Ridley Scott Associates Appoints Anna Murphy as Unscripted Creative Director

Ridley Scott Associates is delighted to announce Anna Murphy is joining its Unscripted division in the newly created role of creative director where she will work alongside global head of unscripted Dominic Crossley-Holland, Kai Hsiung, the company’s global MD, and Rich Nicholas, global CFO and COO.

Following the success of the recently established Unscripted Division, with notable projects including the acclaimed Robbie Williams limited series for Netflix, and with a host of projects in production and development, Anna will work closely with Dominic to steer the creative strategy of the Unscripted Division, seek out new partnerships and opportunities, and help to ensure the continued quality of output in an executive producer capacity.

Dominic Crossley-Holland said, “We are thrilled that RSA has attracted talent of such prestigious calibre as Anna Murphy and are very excited to welcome her into the RSA family.  Anna will undoubtedly be an incredible addition at the helm of our very talented team. RSA Unscripted is young, spirited, and ambitious – and we want to continue to be changemakers in documentary storytelling. Anna’s wealth of knowledge and experience is second to none and invaluable as we navigate to meet the demands of the ever-changing market. I look forward to our collaboration, and our continued creative growth.”

Anna Murphy said, "It's a real honour to get the opportunity to work at a company as diverse, exciting, and innovative as RSA. I can’t wait to join the incredibly talented team at RSA Unscripted, and to explore all the wonderful storytelling opportunities open to us”.

Anna is joining from two-time Academy award-winning Grain Media, where she started as head of development in 2015 and went on to become its creative director in 2020. As well as overseeing Grain’s creative strategy, she also executive produced a number of films including: the feature doc Scouts Honour for Netflix, International Emmy nominated India’s Forbidden Love, and Grierson Award nominated Tigers: Hunting the Traffickers, and The Psychedelic Drugs Trial and Death in Bollywood for the BBC.