Mike Walden

Mike graduated with an MFA in screenwriting from Columbia School of the Arts in 2007. At Columbia University, Mike won The William Goldman Screenwriting Fellowship, The Hollywood Foreign Press Award, The Columbia Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay and The Zaki Gordon Award for Excellence in Screenwriting.

Mike’s debut feature, Uwantme2killhim was released in 2013. Lead actors Jamie Blackley and Toby Regbo shared the best actor award at The Edinburgh Film Festival. Uwantme2killhim was released in the USA in 2014, distributed by Tribeca.

Mike was lead writer and executive producer for Season Two of Whitstable Pearl which aired on November 2022. He also wrote three episodes on Season One. Mike’s other TV credits include The Frankenstein Chronicles and Marcella. He has original ideas in development with Fremantle, Mammoth, Big Talk and Submarine. Mike is currently writing the first season of his thriller, In Flight for Buccaneer and C4.