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Mar 9, 2014 · The weirdest thought flickers through my mind not long after meeting Jonathan Asser, the first-time screenwriter of acclaimed new prison drama Starred Up.
Sep 4, 2015 · It was the debut screenplay for its writer Jonathan Asser, who went on to garner awards including Best British Newcomer at the London Film Festival 2014 and the Writers’ Guild Award for Best First Screenplay 2015.
Sep 14, 2017 · Jonathan Asser. Thu 14 Sep 2017 13.38 EDT. T hree volunteers from the outside world – Charles, a bartender; Chris, a museum associate; and Brian, a teaching assistant – enter New Folsom Prison...
Jonathan Asser was born in March 1964. He is an actor and writer, known for Starred Up (2013), The British Academy Scotland Awards (2014) and Film 24 (2007).
For his psychodynamic group work with violent prisoners, Jonathan won the national Innovation Award from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, the largest therapy organisation in the UK.
Oct 19, 2015 · In this interview, Jonathan Asser recounts how working in prisons with violent male inmates was the inspiration behind ‘Starred Up’, his acclaimed film about a young man who enters adult prison for the first time.
Jonathan Asser is a writer whose debut feature Starred Up starring Jack O’Connell was a hit with critics and audiences alike. The film received eight nominations at the British Independent Film Awards in 2013, winning Ben Mendelsohn the Best Supporting Actor honour.
