Russell T. Davies

Russell T. Davies (born Stephen Russell Davies, 27th April, 1963) is an award-winning Welsh television writer and producer. He is best-known for writing the controversial dramas Queer As Folk and The Second Coming, aswell as spearheading the 2005 revival of the BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who as writer and executive producer. He also created the Doctor Who spin-off series` Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. Russell briefly worked on Coronation Street in the mid-1990s as a storyliner, and he wrote the script for the spin-off video Viva Las Vegas.

Russell was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.