Jon Gilbert

Jon is a screenwriter with a twin passion for psychological thrillers and human interest stories, who has developed projects with production companies including Kudos, Big Talk, Range and Bedlam, as well as with the BFI, and collaborated with directors such as Joel Schumacher and Jaume Collet-Serra.

He wrote for the Channel 5/Netflix thriller THE TEACHER, starring Sheridan Smith, and C5’s LOVE RAT, with Sally Lindsey and Neil Morrisey, as well as co-writing award-winning feature film THE ZIGZAG KID, starring Isabella Rossellini.

Jon started out in the industry reading scripts for Universal Pictures, the Works, and the BFI, subsequently working extensively as a teacher and script consultant at places such as the London Film School and the Met Film School, where he was a senior screenwriting tutor and Programme Leader of the BA in Practical Filmmaking.