Author Fact File: Nathan Bryon

Nathan Bryon is a multi-talented British author, actor and screenwriter, born in west London. He grew up in the bosom of the multicultural community of Shepherd's Bush where he could indulge his passion for Caribbean cuisine. 

Nathan places great importance on exploring his mixed English-Jamaican heritage and what it means to be Black British, and this comes through in much of his work, most notably his Edinburgh Fringe Festival stage show, Mixed Brain, and his online comedy series Reality. 

His picture books Look Up! and Clean Up! are about an ambitious super-smart Black girl, Rocket, and her family. Nathan co-created the books with British illustrator Dapo Adeola (pictured left). Their debut, Look Up!, achieved the coveted number one spot on The Sunday Times Bestseller List, and won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2020. Rocket has stolen the hearts of children and adults alike, so much so she's now a popular dress-up choice for World Book Day.

Nathan's many screen credits include writing for the renowned CBeebies TV shows Rastamouse, Gigglebiz, Apple Tree House and Swashbuckle. As an actor, he is best known for roles in the TV sitcoms Some Girls and Benidorm. 

Nathan is an artist who likes to wear many hats. As well as writing and acting, he enjoys playwriting, producing and directing and, although his schedule is often rammed, he always makes time for people, geeing them up with his fab sense of humour and boundless positivity! 

After a hard day's work, Nathan loves nothing more than to kick back and relax with an evening pampering session, involving a warm salt bath, face masks and some cosy candlelight. His many hobbies include cooking, watching movies, taking long walks and listening to hip-hop and grime. 

Download FREE author fact file here. (PDF version) 

Download FREE author fact file here. (editable Word version)

Download FREE slideshow here. (Dapo is the focus of this slideshow but Nathan is included.)

Reading of Look Up! by Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola

       

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Thanks to Nathan for taking the time to provide information for this blog post - much appreciated!

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