Dennis Kelly

Dennis Kelly is a British writer and producer. He has worked for theatre, television, and film.

His play ''DNA'', published in 2007 and first performed in 2008, became a core set-text for GCSE in 2010 and has been studied by approximately 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 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''. Provided by Wikipedia