Phil O’Shea

Playwright, screenwriter

Phil O’Shea is a playwright and screenwriter who has worked in Britain, the US and Germany. His first play, Playing For England, a comedy about football supporters, was staged at the King's Head Theatre and his most recent play Jane Air was on at The Bread & Roses Theatre as part of the Lambeth Festival.

His feature-film credits include Vampire Diary, Spirit Trap and The Harpist.

His television writing credits include Chuggington (CBBC), Dark Knight (C5), Oscar Charlie (BBC), Wycliffe (ITV), Risk (Canada TV), Dream Team (Sky) and Yellowthread Street (ITV).

For the British Film Institute, he wrote The Crane.