Dougie Brimson
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| Born | Douglas A Brimson 1959 (age 57–58) Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England |
| Occupation | Author, novelist, screenwriter, social commentator. |
| Genre | Thriller, football, comedy |
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Douglas "Dougie" Brimson (born 1959 in Hemel Hempstead) is an English author and screenwriter best known for penning the multi-award-winning feature, Green Street.
After 18 years service with the Royal Air Force, including both the Falklands War and the first Gulf War, the ex-Sergeant engineer’s literary career began in 1996 when he co-wrote a book exploring the culture of football hooliganism entitled, Everywhere We Go: Behind the Matchday Madness. He has subsequently written a further 14 books in a variety of genres including fiction thriller and fiction comedy.
He is a supporter of Watford F.C.
In 2003 Brimson made the move into screenwriting with the short film "It's a Casual Life", a 15-minute film looking at the world of football violence from a Casuals perspective. His first full-length feature, the Hollywood funded Green Street starring Elijah Wood, was released in September 2005 and has won numerous awards including:
His next feature was an adaptation of his own novel 'Top Dog' which was released in Mat 2104 starring Leo Gregory and directed by former Spandau Ballet singer and star of The Krays, Martin Kemp. The film won 'Best Feature' at the British Independent Film Festival 2014 as well as a string of acting awards.
November 2014 saw the release of 'We Still Kill The Old Way' a vigilante thriller for Richwater Films starring Ian Ogilvy, Chris Ellison, Steven Berkhoff and Lysette Anthony.
Planned projects for 2017 include at least one new novel and two feature films including the heist thriller, Three Greens.
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