Biography
Frank Deasy (19 May 1959 – 17 September 2009) was an Irish screenwriter. Born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College Dublin, he initially worked as a child social worker with Ireland's Eastern Health Board before turning to writing and film-making.
His television credits include the Emmy-winning Prime Suspect: The Final Act (2006), for which he received the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special, as well as Looking After Jo Jo (1998), The Passion (2008) and Father & Son (2009). Film work includes the screenplay for Prozac Nation (2003) and writing Captives (1994) and The Grass Arena (1991). He also wrote and co-directed the feature The Courier (1988).
Deasy lived in Glasgow from around 2000 and was married to Marie Connolly; they had three children. He died in Edinburgh following surgery related to liver cancer.
