Mark Burton

About

Mark Burton (born 23 September 1960) is a British television writer, screenwriter, television producer, film producer, and film director. After turning up at BBC Radio's Light Entertainment Department, Burton teamed up with John O'Farrell, and the two were commissioned for Week Ending by Harry Thompson (who later named his two pet rats Burton and O'Farrell). The pair won the BBCLight Entertainment Contract Award and went on to write or contribute to a number of radio series, including Little Blighty on the Down, McKay the New, and with Pete Sinclair, the multi-award-winning A Look Back at the Nineties and Look Back at the Future, in which Burton also performed. Burton also created the BBC Radio 4 panel game We've Been Here Before, presented by Clive Anderson. Burton and O’Farrell were commissioned for Spitting Image in 1988, and the following year they became two of the lead writers...

Known for

Star Wars: VisionsSeries • 2021Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy BottomMovie • 2026MadagascarMovie • 2005Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-RabbitMovie • 2005The Angry Birds Movie 2Movie • 2019Chicken Run: Dawn of the NuggetMovie • 2023Murder Most HorridSeries • 1991Chicken RunMovie • 2000Ada Twist, ScientistSeries • 2021Paddington 2Movie • 2017Paddington in PeruMovie • 2024Shaun the Sheep MovieMovie • 2015Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most FowlMovie • 2024Gnomeo & JulietMovie • 2011A Shaun the Sheep Movie: FarmageddonMovie • 2019Aliens in the AtticMovie • 2009Early ManMovie • 2018Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before ChristmasMovie • 2021A Matter of Loaf and DeathMovie • 2008Kikoriki: Team InvincibleMovie • 2011So You Want To Be A Pirate!Movie • 2012