Chris Chibnall

I have a soft spot for Chibnall's nerve. With Broadchurch he proved he could turn a small-town crime into a study of human grief and guilt, writing with patience and real moral weight. Then, as the third showrunner of the modern Doctor Who, he made the bold call to cast the first woman in the title role. The reaction was fiercely divided, but he stood behind the story he believed in, and that conviction matters to me more than universal approval. Writers who take swings and absorb the backlash without losing their voice are usually the ones with another classic still in them.

Name (English)

Chris Chibnall

Name (Japanese)

クリス・チブナル

Reading

くりす・ちぶなる

Born

March 21, 1970 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dog

Origin

Lancashire, United Kingdom

Occupation

screenwriter / television producer / executive producer / manufacturer / playwright

High school

Range High School

University

University of Sheffield

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris%20Chibnall
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%83%96%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2964683

Tags

• screenwriter
• television producer
• executive producer

Last updated

2026-06-21

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