Ronan Bennett

Ronan Bennett is an Irish novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for his work as showrunner, writer and executive producer of the drug and gang-related crime drama television series Top Boy. His other writing credits include the 1997 crime film Face, the 2009 Michael Mann crime biopic Public Enemies and the 2017 BBC historical drama miniseries Gunpowder. He has since gone on to create, write and executive-produce the Golden Globe-nominated thriller series The Day of the Jackal, which has been renewed for a second series.