Colin Teevan is a celebrated screenwriter and playwright. Irish born, resident in the UK. He has been lead writer and an executive producer on the Das Boot Series seasons 2-4 (2020-2023). Colin is also writer, creator and executive producer of the Netflix Original series Rebellion (2016 & 2019). He wrote, created and was producer of the TV mini-series Charlie (RTE 2015) starring Aidan Gillen. He has also written episodes of Vera (ITV) starring Brenda Blethyn, Single Handed (ITV/RTE) and Silk (BBC). Colin's theatre plays, translations and adaptations have been produced all over the world and have starred actors such as Kit Harington, Kathryn Hunter, Sally Hawkins, Clare Higgins and Hideki Noda. Colin is Emeritus Professor of Screenwriting and Playwriting and Birkbeck University of London. He set up the Writing Serialised TV Drama courses at Curtis Brown Creative, London where he teaches emerging TV drama writers from all over the world.
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Biography from IMDb.
- January 1, 1968 (58)
- Dublin, Ireland
- Writer and producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are Colin Teevan's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.
Themes
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Colin Teevan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Colin Teevan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
9 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
The Tank(2025)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Colosseum(2022)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Resistance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Das Boot(2018)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Rebellion(2016)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Charlie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Vera(2011)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Silk(2011)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Single-Handed(2007)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles from 2011 to 2025.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Who does Colin Teevan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Colin Teevan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brian Gleeson shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Brian GleesonShared titles: Rebellion (2016), Single-Handed (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Gleeson
Producers
- Andrew LoweShared titles: Rebellion (2016), Single-Handed (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Lowe
- Clare AlanShared titles: Rebellion (2016), Single-Handed (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Clare Alan
- Jane GoganShared titles: Rebellion (2016), Single-Handed (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Jane Gogan
- Rob PurseyShared titles: Rebellion (2016), Single-Handed (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Rob Pursey