Russell T Davies

Stephen Russell Davies, better known as Russell T Davies, is a Welsh screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for being the original showrunner and head writer of the 2005 revival of the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who, from 2005 to 2010 and again from 2023. His other notable works include creating the series Queer as Folk (1999–2000), Bob & Rose (2001), The Second Coming (2003), Casanova (2005), Doctor Who spin-offs Torchwood (2006–2011) and The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007–2011), Cucumber (2015), A Very English Scandal (2018), Years and Years (2019), It's a Sin (2021) and Nolly (2023).

27 April 1963

Born on the same birth day (27 April): Cecil Day-Lewis • Chuck Knox • Dana Milbank • Earl Anthony • Frank Bainimarama • Franz Roth • Frederick Fane • Keenan Allen • Lars Bender • Mary Wollstonecraft • Meselech Melkamu • Sergei Prokofiev • Stanisław Dziwisz • Wallace Carothers • William Hudson (engineer)

Born in the same month (April 1963): Aprille Ericsson • Billy Bowden • Billy Gould • Colin Scotts • Cornelia Ullrich • Criss Oliva • Jet Li • Julian Lennon • Ken Caminiti • Lloyd Eisler • Michael Waltrip • Paul Wassif • Ricky Nixon • Robby Naish • Seth Tobias