Ella Road
Film, TV & Theatre
Acting
Film, TV & Theatre
Ella Road is a writer and actor from London, working across stage, screen and audio. Her first play ‘The Phlebotomist’ was produced by Hampstead Theatre Downstairs in 2018 before transferring to the Main Stage in 2019. It was nominated for an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate theatre, and was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. Her second play 'Fair Play’ was produced by Bush Theatre in association with Sonia Friedman Productions, and opened in 2021/22 to critical acclaim. Ella has new plays in the works for Almeida Theatre and Hampstead Theatre, and an upcoming attachment at the National Theatre.
For TV, Ella has been in writers rooms for BBC, Amazon Studios, Netflix and Starz. She is now Showrunning her comedy-drama series for Sky UK. Ella is also working on a slate of films, including an action-thriller for Doug Liman / Storyteller, a grounded sci-fi for Liberty Films / Film4, and a dark comedy for Film4 / Studio Canal.
Ella is also developing her first feature to direct with Blueprint Pictures.
Ella was a Soho Theatre Young Writer, a Bush Theatre 'Emerging Writer’, and a selectee for the BBC Drama Writers Programme.
Ella is represented by Rose Robbe (Dramatic Rights) and Sean Gascoine (Screen Rights) in the UK, and managed by Grandview in the USA.
Twitter: @ella_road
In Development
Production | Company | Notes |
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UNTITLED | Potboiler / Federation Ent. & Unframed | As Writer/Showrunner. |
UNTITLED | Ringside Studios | As Writer. |
DAUGHTER 2022 | Liberty Films / Film 4 | Writer |
ALICE | Drama Republic | Writer. TV Series. |
THE MATCH | The Almeida | |
UNTITLED COMMISSION | Hampstead Theatre |
Television
Production | Company | Notes |
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LOVESONG 2023 | Starz / NBC Universal | Writer, Two Episodes. Created by Tanya Saracho. |
TEN PERCENT 2022 | Bron Studios & Headline Pictures | Writer, two episodes |
DOCTOR WHO: THE LEGEND OF THE SEA DEVILS 2022 | BBC1 | Co-written with Chris Chibnall. |
Film
Production | Company | Notes |
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UNTITLED (FEATURE FILM) 2023 | As Writer- Feature Film directed by Doug Liman for Storyteller Productions. |
Theatre
Production | Company | Notes |
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2021 | The Bush Theatre | Writer. Directed by Monique Touko. |
THE PHLEBOTOMIST 2019 | Hampstead Theatre | Writer. |
THE PHLEBOTOMIST 2018 | Hampstead Theatre Downstairs | Writer. Directed by Sam Yates. |
Radio
Production | Company | Notes |
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THE PHLEBOTOMIST | BBC Radio 3 | Radio adaptation |
ROAD TO OXFORD 2016 | BBC Radio 4 | Additional Story Material |
Short Films
Production | Company | Notes |
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SOMETHING WILL DISAPPEAR | The Almeida | Writer. Short Film |
STAND UP TO CANCER VIDEO CAMPAIGN 2018 | RSA Films | Writer. |
THE WYRD 2016 | Prod. Helen Gladders | Story co-creator. |
Acting
Film
Production | Character | Director | Company |
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WINTER RIDGE | Amanda Jacobs | Dom Lenoir | Camelot Films |
THINGS I WILL NOT MISS (Short) | Alma | Jessica Palmorozza | |
JOSEPH'S REEL (Short) | Rose | Michael Lavers | Forty Foot Pictures |
THE WYRD (Short) | Aida | Chloe Wicks | |
TINY BIBLE (Short) | Evie | Zu Quirke |
Stage
Production | Character | Director | Company |
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HOW THE VOTE WAS WON | Maudie Spark | Alice Hamilton | Bunker Theatre |
LOOKED AFTER THE CHILDREN | Naomi | Lynette Lynton | Arcola Theatre |
UNDERWATER LOVE | Jess | Caroline Bryant | Arcola Theatre / Tour |
THE FANCIES CHASTE AND NOBLE | Clarella | James Wallace | Sam Wanamaker Playhouse |
HOW TO FIND US | Charley | Cordelia Mondsey | Soho Theatre |
Short Film
Production | Character | Director | Company |
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UNITED STRONG ALONE | Natasha | Joel Scott-Halkes | |
A MEMORY | Anatole Sloane |