andy briggs

Agent:  Julian Friedmann

Biography: Andy is a screenwriter, graphic novelist, and author.  He has worked on TV projects for Syfy, Netflix, ITV, and Amazon and is working extensively between the UK, USA, and China.

As an author, Andy has written over 30 books and graphic novels published in the UK and around the world, and has ghost written for notable celebrities. He rebooted the classic character TARZAN, with a series of contemporary books and 2019 saw his debut novel for adults, CTRL+S, published by Orion.  He even worked on Warner Bros.’ animated AQUAMAN – while at the same time landing an eight-book deal with Oxford University Press for HERO.COM and VILLAIN.NET.  His comics and graphic novels include MADISON DARK, RITUAL, and DINOCORPS and his latest series of middle grade novels – THE INVENTORY – and DRONE RACER – are published by Scholastic. 

As a screenwriter, Andy has written on movie projects such as JUDGE DREDD and FREDDY VS JASON and FOREVERMAN for Paramount Pictures, Spiderman creator Stan Lee, and legendary producer Robert Evans. He also wrote and Executive Produced LEGENDARY (starring Dolph Lundgren and Scott Adkins), the first successful independent UK/Chinese co-production.

CROWHURST, written by Andy, was released by StudioCanal in the UK in 2017 to major critical recognition, followed by SUPERVIZED (Lionsgate) (2019), and the critically acclaimed, ground-breaking LE ROI BÂTARD (THE BASTARD KING) (2020) in France. For LE ROI BÂTARD (THE BASTARD KING), Andy wrote the English narration and directed Golden Globe nominated David Oyelowo’s voice acting in the film. The screenplay was nominated for the prestigious natural history Jackson Wild Award, won Wildscreen’s Panda in the Pocket Award, and was nominated for numerous awards, including WCSFP – World Congress of Science & Factual; International Wildlife Film Festival; Santa Barbara International Film Festival; Diagonale – Festival des österreichischen Films; Blue Water Film Festival 2022; and #LabMeCrazy! Science Film Festival.

Andy co-founded the production company SHINGLE MEDIA and is developing an animated TV series adaptation of TARZAN in partnership with Red Bull and Terra Mater Studios. He recently directed the short proof-of-concept for TARZAN using cutting-edge, virtual production.

He is currently running the writer’s rooms for MBC’s newest productions: KARATE and FEAR and has been commissioned to adapt Peter's bestselling standalone novel PERFECT PEOPLE.

KATAVI, the ground-breaking documentary drama produced by Terra Mater Factual Studios and Shibumi Films for ARTE and PBS, for which Andy wrote the narration, is currently in postproduction.

CRITICAL PRAISE for Andy

CROWHURST  “Hallucinatory, unnerving… intense” Screen International;  “Glorious. A timely, tragic myth” Sight and Sound;“Tremendously Moving”  The Guardian.  

THE BASTARD KING “An intelligent and excessive animal tale.” Le Monde;  “A visual gem that flirts with fiction” Télé 7 Jour;  “The film unites the violence of the images with the astonishing poetry of the text”  Le Figaro.