Robin French is a playwright, film and television writer and songwriter living in London.

Background

French was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham

King Edward's School, Birmingham

King Edward's School is an independent secondary school in Birmingham, England, founded by King Edward VI in 1552. It is part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham, and is widely regarded as one of the most academically successful schools in the country, according to...

 and studied Modern and Medieval Languages at Selwyn College, Cambridge

Selwyn College, Cambridge

Selwyn College is a constituent college in the University of Cambridge in England, United Kingdom.The college was founded by the Selwyn Memorial Committee in memory of the Rt Reverend George Selwyn , who rowed on the Cambridge crew in the first Varsity Boat Race in 1829, and went on to become the...

 University where he graduated with first-class honours in 2001.

While at Cambridge he was active in the Cambridge Footlights

Footlights

Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club, commonly referred to simply as the Footlights, is an amateur theatrical club in Cambridge, England, founded in 1883 and run by the students of Cambridge University....

 and won two play-writing competitions.

Theatre

French's first play, Bear Hug, won the Royal Court Theatre

Royal Court Theatre

The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its contributions to modern theatre...

 Young Writers Programme and was subsequently produced at the theatre. It has since had productions in Italy, Germany, Ireland and Poland. His second play, Gilbert is Dead performed at Hoxton Hall

Hoxton Hall

Hoxton Hall is a community centre and performance space in Hoxton, at 130 Hoxton Street, in the London Borough of Hackney.A grade II* listed building, the theatre was first built as a Music hall in 1863, as MacDonald's Music hall. It is an unrestored example of the saloon-style...

 in Shoreditch, London, in November 2009. His play for young people The Red Helicopter was performed at the Almeida

Almeida

Almeida is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 518 km2 and a total population of 7,784 inhabitants. Located in Riba-Côa river valley, Almeida is an historic town in Beira Interior....

 theatre, London, in August 2010.
The Guardian

The Guardian

The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...

 listed French as one of the UK's "young stars in the ascendant" in 2005.

Television

French has also written for television. He has twice been awarded the title of Hotshot (representing UK writing) by Broadcast Magazine (2006 and 2008). French has written with Evening Standard

Evening Standard

The Evening Standard, now styled the London Evening Standard, is a free local daily newspaper, published Monday–Friday in tabloid format in London. It is the dominant regional evening paper for London and the surrounding area, with coverage of national and international news and City of London...

 theatre critic and King Edward's School peer Kieron Quirke

Kieron Quirke

Kieron Quirke is an English writer, journalist, musician and theatre critic residing in Los Angeles, California.-Early life:Quirke was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and the Junior Royal Academy of Music where he won the Dame Ruth Railton Prize in 1997.Quirke attended Merton College,...

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French was writer and script editor for two series of BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

’s Man Stroke Woman

Man Stroke Woman

Man Stroke Woman is a British television comedy sketch show directed by Richard Cantor and produced by Ash Atalla and starring Amanda Abbington, Ben Crompton, Daisy Haggard, Meredith MacNeill, Nicholas Burns and Nick Frost. In addition to being broadcast on digital channel BBC Three in the United...

, co-creator of US sitcom Roommates

Roommates (TV series)

Roommates is an American television sitcom developed by ABC Family and Acme Productions that premiered on March 23, 2009. On April 29, 2009, it was announced that Roommates would not return for a second season.-Overview:...

(ABC Family

ABC Family

ABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...

), and co-creator and co-writer of ITV2

ITV2

ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the...

's mystery dramedy Trinity

Trinity (TV series)

Trinity is a British drama series which was broadcast on ITV2 from September to November 2009. The series is set in the fictional "Trinity College" of "Bridgeford University", and stars Charles Dance, Claire Skinner, Antonia Bernath, Christian Cooke, Reggie Yates and Isabella Calthorpe.-Plot...

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Music

French spent several years in the music industry as bassist of UK band Mr Hudson and the Library. French played under the alias Maps Huxley, and co-wrote the song "One Specific Thing" from the album A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities (album)

A Tale of Two Cities is the debut album from British band Mr Hudson & The Library, released on 5 March 2007. It is named after the Charles Dickens novel of the same name.-Track listing:# "On the Street Where You Live"...

. He left the band to pursue writing in September 2007.