Chris Chibnall
Chris Chibnall | |
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 Chibnall at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Christopher Antony Chibnall 21 March 1970 England |
| Education | St Mary's University, Twickenham (BA) University of Sheffield (MA) |
| Occupations | Writer, producer, executive producer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Notable work | Broadchurch Torchwood Doctor Who |
| Spouse |
Madeline Joinson (m. 2002) |
| Children | 2 |
Christopher Antony Chibnall (born 21 March 1970) is an English television writer and producer, best known as the creator and writer of the award-winning ITV mystery-crime drama Broadchurch (2013–17) and as the third showrunner of the 2005 revival of the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who (2018–22). Chibnall wrote five episodes of the series under previous showrunners Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat, and he was also the head writer for the first two series of the spinoff Torchwood (2006–08).