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Jed Mercurio

Writer / Television Director / Screenwriter / Television Producer / Physician / Fighter Pilot / Novelist / Film Director | * 01/01/1966 (58) | Staffordshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Gerald Gary "Jed" Mercurio (born September 1966) is a British television writer, producer, director and novelist. A former hospital doctor and Royal Air Force officer, Mercurio has been ranked among UK television's leading writers. In 2017, Mercurio was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Television Society and the Baird Medal by RTS Midlands. His works for television include the series Line of Duty, Bodyguard, Bodies (based on his 2002 novel), The Grimleys, and Cardiac Arrest. His books are Bodies (2002), Ascent (2007), American Adulterer (2009) and, for children, The Penguin Expedition (2003). ()
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Jed Mercurio was born in Nelson, Lancashire, UK in 1966 but grew up in Cannock, Staffordshire. He graduated from the University of Birmingham Medical School in 1991 and practiced as a hospital doctor for three years. While still a medical student, he joined the Royal Air Force and received flying training with the intention of specializing in aviation medicine. Instead, after replying to an advertisement placed in the British Medical Journal, Mercurio ventured into writing the BBC medical drama Cardiac Arrest (1994) under the pseudonym John MacUre, after which he has continued a writing career under his own name.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Documentaries

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TV Shows/Series with Jed Mercurio as Actor(1)

as Self - Panellist1979 Question Time

Movies with Jed Mercurio as Crew(5)

Directing/Director2015 Lady Chatterley's Lover
Writing/Writer2015 Lady Chatterley's Lover
Directing/Director2007 Frankenstein
Writing/Screenplay2007 Frankenstein

TV Shows/Series with Jed Mercurio as Crew(20)

Production/Executive Producer2023 Payback
Production/Producer2022 DI Ray
Production/Executive Producer2022 Trigger Point
Production/Executive Producer2021 Stephen
Production/Executive Producer2018 Bodyguard
Writing/Writer2018 Bodyguard
Creator/Creator2018 Bodyguard
Creator/Creator2015 Critical
Writing/Writer2012 Line of Duty
Directing/Director2012 Line of Duty
Creator/Creator2012 Line of Duty
Crew/Creator2012 Line of Duty
Writing/Writer2010 Strike Back
Creator/Creator2004 Bodies
Writing/Writer1999 The Grimleys
Creator/Creator1999 The Grimleys
Writing/Writer1998 Invasion: Earth
Production/Producer1998 Invasion: Earth
Creator/Creator1998 Invasion: Earth
Creator/Creator1994 Cardiac Arrest

Additional Information

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Full Name: Jed Gerald Mercurio
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 01/01 1966 (January) in Staffordshire, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 58 years + 88 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Birmingham
Other names for Jed Mercurio (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"제드 머큐리오"
"John MacUre" (Pseudonym)
Jed Mercurio frequently works together with these people:
John Strickland (3x, Crew)
Steve Coogan (2x, Actor)
Jamie Bamber (2x, Actor)
Warren Brown (2x, Actor)
Ralph Ineson (2x, Actor)
Andy Harries (2x, Crew)
Max Beesley (2x, Actor)
Mark Bonnar (2x, Actor)
Antony Stone (2x, Crew)
Mo Mowlam (2x, Actress)
Jamie McKee (1x, Cast)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:663491, Added: 10/25/2018, Last updated: 03/26/2024