
Dennis Kelly
Biography
Dennis Kelly is a British writer and producer. He has worked in theatre, television, and film.
His play DNA, published in 2007 and first performed in 2008, became a core GCSE text in 2010 and has been studied by about 400,000 students each year. He wrote the book for Matilda the Musical, which featured music and lyrics from musician and comedian Tim Minchin. The musical went on to win multiple awards, with Kelly receiving a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. A film adaptation of the musical, with a screenplay by Kelly, was released in December 2022.
For television, he is known for co-creating and co-writing the BBC Three sitcom Pulling, the Channel 4 conspiracy thriller Utopia, and the HBO and Sky Atlantic thriller The Third Day. Kelly also wrote the screenplay for the 2014 film Black Sea.
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Filmography
- —Rogue MaleFilm · Writer

- —SandkingsFilm · Screenplay

- —Untitled World War Z SequelUntitled World War Z SequelFilm · Screenplay
- 2026Waiting for the OutSeries · Executive Producer, Writer

- 2022Roald Dahl's Matilda the MusicalFilm · Musical, Screenplay★ 6.8

- 2021TogetherFilm · Writer, Executive Producer★ 5.8

- 2020The Third Day: AutumnFilm · Writer, Executive Producer

- 2020UtopiaSeries · Executive Producer★ 7.2

- 2020The Third DaySeries · Executive Producer, Writer, Creator★ 6.5

- 2016The CircuitFilm · Writer, Executive Producer

- 2014Black SeaFilm · Screenplay★ 6.3

- 2013UtopiaSeries · Executive Producer, Writer, Creator★ 7.9

- 2006PullingSeries · Writer, Creator★ 7.6

- 2002SpooksSeries · Writer★ 7.7

- 1990CultureCultureSeries · Writer