Jamey Wolpert
Screenwriter
UK-born LA screenwriter with a background in development, telling stories that twist the familiar.Links to my work and experience above.
About
After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in Psychology & Neuroscience, Jamey trained as a counsellor before deciding it would be more fun to be a therapist for fictional people.Before swerving into screenwriting, Jamey had extensive creative development experience in his native UK, from creating spells for Harry Potter to being Head of Development for Steve McQueen. He produced an Academy Award-nominated short film, and once won a trip around the world on a quiz show.Jamey mostly writes about adults who can’t adult, telling himself it’s not autobiographical.He lives in Downtown LA with his dog Cosmo, who has his own Instagram.
Scripts
THE BEST LOBSTER ROLL
IN THE WORLD
LITTLE HOPE GORGE
LACUNA
MOTH BOYS
KIN ZOOGIE
STALKERS:
A LOVE STORY
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The Best Lobster Roll In The World
Feature
Dramedy / Coming-of-Age / Road Trip
After the sudden death of his boyfriend, manchild Benjy finds himself the unwilling passenger in a ‘borrowed’ Porsche driven by precocious teen Phoebe, who’s mourning the loss of her father. With stolen urns in their laps and bickering grandmothers in hot pursuit, the mismatched duo postpone grief on a chaotic road trip around Cape Cod.
Little Hope Gorge
Feature
Horror
Suicidal teen Niamh’s town is under attack from a demon who feasts on
human joy – meaning she’s immune. Now, she must build a team of other
bitter, cynical teens to defeat this ancient evil – but in doing so, they find friends and purpose, making themselves a target. Who knew depression was a superpower?
Lacuna
Hour-Long TV Pilot
Sci-Fi / Thriller
When his childhood bully vanished, nobody believed Ben’s eyewitness
account. Now in adulthood, Ben is offered possible vindication through a new technology that promises to access and verify memories. When the machine proves much more than a simulation, Ben finds himself in a reality-bending dilemma between undoing past tragedy or preventing future disaster.
Moth Boys
Hour-Long TV Pilot
Drama / Historical / LGBTQ+
London, 2003. JJ is finding life far harsher than the privilege promised by private school and Oxford. A chance encounter with a childhood friend - now an escort - introduces him to a clandestine world of upper class gay men, but how close can JJ fly to the flame of their seemingly endless hedonism without getting burned?
Kin Zoogie
Half-Hour TV Pilot
Comedy
When psychologist-in-training Freddie finds an abandoned dog that talks, he fears for his sanity – even more than he worries about his worth as a therapist; his insecurities have him illegally treating his close-knit friend group instead of actual patients. A comedy about broken people putting each other back together. And ambiguously telepathic dogs.
Stalkers:
A Love Story
Feature
Romantic Comedy
Sci-fi nerd Byron idolizes his favorite show’s creator. Rage-fueled Gabi stalks a handsome actor. When their obsessions start dating, Byron and Gabi are suddenly forced into each other’s lives. Despite their mutual disdain, the unlikely pair team up to sabotage the romance - only to discover the real spark isn’t between their idols, but between themselves.
Writing Awards and Honors
2025 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Finalist, Moth Boys
2024-2025 USC Annenberg Graduate Fellowship
2025 Commission. Vigloo, Vertical Streaming series: Worst Date Ever!
2024 Academy Awards Nicholl Fellowship, Quarterfinalist (Top 6%), The Best Lobster Roll in the World
2024 Humanitas David and Lynn Angell College Comedy Award, Semi-Finalist, The Best Lobster Roll in the World
2024 Jack Oakie Award in Half-Hour Comedy Writing in honor of David Isaacs, Kin Zoogie
2024 Jack Oakie Award in Sketch Writing, SoGo
2024 Austin Film Festival Drama Pilot Spec, 2nd Round, Wednesday: No Woe-man is an Island
2024 WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab, Quarterfinalist, The Best Lobster Roll in the World
2024 Page International Screenwriting Awards Competition, Quarterfinalist, The Best Lobster Roll in the World
Other Awards
2009 Broadcast ‘Hot Shots: 30 Under 30'. UK TV Industry magazine's list of top 30 execs under 30.
2008 BAFTA Award, Best Short Film - WINNER, September (d. Esther May Campbell), Development Producer
2005 Oscar Nomination, Best Animated Short Film, Badgered, Producer
Résumé
A selection of my previous experience
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Education ▶︎
Résumé
Experience ▼
• Stage Entertainment — London, UK and across Europe 2019–2023
Head of International Development
Managed international team; Member of Diversity & Inclusion board.• Breaking Productions, Unheard — London, UK 2017–2019
Executive Producer
Developed concept and story, working with all-deaf creative team.• Stolen Picture (Simon Pegg & Nick Frost) — London, UK 2017-2018
Development Producer
Worked across slate, including Truth Seekers (Amazon Prime).• Lammas Park (Steve McQueen) — London, UK 2016-2017
Head of Development
Worked across Film and TV slate, including Widows and Small Axe.• Rocket Pictures (Elton John & David Furnish) — London, UK 2015-2016
VP Creative• British Film Institute - UK Film Fund — London, UK 2011-2015
Development Executive
Projects included 45 Years; High-Rise; Frank; Pride.
Mentor/Development Lead, UK Film Schemes, projects included Lady Macbeth, God’s Own Country.• BBC, Eastenders — Borehamwood, UK 2011
Script Editor• Red Productions, Hit + Miss — Manchester, UK 2010–2011
Script Editor
6-part drama commissioned by Sky Atlantic, starring Chloë Sevigny.• Abbott Vision (Paul Abbott) — Manchester/Hale, UK 2008–2010
Development Executive
In-house creative for writer Paul Abbott (Shameless, State of Play).• Warner Bros., Harry Potter V–VIII — Leavesden, UK 2005–2008
Assistant to David Yates / Additional Script Material
Developed features for director David Yates; Created additional script material; cameo role as ‘Newspaper Vendor’ in Harry Potter V.
Education ▶︎
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• University of Southern California — Los Angeles, USA 2023–2025
MFA Writing for Film and Television
Annenberg Graduate Fellow 2024–2025
Event Co-ordinator, First Pitch 2024–2025
Organizing and designing this industry event in which the graduating year pitch to the industry.
• National Film & Television School — UK 2003–2005
MA Producing for Film & TV
• Oxford University — UK 1998–2002
BA & MA Psychology & Neuroscience
St. Hugh's College Centenary Scholar
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Additional Training ▼
• Stage One, London, UK 2021
Producing for Theater• Institute of Psychoanalysis, London UK 2017–2018
Foundation Course• Think, Shoot, Distribute, London UK 2013
Invitation-based Filmmaker Scheme• Cinema Extreme, UK National Competition 2007
Short Film Competition: Finalist & Runner-Up• Peer Support Counsellor, Oxford UK 2001–2002
Training and practicing as Student Therapist
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