UTA has signed British tv creator, author and government producer Jack Rooke.
Rooke is the creator, government producer and narrator of U.Ok.’s Channel 4 collection, “Large Boys,” which relies on his award-winning Edinburgh Fringe comedy reveals. Set in 2013 comedy-drama produced by Roughcut TV follows shy, closeted Jack (Dylan Llewellyn) who has spent the previous yr at house together with his mom. He’s been grieving for his father however the time has come for him to take his place at college the place he meets his roommate, mature pupil Danny (Jon Pointing) and an unlikely friendship develops.
The collection premiered to a lot crucial acclaim, receiving a WGGB (Writers’ Guild of Nice Britain) award for greatest comedy and BAFTA nominations together with two for greatest comedy author and greatest comedy collection. It additionally scored RTS (Royal Tv Society) award nominations for. Season 2, set within the 2014-25 tutorial yr is about to premiere this winter.
Rooke was named as a BAFTA breakthrough final yr and gained the breakthrough award on the U.Ok.’s Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards earlier this yr. He wrote and starred briefly “Daybreak of A New Homosexual” (2019) and in addition three-part BBC mini-series “Joyful Man” (2017), the place he goes on a one-man mission, exploring male id, psychological well being and physique picture.
Exterior of tv, Rooke wrote a memoir titled Cheer The F**ok Up, which was printed by Penguin in 2020. He has written and introduced a number of arts applications for BBC Radio. Rooke’s theater debut was “Good Grief” (2015).
Rooke will proceed to be represented by Curtis Brown Group within the U.Ok. and Ziffren Brittenham LLP.
