Biography
Lawrie Doran is a British screenwriter working in film and television. He graduated with an MA in Screenwriting from the London Film School in 2013 and is an alumnus of the BBC Pilot drama scheme and Torino FilmLab. He is a recipient of the John Brabourne Award.
Doran co-wrote the feature film Islands (2025), directed by Jan-Ole Gerster, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. He also co-wrote Speaking in Tongues (2018). His screenplay Yesterday Tomorrow Today placed in the top three of the Brit List. He has developed television projects with companies including Big Talk, Kindle Entertainment and Rabbit Track Pictures.
Born and raised in Manchester, Doran now lives in London. Earlier in his career he wrote several short films, including Carnivory (2014) and The Prevailing Winds (2016).
