Biography
Cris Cole is a British writer and producer. Born in Wallingford, England, he grew up in London and attended Elliott School in Roehampton. After leaving school he worked as a professional guitarist and bass player for 15 years, performing in bands including Jimmy the Hoover, The Directions and The Hollywood Killers, before turning to writing.
Cole wrote the pilot Embassy (1997) for Tiger Aspect and the BBC. He has additional television credits including episodes of Night and Day, Twisted Tales and The Bill, as well as the films Pelican Blood (2010), Love Bite (2012) and Ana (2020). He is best known as the creator and sole writer of all 14 episodes of the BAFTA-nominated series Mad Dogs (2011–2013) for Sky1. Cole also served as executive producer and showrunner on the American adaptation Mad Dogs (2015–2016) for Amazon Studios.
