Derren Litten was born in 1970 in Hull. Graduating from The Central School of Speech and Drama in 1993 he quickly became a regular face on numerous television shows and countless TV commercials.
In 2002 Derren's friend from drama school, Catherine Tate, asked him to write for her Edinburgh sketch show. When Catherine was offered her own TV series on BBC2 Derren became a main writer and also performed in the show. In 2005 Derren was nominated for a BAFTA Craft Award in the "New Writer" category. Since 2005 Derren has written for many of his comedy heroes including John Sullivan, Barry Humphries and Harry Enfield, and is the creator of the hugely successfull TV series Benidorm.