Jamie Morton

Biography

Jamie Morton is one of the most sought-after creatives in British production, having worked on some of the UK’s most successful television formats including four seasons of The Apprentice (BBC) and two seasons of Simon Cowell’s The X Factor (ITV). Throughout his career, Morton has has been at the forefront of the digital revolution in broadcasting, creating groundbreaking and innovative content including Channel 4's cross platform youth campaigning series Battlefront II which won the International Emmy award, YouTube’s first ever live-streamed entertainment series The Fox Problem (nominated for 3 Broadcast Digital Awards) and the BAFTA Games nominated I Am Playr. Morton has also worked on some of the BBCs most prestigious drama series including the Royal Television Society award winning Being Human and Best Drama Series BAFTA winnerThe Fades. He has edited over 20 documentaries for the VICE television network as well as episodes for BBC3’s most successful new show Eating With My Ex. Continuing the boundary pushing form which saw him produce content for social giants such as Facebook, Bebo and YouTube, Morton created the UK’s most successful podcast in history when his retired father decided to write erotica in the garden shed. My Dad Wrote A Porno has become a ‘global word-of-mouth sensation’ (The Hollywood Reporter), amassing over 80 million downloads worldwide, spawning a best-selling book, nominations at both the Webby and British Radio Academy Awards, and converting Hollywood megastars Elijah Wood, Emma Thompson and Daisy Ridley into mega-fans. Morton has performed the critically acclaimed My Dad Wrote A Porno live show to sell-out audiences the world over, from the Edinburgh fringe to Montreal’s Just for Laughs comedy festival and at iconic venues such as the Sydney Opera House and London’s Royal Festival Hall.

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