Emmy nominated actor, writer and producer, Richard Gadd stars as Donny Dunn in the critically acclaimed Netflix adaptation of his Olivier award-winning stage play, BABY REINDEER. BABY REINDEER sat at number one on Netflix globally for a number of weeks after release, receiving 60 million views in just a month. The series has been a significant awards contender, receiving a total of 11 Emmy nominations including ‘Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie’ and ‘Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series’. Earlier this year it was also announced that Richard will be writing and creating HBO and BBC One’s original six-part series, LIONS. Since 2014, Richard’s writing and performing has seen him garner critical acclaim and an established following. His comedy shows have included CHEESE AND CRACK WHORES, BREAKING GADD, and MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO which transferred to sell-out run at Soho Theatre. Richard’s previous acting credits include BBC Two’s BAFTA nominated AGAINST THE LAW, CLIQUE, ONE NORMAL NIGHT, CODE 404 and TRIPPED. He is also known for his writing for Netflix’s SEX EDUCATION, Dave’s ULTIMATE WORRIER and THE LAST LEG.

Moderated by Emma Freud

Emma Freud was co-creator of the Make Poverty History campaign, co-producer of the Live 8 concerts and creative director of Comic Relief. In 2011 she was awarded an OBE for services to the charitable sector. She’s a seasoned interviewer, a long-term presenter for BBC Radio 4, host of NTLive, and won ‘Columnist of the Year’ award for her series of articles in the Telegraph on living in New York. For the last 30 years, she’s worked with Richard Curtis as either script editor or co-producer of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Notting Hill, Love Actually and Yesterday.