Jon Sen

JON SEN is joint MD and executive producer of Esmerelda Productions, committed to nurturing the next generation of underrepresented voices. Beginning his career as a documentary editor, he went on to write and direct over 40 hours of prime-time TV drama, including Neil Biswas’ ground-breaking Second Generation, which was selected by the BFI as one of the best TV series of the 21^st century.  His other TV work includes Casualty (BBC 1), Waterloo Road (BBC 1), Stan (BBC 4) and Frances Tuesday (ITV).

In 2019, he became the showrunner of EastEnders, steering the show through the global pandemic and in 2022, and then moved to Casualty where he led the show to numerous awards including an RTS, Broadcast, Rose D’Or and two BAFTA wins for Best Continuing Drama. In 2023, he wrote and executive produced the award-winning 75^th NHS anniversary Casualty special.

A passionate advocate for change in the arena of working class representation and diversity, he now heads up Esmerelda with Lenny Henry, innovating new D&I strategies and building an international drama slate that appeals to the global mainstream.