Roger Christopher Young, known as Chris Young, is a Scottish TV and film producer, and founder of Young Films. His credits include The Inbetweeners and Bannan.
Young was born in Edinburgh in 1959. His London-based company specialized in high-quality niche films, such as the highly-acclaimed Gaelic-language film Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle. He achieved wider popularity with the TV series and film The Inbetweeners.
Young moved with his family to Skye in the 1990s. Young Films was relocated there in 2014. Young is a Gaelic-language activist, and his children attend Gaelic medium education.
In 2014, Young endorsed Scottish independence, arguing that it would provide opportunities for Scottish film and television.
References
- Interview in the Scotsman, 10 December 2011. "After 22 years of critically appreciated but largely overlooked films, he’s belatedly enjoying the creative opportunities that come from backing a commercial smash."
- Report in the Guardian, 6 October 2011. "Producer Christopher Young spent 20 years passionately backing unpopular cult films – so how did he end up with The Inbetweeners Movie on his cv?"
- Report in the Daily Record, 17 September 2014: "YOUNG, who is one of Britain's most successful film and TV producers, insists Scotland has "enough feisty and ambitious" production companies to ensure quality output in the event of a Yes vote."
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