Roy Williams worked as an actor before turning to writing full time in 1990. After graduating from R ose Bruford College in 1995, his play The No Boys Cricket Club won him a nomination for the TPS Writ er of the Year Award in 1996 and a nomination for New Writer of the Year by the Writers' Guild of Gr eat Britain. He was the first recipient of the Alfred Fagon Award for Starstruck in 1997, which also won the John Whiting Award for the same year. He was joing winner of the George Devine Award 2000 f or Lift Off (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs). His other plays include Josie's Boys (Red Ladder Theatre Co.); Night and Day (Theatre Venue); Homeboys, which was broadcast as part of the Radio 4 First Bit e Young Writers' Festival; Local Boy (Hampstead Theatre) and The Gift (Royal Court). He has also wri tten Portobello Road for BBC TV.

Roy Williams worked as an actor before turning to writing full time in 1990. After graduating from R ose Bruford College in 1995, his play The No Boys Cricket Club won him a nomination for the TPS Writ er of the Year Award in 1996 and a nomination for New Writer of the Year by the Writers' Guild of Gr eat Britain. He was the first recipient of the Alfred Fagon Award for Starstruck in 1997, which also won the John Whiting Award for the same year. He was joing winner of the George Devine Award 2000 f or Lift Off (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs). His other plays include Josie's Boys (Red Ladder Theatre Co.); Night and Day (Theatre Venue); Homeboys, which was broadcast as part of the Radio 4 First Bit e Young Writers' Festival; Local Boy (Hampstead Theatre) and The Gift (Royal Court). He has also wri tten Portobello Road for BBC TV.

Roy Williams worked as an actor before turning to writing full time in 1990. After graduating from R ose Bruford College in 1995, his play The No Boys Cricket Club won him a nomination for the TPS Writ er of the Year Award in 1996 and a nomination for New Writer of the Year by the Writers' Guild of Gr eat Britain. He was the first recipient of the Alfred Fagon Award for Starstruck in 1997, which also won the John Whiting Award for the same year. He was joing winner of the George Devine Award 2000 f or Lift Off (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs). His other plays include Josie's Boys (Red Ladder Theatre Co.); Night and Day (Theatre Venue); Homeboys, which was broadcast as part of the Radio 4 First Bit e Young Writers' Festival; Local Boy (Hampstead Theatre) and The Gift (Royal Court). He has also wri tten Portobello Road for BBC TV.