Dov ​Freedman
CEO & Founder

Dov co-founded Curious Films in 2018 and oversees the entire company operation whilst executive producing all of Curious’ output. Having worked in the TV industry for over 20 years, his hit shows include The Island with Bear Grylls, An Hour to Save Your Life and Banged Up Abroad. He also originated premium documentaries including The Trouble With Dad, The Last Nazis and Young Soldiers.

Charlie Russell
Creative Director & Founder

Charlie co-founded Curious Films in 2018 and is responsible for the creative direction of the company’s output. He is a double BAFTA and EMMY award-winning director who has made over 25 documentaries for British television, including the highly acclaimed Chris Packham: Asperger’s & Me, (winner, Best Director, Factual, BAFTA 2018) and his seminal film about assisted dying with Sir Terry Pratchett, Choosing To Die, which won every major documentary award including the BAFTA, EMMY, Grierson and RTS.

Nicky Varley
Head of Production

Nicky joined Curious in 2018 and oversees the entire production slate as well as helping steer the company’s strategic and operational strategy. Prior to this she spent 10 years in production management across multi-platform broadcast, branded & commercial content, delivering to major UK & US broadcasters, SVOD platforms & international brands.


Jessie Versluys
Freelance Executive Producer

Jessie is one of the most highly respected documentary makers currently working in British television. She won a BAFTA for her film Katie: My Beautiful Face and has overseen 4 series of 24 Hours In Police Custody. At Curious, Jessie has helped steer The Accused: National Treasures On Trial for Channel 4 and The Man With 1000 Kids for Neflix.

Mark Raeburn
Finance & Commercial Officer

Mark was Head of Programme Finance at Channel 4 for eight years, overseeing a budget of £700 million. He now supports a handful of select indies, including Minnow & Renowned Films.

Andrew Slater
Development Executive

A highly experienced producer and director who has worked on multiple series of 24 Hours In Police Custody, Hospital, Exodus, SAS: Who Dares Wins and Our War, Andrew previously produced Curious’ first Netflix commission Running With The Devil and now plays a senior leadership role across development and production.

Darapon Vongsa-Nga
Freelance Production Executive

Darapon is an Emmy-nominated Production Executive who joined Curious in 2024 after overseeing the BAFTA-winning series Lockerbie for Sky. Other career highlights include All Or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur for Amazon, the first series of Rise of the Nazis and Who Do You Think You Are? for the BBC.

Holly Davidson
Development Producer

Holly joined Curious’ development team in 2021 from her previous position at ITN. Since then she has played a major role in growing the development slate, including originating Netflix's global smash-hit, Lover Stalker Killer.

Kat Bee
Line Producer

Kat Bee worked on one of Curious' first ever productions, Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People & Counting for BBC2 and has returned to look after Making Sense Of Cancer With Hannah Fry, The Accused: National Treasures On Trial, Paula for Channel 4 , and The Man With 1000 Kids for Netflix.

Yasmin Heidary-Milic
Production Manager

After a career in law, Yasmin joined Curious in 2019. Her credits include Caroline Flack: Her Life & Death, The Accused: National Treasures On Trial and Shoot To Kill for Channel 4, Reclaiming Amy and Being Frank: The Frank Gardner Story for the BBC, and The Man With 1000 Kids for Netflix. She is currently working on a forthcoming BBC project.

Iwona Goncalves
Production Accountant

Iwona has a CIMA Advance Diploma in Management Accounting and 9 years of experience as a production accountant in the TV industry. She has more than twenty credits including American Murder for Netflix, The Moaning of Life for Sky 1, and Inside the Mind of Agatha Christie for Channel 5.

Louella Pearce White
Junior Production Manager

Louella Pearce White joined Curious in 2020 and has worked on Running With The Devil for Netflix, Secrets Of Penthouse for A+E, Boyzone for Sky and Shoot To Kill for Channel 4.

Phoebe Thomas
Production Coordinator

Phoebe joined Curious on a training scheme with the Grierson Trust, working on Running With The Devil for Netflix. She has followed that up with Lover Stalker Killer for Netflix and Shoot To Kill for Channel 4.

Izzy Townshend
Development Researcher

Izzy joined Curious in 2023 as company coordinator. Her first broadcast credits as a production assistant were Wagspiracy for BBC3, the 4-part series for A+E Secrets Of Penthouse, The Man With 1000 Kids for Netflix, and Shoot To Kill for Channel 4. In 2024 she was promoted to join the development team.

Joel Stolz-Hunter
Researcher

Joel studied film at Birmingham City University before joining Curious in 2021. He has since gained his first broadcast credits on Making Sense Of Cancer with Hannah Fry and Squad Goals: Dorking Til I Die, and gained his first researcher and edit assistant credit on Secrets Of Penthouse. He has subsequently worked on Boyzone for Sky and Shoot To Kill for Channel 4.