Biography

Marisa Nanakhorn Brown is an AWGIE-nominated writer, developer, script editor and creative producer of Thai-New Zealand heritage, who is passionate about a range of genres, but is always drawn to the themes of belonging, being an outsider, and finding your place in the world.

Marisa started her writing career in the script department of ‘Clickbait’ (Netflix), and ‘Fires’ (ABC), before picking up a full time role in the development department at Tony Ayres Productions in early 2020. In recent years she’s been longlisted for the Monte Miller and the John Hinde Awards, her feature films ‘Dark Half’ and ‘Welcome to the Neighbourhood’ have been shortlisted for the Untapped program in 2023 and 2024 respectively, and in late 2023 she undertook a writers residency at Charlie’s in Los Angeles.

Marisa was a writer and script editor on both seasons of the AACTA and SPA-nominated ABC / CBBC show ‘Spooky Files’, and was an Associate Producer on Season 2. She is now freelancing as a writer / script editor on a range of TV projects, as well as working as a development executive at Princess Pictures.
- IMDb mini biography by: Marisa Nanakhorn Brown