SAMUEL JEFFERSON

WRITER / PRODUCER

Samuel is Co-Creator and Head Writer of original medical drama series BERLIN ER (KRANK BERLIN) for AppleTV+ and ZDFneo , which is set to release in early 2025. In 2018 Samuel graduated from the prestigious Serial Eyes programme at the Deutsche Film und Fernsehakademie (DFFB) in Berlin. Prior to that, he graduated with Merit from The London Film School with a Master’s Degree in Screenwriting in 2015, and that same year won the BAFTA/ROCLIFFE Competition with his A&E set sitcom. Before attending The LFS Samuel worked as an Emergency Medicine doctor, after graduating with a medical degree from Newcastle University in 2011, where he also wrote several award-winning plays. 

Samuel works with international production companies from the UK, US and Europe including; ITV Studios, BabyCow, Poison Pen, SevenStories, SlyFox, Odelay Films, Hager-Moss, DRIVE beta, Odeon Film, Nordpolaris, Made4 Productions and Violet Pictures. His short film, Der Junge Im Schnee (The Boy in the Snow) won multiple awards in the 2021/22 festival circuit, including Best Short Film at London City Film Awards, and Best Film and Best Director at the Madrid Indie Film Festival. A previous short film written by Samuel entitled, Gypsy's Kiss won the 2017 Director’s UK Challenge ALEXA competition and was long-listed for a Best Short Film BAFTA. 

As well as his varied screenwriting work, Samuel is currently editing his debut novel, the first part of a cross-over YA/Adult fantasy novel series entitled The Pentas Collection. He is a writing consultant for Swedish games company MindForce Games Lab on their innovative medical app, Fig: A Playtient Journey, and for industry leaders, Riot Games, the creators of League of Legends.

Samuel is a Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of innovative new Narrative Studio, BRAINS. The studio bridges the gap between games, film, television and visual media, creating daring new transmedia IPs and immersive experiences.

Samuel is proud to be represented by Camilla Young at Curtis Brown for the UK, and Olgu Caglar at ACTORSgarden for the German market.