Chris Jury

A plumbers son from Coventry in the English Midlands, I studied Drama/English at Hull University and began working as an actor in the theatre with such names as Mike Bradwell, Danny Boyle and Anthony Minghella; And with companies as diverse as Hull Truck, The Bush and Stratford East. I also worked extensively in film and TV appearing most notably as Eric Catchpole in over 50 episodes of the BBC’s long running series, Lovejoy.

After Lovejoy I became a writer and director working mainly in television and subsequently  taught at several UK universities.

I am founder of Changing Stories CIC a not-for-profit, Community Interest Company, that provides creative and educational projects, classes, courses, performances and events, which use the creation of story as a tool of self-realisation for the disadvantaged.

Under the name of Christopher Byram I also work as a screenwriter and have written for many UK long-running series including The Bill, Casualty and Holby City. I am currently developing scripts for the UK and US markets.

I am the cofounder of the Tolpuddle Radical Film Festival and I have lectured on scriptwriting and theatre, Film & TV production at the University Of West London, Leeds Metropolitan University, University Of the Creative Arts, Ruskin College Oxford and Bath Spa University.