Ella Road

Ella Road is a writer and actor from London, working across stage, screen and audio. Her first play ‘The Phlebotomist’ was produced by Hampstead Theatre Downstairs in 2018 before transferring to the Main Stage in 2019. It was nominated for an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate theatre, and was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. Her second play ‘Fair Play’ was produced by Bush Theatre in association with Sonia Friedman Productions, and opened in 2021/22 to critical acclaim. Ella has new plays in the works for Almeida Theatre and Hampstead Theatre, and an upcoming attachment at the National Theatre.

For TV, Ella has been in writers rooms for BBC, Amazon Studios, Netflix and Starz. She is now Showrunning her comedy-drama series for Sky UK. Ella is also working on a slate of films, including an action-thriller for Doug Liman / Storyteller, a grounded sci-fi for Liberty Films / Film4, and a dark comedy for Film4 / Studio Canal.

Ella is also developing her first feature to direct with Blueprint Pictures.

Ella was a Soho Theatre Young Writer, a Bush Theatre ‘Emerging Writer’, and a selectee for the BBC Drama Writers Programme.

Ella is represented by Rose Robbe (Dramatic Rights) and Sean Gascoine (Screen Rights) in the UK, and managed by Grandview in the USA.