Charlie Covell is a British writer, showrunner and actor, best known for their adaptation of the graphic comic series The End of the F***ing World for Channel 4 and the show Kaos on Netflix. They are set to serve as showrunner and executive producer for the upcoming television adaptation of Life Is Strange for Amazon Prime Video.
Biography Covell, who uses they/them pronouns, was born in Blackheath and studied English at Oxford University.
Career Covell's acting screen debut was in 2003 in the television series Fortysomething alongside Hugh Laurie, Anna Chancellor, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Covell has appeared in Midsomer Murders (2008), Law & Order: UK (2009), The Inbetweeners (2010) as Sophie, Whitechapel (2011), Peep Show (2012).
As a screenwriter, Covell wrote Banana, Burn Burn Burn (2015), and then the Channel 4 series The End of the F***ing World.
In 2015, Covell was named as a Screen International Star of Tomorrow.
In 2024, Covell created Kaos (2024) for the streaming service Netflix. It was cancelled after one season.
In 2025, it was announced that Covell would serve as showrunner and executive producer on a television adaptation of Life Is Strange for Amazon Prime Video.
In April 2026, Deadline announced that Covell will be adapting the So Gay For You book by The L Word's producers, Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey.
Filmography Acting Year Title Role Notes 2003 Fortysomething Woj 3 episodes 2005 Messiah: The Harrowing Sara Knightley 3 episodes 2007 Doctors Anna Metcalf Episode: "Force of Habit" 2007 Angelo's Andrea 3 episodes 2008 Midsomer Murders Kate Hammond Episode: "Shot at Dawn" 2009 Law & Order: UK Louise Ackroyd Episode: "Unsafe" 2009 Oscar & Jim Emma Short film 2009 Breathe: Act One Thea Short film 2010 Forget Me Not Carly 2010 The Inbetweeners Sophie Episode: "Trip To Warwick" 2010 Whitechapel Blond Boy 2 episodes 2011 Frog/Robot Girl Short film 2012 A Fantastic Fear of Everything Holby 2012 Peep Show Trish 3 episodes 2012 Misfits James Episode: "Episode #4.7" 2015 Banana Amy Episode: "Episode #1.6" 2015 Cucumber Amy 2 episodes 2016 Siblings Jenny Episode: "Kevin Rugby" 2016 Marcella DC Alex Dier 8 episodes
Writer Year Title Notes 2015 Banana 2 episodes 2015 Burn Burn Burn 2017–2019 The End of the F***ing World 16 episodes 2024 Truelove 6 episodes, co-created by credit with Iain Weatherby 2024 Kaos 8 episodes 6 episodes, creator
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