English writer, television presenter, and producer
Not to be confused with Charlie Brooks.
Charlie Brooker
Brooker in 2011
Born
Charlton Brooker
(1971-03-03) 3 March 1971 (age 53)
Reading, England
Education
University of Westminster
Occupation(s)
Presenter, author, screenwriter, cartoonist, producer, social critic
Years active
1987–present
Spouse
Konnie Huq
(m. 2010)
Children
2
Charlton Brooker (born 3 March 1971) is an English writer, television presenter, producer and satirist. He is the creator and co-showrunner of the sci-fi drama anthology series Black Mirror, and has written for comedy series such as Brass Eye, The 11 O'Clock Show, and Nathan Barley.
Brooker started his career as a cartoonist; he produced adverts for the second-hand video game retailer CeX before becoming a journalist for PC Zone. He has presented a number of television shows, mostly consisting of satirical and biting criticism of modern society and the media, such as Screenwipe, Gameswipe, Newswipe, Weekly Wipe, and 10 O'Clock Live. He also wrote the 2008 horror drama series Dead Set. He has written social criticism pieces for The Guardian and is one of four creative directors of the production company Zeppotron.
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Black Mirror is a British science fiction anthology series created by CharlieBrooker. The programme was inspired by The Twilight Zone and explores technology...
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with CharlieBrooker is a British news review comedy programme broadcast on BBC Four during 2009 and 2010 which was written and presented by Charlie Brooker...
Black Mirror is a British anthology television series created by CharlieBrooker. Its episodes explore a diversity of genres, but most are set in near-future...
Cat Burglar is a 2022 animated interactive film created by CharlieBrooker and co-written by supervising director Mike Hollingsworth and director James...
for producing Black Mirror with CharlieBrooker. She is a co-writer of the 2018 book Inside Black Mirror, with Brooker and Jason Arnopp. Jones is co-founder...
result of Brooker experimenting with supernatural horror and past settings. It was the first episode written in the sixth series, with which Brooker aimed...
Gemma Nerrick in the British mockumentary Death to 2020, created by CharlieBrooker and Annabel Jones. She reprised the role in Death to 2021. She voiced...
It was the only episode not written or co-written by series creator CharlieBrooker, instead credited to sitcom writer Jesse Armstrong. Directed by Brian...
by Brooker, that humorously recapped news events from the year. Death to 2020 received negative critical reception. For the 2021 special, Brooker had...
series of the anthology series Black Mirror. Written by series creator CharlieBrooker and William Bridges and directed by Toby Haynes, it first aired on...
Nathan Barley is a British Channel 4 television sitcom written by CharlieBrooker and Chris Morris, directed by Morris and starring Nicholas Burns, Julian...
television series Black Mirror. Written by series creator and showrunner CharlieBrooker and directed by Owen Harris, it premiered on Netflix on 21 October...
Death to 2020 is a 2020 mockumentary by Black Mirror creators CharlieBrooker and Annabel Jones under their Broke and Bones production company as a Netflix...
anthology series Black Mirror. It was written by the series creator CharlieBrooker and directed by Ally Pankiw. Alongside the rest of the sixth series...
anthology series Black Mirror. It was written by the series creator CharlieBrooker and directed by Sam Miller. Alongside the rest of the sixth series...
Black Mirror. It was written by the series creator and showrunner CharlieBrooker and his wife Konnie Huq and directed by Euros Lyn. It first aired on...