Michael Hirst (screenwriter)
Michael Hirst (* 21st September 1952 in Bradford , Yorkshire ) is an English screenwriter and television series - producer . He is best known as the creator and showrunner of the series The Tudors and Vikings .
Career
Hirst grew up in Ilkley and attended Bradford Grammar School . He studied English and American literature at the London School of Economics , the University of Nottingham and Trinity College, Oxford . Initially active as a writer in an academic environment, the director Nicolas Roeg , who had read one of his short stories , convinced him to work as a screenwriter.
His first work presented in 1988, the screenplay for the film The Deceiver ( The Deceivers ) with Pierce Brosnan is. In 1998, he rose to the BAFTA-nominated screenplay for the period film Elizabeth (with Cate Blanchett ) in the industry tip. Hirst also wrote the script for the 2007 sequel Elizabeth - The Golden Kingdom - who was now committed to historical material.
In the same year Hirst produced the series The Tudors for the US television station Showtime , which deals with the reign of the English King Henry VIII . The commercially very successful series had four seasons by 2010 and was awarded two Emmys . In 2011 he created the series Camelot for the Starz broadcaster , which, however, failed to convince either critics or audiences. In the same year he was also involved in the production of the first season of The Borgias by Neil Jordan .
Hirst then developed the series Vikings , published in 2013 on behalf of History Television , about the legendary Viking leader Ragnar Lodbrok and his sons. The series became a huge hit and currently has five seasons. The sixth season started in 2019. Two of Hirst's nine children, the daughters Maude and Georgia , can be seen in the series in central supporting roles.
Filmography
As a screenwriter:
- 1988: The Deceiver (The Deceivers)
- 1988: Wherever you are (Gdzieśkolwiek jest, jeśliś jest ...)
- 1990: The Fools of Fortune
- 1991: The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (The Ballad of the Sad Café)
- 1991: The Magic of Venus (Meeting Venus)
- 1994: Secrets (Uncovered)
- 1998: Elizabeth
- 2002: Casanova - I love all women (Il giovane Casanova)
- 2005: do not be afraid! - The Life of Pope John Paul II (Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II)
- 2007: Elizabeth : The Golden Age
As executive producer:
- 2011: The Borgias ( The Borgias ) (5 episodes)
As a creator, screenwriter and executive producer (showrunner):
- 2007-2010: The Tudors ( The Tudors ) (38 episodes in 4 seasons)
- 2011: Camelot (10 episodes)
- since 2013: Vikings (46+ episodes in 5+ seasons)
Web links
- Michael Hirst in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Richard Horgan: So What Do You Do, Michael Hirst, Creator of The Tudors and Vikings? , mediabistro.com, November 18, 2015.
- ^ Diane Gordon: Emmy Spotlight - Showrunner: Michael Hirst, Writer and Exec. Producer, Vikings ( Memento of the original from October 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , SSNInsider.com, June 27, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hirst, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British screenwriter and television series producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bradford , Yorkshire |