Matthew Jacobs Morgan

About Matthew Jacobs Morgan

Matthew is a writer-director in film, TV and theatre. He was included in Deadline’s list of Eight Rising TV Scribes To Watch Out For In 2021.

 

Matthew has UK TV writing credits on THE RIG (Amazon) and DOPE GIRLS (BBC), and was also co-producer and staff writer 1×60 minute episode for JOHN CONSTANTINE (Bad Robot/HBO Max). He has various TV projects in development both in the UK and US. His debut feature is in development with the BFI and Joi Productions. His most recent short LISBON featured at BFI Flare 2025, starring John Cameron Mitchell. Prior to that his film POMPEII was funded by Film4 and nominated for a London Critic’s Circle Award.

 

In 2018 Matthew was part of 4Screenwriting and the BFI Flare mentorship. In 2015, he received funding from Creative Skillset to attend EICAR International Film School in Paris for a screenwriting programme. In 2014 he took part in B3 Media’s TalentLab programme (led by Professor Ken Dancyger of Tisch University), and in 2013 he was selected for the National Theatre’s New Views Young Writer’s programme.

In Development

    • Production
    • Company
    • Notes
    • THE BLACK FLAMINGO
    • Amazon
    • Adapted from book by Dean Atta
    • FOREFATHERS
    • BBC/Tiger Aspect Productions
    • 1×60 minute pilot script commission of a Caribbean crime mystery
    • LOCO PARENTIS
    • BFI/Joi Productions
    • Feature film produced by Joy Gharoro Akpojotor
    • LAMB & MUTTON
    • Tiger Aspect Productions
    • 1×30 minute pilot and series bible
    • AMC BLIND SCRIPT DEAL
    • 1×60 minute script
    • UNTITLED DRAMA PROJECT
    • Bad Wolf
    • Co-writer/co-creator
      Developing an original drama concept with co-creator Xiao Tang

TV

    • Production
    • Company
    • Notes
    • DOPE GIRLS
    • BBC/Bad Wolf
    • THE RIG
    • Amazon Prime UK
    • Episode 5, Dir: John Strickland, Prod: Wild Mercury, Lead Writer: David Macpherson
    • THE BIG GAME
    • Warp Films
    • Series bible and writers room for original series
    • THE ALLROOM
    • Bonafide Films
    • Pitch for original series
    • TRANSIENCE
    • Intaglio Films/Red Riding Productions
    • Treatment commission for original series
    • HOLLYOAKS
    • Channel 4/Lime Pictures
    • 1×30 minute script
    • QUIET COMMOTION
    • Kudos TV
    • Pitch for original series
    • VAMPING
    • quare One/Vertigo
    • Pilot written on the 2018 Channel 4 Screenwriting Course

Film

    • Production
    • Company
    • Notes
    • POMPEII
    • Film4/Try Hard Productions
    • Short film co-directed with Marco Alessi and Harry Lighton. Nominated for London Critics Circle Award. Premiered at BFI London Film Festival
    • MINE
    • Peccadillo Pictures
    • Official Selection Aesthetica, Inside Out Toronto and Side By Side St. Petersburg
    • GRACIE
    • Official Selection Underwire Film Festival

Theatre

    • Production
    • Company
    • Notes
    • OSMOSIS
    • National Theatre
    • Musical developed on attachment at the new writing department