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name: "Russell T Davies"
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roles: ["Creator","Writer"]
born: "27 April 1963"
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average_fi1m_score: 76
updated: "2026-09-17T04:28:24.941866+00:00"
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# Russell T Davies

Creator and writer. Born 27 April 1963 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Creator, Writer
- **Born:** 27 April 1963, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Also known as:** Stephen Russell Davies, 러셀 T. 데이비스
- **Works often with:** Murray Gold, Alice Troughton, Ashley Way, Catherine Tregenna, Chris Chibnall, Colin Teague

## Biography

Russell T Davies is a Welsh screenwriter and television producer. Born Stephen Russell Davies on 27 April 1963 in Swansea, he studied English Literature at Worcester College, Oxford, before entering television.

He began his career in children's programming at the BBC, writing series such as *Dark Season* (1991) and *Century Falls* (1993). Davies created the groundbreaking Channel 4 series *Queer as Folk* (1999), and later revived the BBC science-fiction series *Doctor Who* in 2005, serving as showrunner and head writer until 2010 and returning in 2023. He also created the spin-off *Torchwood* (2006) and wrote *It's a Sin* (2021).

His other credits include *Years and Years* (2019) and *A Very English Scandal* (2018). Davies received an OBE in 2008 for services to drama.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, screenonline.org.uk, sf-encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Torchwood* (2006), Fi1m 73, Creator, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/torchwood.md)
- *Queer as Folk* (1999), Fi1m 79, Creator, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/queer-as-folk.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *It's a Sin* (2021), Creator, Writer
- *Doctor Who* (2005), Writer

## Also known for

- *Queer as Folk* (2000), Original Series Creator
- *Years and Years* (2019), Writer
- *Doctor Who* (2024), Writer
- *Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride* (2006), Writer
- *Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars* (2009), Writer
- *Doctor Who: The Next Doctor* (2008), Writer
- *Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead* (2009), Writer
- *Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned* (2007), Writer

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