Nazrin Choudhury is an Academy Award-nominated British-American screenwriter, director and actress of Bangladeshi descent.

Early life

Choudhury was born in South West London, England to parents of

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origin. She graduated with a BSc in Biomedical Science from

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, and completed an MA in Screenwriting at the Northern Film School, having received a FilmFour Productions/

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Award.

Career

Choudhury scripted episodes of British television serials such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Waterloo Road''. She also worked as a storyline writer on ''

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''. Her radio play ''Mixed Blood'' won the

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in 2006. In 2006, she was awarded a grant for the arts by the

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for her first novel ''My England''. Her first screenplay ''Scum'' won the "Focus on Talent" award, a competition run by

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. Choudhury was selected as one of the ten finalists for the 2014 Fox Writers Intensive. She moved to the United States and has written for

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's '' Houdini and Doyle'', ''

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'', Amazon's '' Jack Ryan'' and most recently written and produced on ''

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''. On 17 September 2020, she was announced as the writer of ''American Radical'' for Universal, based the memoir written by Kevin Maurer and Tamer Elnoury. It is to be directed by Sam Esmail. In 2023, Nazrin Choudhury wrote, directed, and produced the Oscar-nominated short film '' Red, White and Blue'' starring

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and Juliet Donenfeld. ''Red, White and Blue'' garnered critical acclaim in the industry, winning both the Grand Jury Prize at the Edmonton International Film Festival and the Industry Choice Award at Dances with Films: New York. The film which served as Choudhury's directorial debut earned her an Oscar Nomination at the 96th Academy Awards.

Personal life

Choudhury is currently based in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Writer

Actor

References

External links

*
Time To Read – Nazrin Choudhury
* Lang, Kirsty

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