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Josh Richards (born July 15 1999) is an English screenwriter from Epsom, Surrey. His most notable work is the indie psychological crime film Subverted, directed by Mark Ashford.

= Biography =

Early Life
Josh Richards was born on the fifteenth of July 1999 in Epsom. Following a sixth month custody case, Richards's father was given custody and Richards has lived with his family since coming into the family home on December 10 1999. Richards has had regular contact with his mother, although the relationship has become strained in recent years.

Richards attended local schools within the borough of Epsom and Ewell, such as the infant school Ewell Grove. In later years, Richards went to Danetree once at primary school age before finishing his schooling years at secondary school Glyn School.

Upon leaving Glyn, with reasonable academic success, Richards attended Nescot College in the pursuit to become an electrician. However, after a year and a half it was Richards's father who advised him to follow his dream to become a writer. So, Richards finished that year and made the switch to film.

= Career = Having held multiple jobs during his late teenage years, most notably at Epsom College, Richards continued to write - beginning at age eleven. Inspired by author, Darren Shan, he would begin his pursuit of a career as an author. However following advise from his friend, classical composer and radio presenter Jack Pepper, Richards entered a stage play competition listed on the BBC's Writersroom website. After this competition, he fell into screenwriting.

Following his change of career choice at the age of eighteen, Richards was bought into a low budget indie film project by Mark Ashford. Richards was involved in three rewrites, and due to his significant work on the script, and his additions (notably, the inclusion of two new characters), he was given a co-writer credit alongside Mark Ashford and, producer, Rhys Denton. The film is set for a late summer release in 2018.

= Filmography =