Russell T Davies

Russell T Davies

Known for
Writing
Born
April 27, 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Biography

Stephen Russell Davies (/ˈdeɪvɪs/ DAY-vis; born 27 April 1963) is a Welsh screenwriter and television producer known professionally as Russell T Davies. He is best known for being the original showrunner and head writer of the 2005 revival of the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who, from 2005 to 2010 and again since 2023. His other notable works include creating the series Queer as Folk (1999–2000), Bob & Rose (2001), The Second Coming (2003), Casanova (2005), Doctor Whospin-offs Torchwood (2006–2011) and The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007–2011), Cucumber (2015), A Very English Scandal (2018), Years and Years (2019), It's a Sin (2021) and Nolly (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Russell T Davies, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

2026
Tip Toe poster

Tip Toe

TV · Writer, Screenplay · 5 eps

2025
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War poster

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

Movie · Writer

2025
The War Between the Land and the Sea poster

The War Between the Land and the Sea

TV · Writer · 3 eps

2024
Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death poster

Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death

Movie · Writer

2024
Doctor Who at the Proms poster

Doctor Who at the Proms

Movie · Writer

2024
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · Writer · 11 eps

2023
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023 poster

Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023

Movie · Writer

2023
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials poster

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

Movie · Writer

2023
Nolly poster

Nolly

TV · Writer · 3 eps

2023
Tales of the Tardis poster

Tales of the Tardis

TV · Writer · 1 ep

2022
Queer as Folk poster

Queer as Folk

TV · Original Series Creator · 8 eps

2021
It's a Sin poster

It's a Sin

TV · Writer · 5 eps

2020
Farewell, Sarah Jane poster

Farewell, Sarah Jane

Movie · Writer

2019
Years and Years poster

Years and Years

TV · Writer · 6 eps

2018
A Very English Scandal poster

A Very English Scandal

TV · Writer · 3 eps

2016
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Movie · Adaptation, Writer

2015
Cucumber poster

Cucumber

TV · Writer · 8 eps

2015
Banana poster

Banana

TV · Writer · 8 eps

2015
Tofu poster

Tofu

TV · Writer · 8 eps

2010
Doctor Who: The End of Time poster

Doctor Who: The End of Time

Movie · Writer

2009
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead poster

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead

Movie · Writer

2009
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars poster

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

Movie · Writer

2008
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008 poster

Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008

Movie · Writer

2008
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor poster

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

Movie · Writer

2007
The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane poster

The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane

Movie · Writer

2007
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned poster

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

Movie · Writer

2007
Doctor Who: Time of the Timelords

Doctor Who: Time of the Timelords

Movie · Writer

2007
The Sarah Jane Adventures poster

The Sarah Jane Adventures

TV · Writer · 2 eps

2006
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride poster

Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride

Movie · Writer

2006
Torchwood poster

Torchwood

TV · Writer · 6 eps

2005
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · Writer · 23 eps

2005
Casanova poster

Casanova

TV · Writer · 3 eps

2004
Mine All Mine poster

Mine All Mine

TV · Writer · 5 eps

2003
The Second Coming poster

The Second Coming

TV · Writer, Screenplay · 2 eps

2001
Katsushika Hokusai: The Great Wave poster

Katsushika Hokusai: The Great Wave

Movie · Writer

2001
Bob & Rose poster

Bob & Rose

TV · Writer · 6 eps

2001
Linda Green poster

Linda Green

TV · Writer · 1 ep

2000
Queer as Folk poster

Queer as Folk

TV · Original Series Creator · 83 eps

1999
Queer as Folk poster

Queer as Folk

TV · Writer · 10 eps

1997
Coronation Street: Viva Las Vegas! poster

Coronation Street: Viva Las Vegas!

Movie · Writer

1997
The Grand poster

The Grand

TV · Writer · 15 eps

1997
Touching Evil poster

Touching Evil

TV · Writer · 1 ep

1994
The House of Windsor

The House of Windsor

TV · Writer · 1 ep

1993
Century Falls poster

Century Falls

TV · Writer · 6 eps

1991
Dark Season poster

Dark Season

TV · Writer · 6 eps

1987
ChuckleVision poster

ChuckleVision

TV · Writer · 1 ep

1987
Allsorts poster

Allsorts

TV · Script Editor, Writer · 3 eps