Nathaniel is a writer for film, television, theatre and radio.
Nathaniel’s eight-part adaptation of Bernardine Evaristo’s novel Mr Loverman for Fable Pictures/BBC, starring Lennie James, aired in 2024 on BBC1. Lennie James and Ariyon Bakare both won BAFTAs for their roles in Mr Loverman.
Nathaniel has a number of original projects and adaptations in development including Lisabeth Posthuma’s Baby & Solo for Tiger Aspect, Nathan Oates’ A Flaw in the Design for Carnival and three parter The Wreck for Gaumont.
In film, Nathaniel has written original screenplay The Last Rhino commissioned by Dancing Ledge Productions/Film4, Khadijah for Fable Pictures/Film4, with Ashley Walters set to direct, and This Is How It Goes for Gaumont/22 Summers/Apple Original Films, directed by and starring Idris Elba. He is also adapting Andrea Levy’s Small Island for the big screen.
Earlier credits include episodes of the acclaimed BBC1 drama Noughts & Crosses (Mammoth Screen/BBC), Tin Star II & III (Kudos/Gaumont/Sky) and The Outlaws S2 and S3 for Big Talk/BBC 1.
Nathaniel’s first full length play First Touch, was produced at Nottingham Playhouse in 2022. His Afternoon Plays Baller and Brother of Mine (both Drama of the Week) were commissioned by Radio 4 and his shorts – monologue Special Delivery for The Break II and script for Five by Five – went out on BBC 3.
Nathaniel was selected for the 2017 BBC New Talent Hotlist, and is a graduate of the BBC Drama Writer’s course, the Channel 4 Screenwriting course, and the NFTS’ MA in Screenwriting (where he was a David Lean Scholar). He was recently selected for the 2025 UK cohort of BAFTA’s Breakthrough programme.
Nathaniel Price is represented by Frances Arnold