Biography

Jeremy Dyson

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Jeremy was born in Leeds, Yorkshire. He attended Leeds University where he received a degree in Philosophy. He then went on to the Northern School of Film and Television where he received an M.A. in scriptwriting. It was at Leeds University that Jeremy met fellow League of Gentlemen members Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, and Reece Shearsmith. Jeremy Dyson is the "reclusive" member of the famous League of Gentlemen team. He mainly writes and works behind the camera, but will sometimes make small cameo appearances. Jeremy has had a number of books published, including the "The Cranes that Build the Cranes", winner of 2010 Edge Hill Award. In 2010, with Andy Nyman he co-wrote and directed the supernatural-themed play "Ghost Stories", which ran for over two years in London's West End and has since seen further productions in China, Australia, Canada, Russia and South America. In 2011, "Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales" his adaptation of some of the author's best loved adult short stories, was produced by the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. In 2015 the series "Psychobitches" which Jeremy co-wrote and directed for Sky Arts, won the 2015 Rose D'or for best TV Comedy.
- IMDb mini biography by: Lindsay

Jeremy still sucks his thumb
Jokes that the reason he does not act in the League of Gentlemen is that he is allergic to halogen lights. In reality he believes that, unlike the other three Gentlemen, he has had no formal training and is not a good enough character actor.
When writing for The League of Gentlemen he writes with Mark Gatiss. Whilst Shearsmith writes with Pemberton. This is to avoid arguments.
In 1997 along with his fellow League of Gentlemen (Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss & Reece Shearsmith)he won the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. They became the first sketch group to win since the Awards began in 1981. The first Sketch group to win was The Cambridge Footlights which featured Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Tony Slattery, Emma Thompson, Paul Dwyer and Paul Shearer.
In 2002 he was nominated along with Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss & Reece Shearsmith for Best Entertainment at the Olivier Awards for their show The League of Gentlemen: Live at Dury's Lane. They lost out to " Shockheaded Peter " created and devised by Julian Bleach, Anthony Cairns, Julian Crouch, Graeme Gilmour, Tamzin Griffin, Jo Pocock, Phelim McDermott, Michael Morris and The Tiger Lillies (Martyn Jacques, Adrian Huge and Adrian Stout)

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