---
name: "John Kerr"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-kerr"
fi1m_id: "john-kerr"
imdb_id: "nm1854142"
tmdb_id: 3306157
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T11:28:01.299743+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Kerr

## Identity

John Kerr

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-kerr
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-kerr
- **IMDb ID:** nm1854142
- **TMDB ID:** 3306157
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1854142/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3306157

Writer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Active:** 1960–2004
- **Frequently works with:** [Ian Kershaw](https://film.one/person/ian-kershaw.md), [Jonathan Harvey](https://film.one/person/jonathan-harvey.md), [Stephen Russell](https://film.one/person/stephen-russell.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 74 (1), 2000s 75 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1854142/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3306157

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Shameless*](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md) (75), [*Coronation Street*](https://film.one/tv/coronation-street.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

John Kerr is a British television writer. He has written more than 150 episodes of *Coronation Street* since joining the writing team in 2008, and contributed one episode to the final series of *Shameless* in 2013. He previously worked as a storyliner and writer on *Emmerdale*.

Before turning to writing, Kerr trained as an actor under the name John Sandford. His acting credits include a long-running role in *Brookside* and appearances in *The Bill*, *Grange Hill* and other series. He holds an MA in Writing for Television and Radio from Salford University.

*Sources: unitedagents.co.uk, imdb.com, coronationstreet.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Shameless* (2004), Fi1m 75, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md)
- *Coronation Street* (1960), Fi1m 74, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/coronation-street.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Shameless* (2004), series, Writer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md)
- *Coronation Street* (1960), series, Writer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/coronation-street.md)

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/john-kerr