British actor and filmmaker (born 1964)
Hugo Edgar Maxwell Blick (born 7 December 1964) is a British filmmaker and actor.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] He has his own production company, called Eight Rooks.[ 4]
Early life
Hugo Blick studied in Cardiff at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama .[ 5]
Career
He has acted in several films, including appearing as a young Jack Napier , the character who would ultimately become The Joker , in Tim Burton 's Batman . He delivers the famous line "Have you ever danced with the devil by the pale moon light?" after having killed the young Bruce Wayne 's parents.[ 6]
He also co-wrote along with Simon Petter the TV series The Last Word Monologues, a series of three shorts featuring Sheila Hancock , Rhys Ifans and Bob Hoskins . He has also had producer credits on several works including Roger & Val Have Just Got In starring Dawn French and Alfred Molina .
As a writer he co-created, produced and co-directed along with Simon Petter the TV comedies Marion and Geoff with Rob Brydon , Operation Good Guys in which he also appeared as 'Smiler' McCarthy and wrote and created the noir thriller The Shadow Line (2011) for the BBC , which starred Chiwetel Ejiofor and Christopher Eccleston .[ 7] [ 8]
In 2014, Hugo Blick wrote and directed the BBC drama series The Honourable Woman , which won a Peabody Award and Golden Globe Award .[ 9] [ 10] In 2017, it was announced that Blick would write and direct Black Earth Rising for BBC Two and Netflix .[ 11] [ 12] In 2021, it was announced that Blick would direct The English , a western with Emily Blunt , which he also wrote, for BBC Two and Amazon Prime Video . The series debuted on 10 November 2022, on BBC Two.[ 13]
Filmography
Producer/director/writer
Actor
Self
References
^ Blick, Hugo (3 July 2014). "Q&A with Hugo Blick, Writer, Producer and Director of The Honourable Woman" . BBC . Writers Room Blog. Retrieved 21 August 2015 . This is an extract from a Q&A by Hugo Blick for the MIPTV event in Cannes in April 2014
^ Jeffery, Morgan (3 July 2014). "From Batman to The Shadow Line: Hugo Blick's amazing career" . Digital Spy . Retrieved 6 July 2014 .
^ "Hugo Blick: Television Mini Masterclass" . BAFTA . 12 May 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2014 .
^ Companies in the UK: Eight Rooks Limited Linked 2014-07-09
^ "Advice From Actor-Turned-Writer Alumni" . Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama . 21 May 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015 .
^ "In pictures: Hugo Blick" . The Guardian . 28 August 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2014 .
^ Raphael, Amy (3 May 2011). "The Shadow Line: Don't mention The Wire" . The Guardian . Retrieved 6 July 2014 .
^ Morgan, Eleanor (13 May 2011). "Hugo Blick on how he wrote The Shadow Line" . The Guardian . Retrieved 6 July 2014 .
^ Swift, Andy (11 January 2015). "Golden Globes 2015: Gina Rodriguez, Transparent , The Affair Win Big" . TVLine. Retrieved 2 November 2015 .
^ Holston, Noel (16 April 2015). "The Honourable Woman, 74th Annual Peabody Award Winners" . The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2 November 2015 .
^ Roxburgh, Scott (1 March 2017). "Netflix Boards BBC Drama 'Troy' From 'Night Manager' Writer" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2 March 2017 .
^ Szalai, Georg; Ritman, Alex (20 November 2017). "U.K. Camera Operator Dies Filming Stunt Scene for BBC, Netflix Drama" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 20 November 2017 .
^ "The English: Release date, cast and latest news for Emily Blunt BBC drama" . Radio Times . Retrieved 5 November 2022 .
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