim Burton's Batman. He delivers the famous line "Have you ever danced with the devil by the pale moon light?" after having killed the young Bruce Wayne's parents.[6]

He also co-wrote along with Simon Petter the TV series The Last Word Monologues, a series of three shorts featuring Sheila Hancock, Rhys Ifans and Bob Hoskins. He has also had producer credits on several works including Roger & Val Have Just Got In starring Dawn French and Alfred Molina.

As a writer he co-created, produced and co-directed along with Simon Petter the TV comedies Marion and Geoff with Rob Brydon, Operation Good Guys in which he also appeared as 'Smiler' McCarthy and wrote and created the noir thriller The Shadow Line (2011) for the BBC, which starred Chiwetel Ejiofor and Christopher Eccleston.[7][8]

In 2014, Hugo Blick wrote and directed the BBC drama series The Honourable Woman, which won a Peabody Award and Golden Globe Award.[9][10] In 2017, it was announced that Blick would write and direct Black Earth Rising for BBC Two and Netflix.[11][12] In 2021, it was announced that Blick would direct The English, a western with Emily Blunt, which he also wrote, for BBC Two and Amazon Prime Video. The series debuted on 10 November 2022, on BBC Two.[13]

Filmography[edit]

Producer/director/writer[edit]

Actor[edit]

Self[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Blick, Hugo (3 July 2014). "Q&A with Hugo Blick, Writer, Producer and Director of The Honourable Woman". BBC. Writers Room Blog. Retrieved 21 August 2015. This is an extract from a Q&A by Hugo Blick for the MIPTV event in Cannes in April 2014
  2. ^ Jeffery, Morgan (3 July 2014). "From Batman to The Shadow Line: Hugo Blick's amazing career". Digital Spy. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Hugo Blick: Television Mini Masterclass". BAFTA. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  4. ^ Companies in the UK: Eight Rooks Limited Linked 2014-07-09
  5. ^ "Advice From Actor-Turned-Writer Alumni". Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  6. ^ "In pictures: Hugo Blick". The Guardian. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  7. ^ Raphael, Amy (3 May 2011). "The Shadow Line: Don't mention The Wire". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  8. ^ Morgan, Eleanor (13 May 2011). "Hugo Blick on how he wrote The Shadow Line". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  9. ^ Swift, Andy (11 January 2015). "Golden Globes 2015: Gina Rodriguez, Transparent, The Affair Win Big". TVLine. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  10. ^ Holston, Noel (16 April 2015). "The Honourable Woman, 74th Annual Peabody Award Winners". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  11. ^ Roxburgh, Scott (1 March 2017). "Netflix Boards BBC Drama 'Troy' From 'Night Manager' Writer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  12. ^ Szalai, Georg; Ritman, Alex (20 November 2017). "U.K. Camera Operator Dies Filming Stunt Scene for BBC, Netflix Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  13. ^ "The English: Release date, cast and latest news for Emily Blunt BBC drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 5 November 2022.

External links[edit]

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