Damon Beesley

British screenwriter

Damon Beesley (born 28 November 1971^[1]) is an English writer and television producer, best known for his work on British comedy The Inbetweeners and New Zealand comedy Flight of the Conchords. He often works alongside his writing partner Iain Morris.

In 2017, a six-part comedy series, White Gold, aired on BBC Two in the UK which Beesley had directed, created and written.^[2]^[3]

Filmography

The Pilot Show (2004) (producer)
Flight of the Conchords (2007–2009) (writer)
The Inbetweeners (2008–2010) (producer; writer; creator)
The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) (writer)
The Inbetweeners 2 (2014) (director; writer)
Siblings (2014) (executive producer)
White Gold (2017–2019) (director; writer; creator)
The First Team (2020)

Awards

2008 – Writers Guild of America Award Nomination, Comedy Series (Flight of the Conchords)
2008 – Writers Guild of America Award Nomination, New Series (Flight of the Conchords)^[4]
2008 – British Comedy Award Win, Best New TV Comedy (The Inbetweeners)^[5]

References

^ "Damon Beesley Biography". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ Frances Taylor (15 May 2017). "White Gold writer Damon Beesley on how it's "terrifying" following up The Inbetweeners". Radio Times. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ "White Gold". BBC Two. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ "2008 Writers Guild of America Award Nominations". Writers Guild of America, West. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
^ "2008 British Comedy Awards Winners". BBC News. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2009.