Topher Campbell is a filmmaker, theatre director and writer. He has directed plays at numerous theatres across the UK including West Yorkshire Playhouse, Young Vic, London, Derby Playhouse, Contact Theatre, Manchester, Talawa Theatre, London and Leicester Haymarket. His films The Homecoming and Mulatto Song have been screened worldwide. As Producer for BBC Radio Drama he established the Norman Beaton Fellowship. For Television he directed Doctors, 2002-2005, and EastEnders, 2007-8.

For radio he produced the documentary Talking Huck Finn featuring Bonnie Greer and the innovative Facing Leicester Square featuring Lennie James.

As Writer Topher has written articles for Sable, AXM Magazine and Gay Times and is a regular contributor to the Guardian, The Stage, Broadcast, Gay Times, QX Magazine and Boyz. As commentator/critic, he has appeared on BBC News and Gay to Z for Channel 4. Topher is a recipient of the 2005 Jerwood Directors Award.

His last production Unstated for The Red Room was critically acclaimed.

Between 2005 and 2008 he was programmer for the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and alongside Ajamu is a founder member of rukus! (www.rukus.co.uk) the UK’s award winning Black Lesbian and Gay Arts Company.