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Simon Beaufoy

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Simon Beaufoy
Born in Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire. He attended Malsis School in Cross Hills Ermysted's Grammar School at Skipton, later he attended Sedbergh School in Cumbria.

He has read English at St Peter's College, Oxford and graduated from the Arts Institute at Bournemouth.

In 2009 he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Slumdog Millionaire, also winning a Golden Globe and a BAFTA award.
Born1967
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Born1967
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 27 wins & 41 nominations total

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    Known for

    Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    Slumdog Millionaire
    8.0
    • Writer
    • 2008
    Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Steve Huison, Hugo Speer, and Tom Wilkinson in The Full Monty (1997)
    The Full Monty
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1997
    James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    127 Hours
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 2010
    Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Writer

    • The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
      • adaptation
      • In Production
      • TV Mini Series
    • Methuselah
      • screenplay
      • In Production
      • Short
    • Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Steve Huison, Lesley Sharp, Tom Wilkinson, and Talitha Wing in The Full Monty (2023)
      The Full Monty
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • created for television by
      • story by
      • teleplay by ...
      • 2023
    • Harris Dickinson in Trust (2018)
      Trust
      7.5
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by (creator)
      • 2018
    • Elisabeth Shue, Bill Pullman, Steve Carell, Sarah Silverman, and Emma Stone in Battle of the Sexes (2017)
      Battle of the Sexes
      6.7
      • written by
      • 2017
    • Everest (2015)
      Everest
      7.1
      • screenplay by
      • 2015
    • Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
      The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
      7.5
      • screenplay by
      • 2013
    • Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt in Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
      Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
      6.8
      • written by
      • 2011
    • 127 Hours: Alternate Ending (2011)
      127 Hours: Alternate Ending
      7.5
      Video
      • screenplay
      • 2011
    • 127 Hours: Deleted Scenes (2011)
      127 Hours: Deleted Scenes
      7.7
      Video
      • screenplay
      • 2011
    • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
      127 Hours
      7.5
      • screenplay
      • 2010
    • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
      Slumdog Millionaire
      8.0
      • screenplay
      • 2008
    • Neve Campbell, Rupert Penry-Jones, Marc Warren, and Bradley Whitford in Burn Up (2008)
      Burn Up
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • writer
      • written by
      • 2008
    • Frances McDormand and Amy Adams in Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
      Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
      7.0
      • screenplay
      • 2008
    • Archie Panjabi in Yasmin (2004)
      Yasmin
      6.9
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • This Is Not a Love Song (2002)
      This Is Not a Love Song
      6.5
      • written by
      • 2002
    • Heidi Klum in Blow Dry (2001)
      Blow Dry
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 2001

    Producer

    • A Bunch of Amateurs (2022)
      A Bunch of Amateurs
      7.4
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Alison Rooks, Keiva Bhanabhai, and Louisa Rose Mackleston in Ruth & Safiya (2021)
      Ruth & Safiya
      7.4
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Harris Dickinson in Trust (2018)
      Trust
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Folie à Deux: Madness Made of Two (2012)
      Folie à Deux: Madness Made of Two
      7.9
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Toni Collette in Japanese Story (2003)
      Japanese Story
      6.8
      • associate producer
      • 2003
    • This Is Not a Love Song (2002)
      This Is Not a Love Song
      6.5
      • executive producer
      • 2002
    • Running Time
      6.9
      • executive producer
      • 2000
    • Forty Minutes (1981)
      Forty Minutes
      6.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1993

    Director

    • The Darkest Light (1999)
      The Darkest Light
      5.9
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Closer (1998)
      Closer
      8.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Yellow (1997)
      Yellow
      6.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Never Mind (1994)
      Lloyds Bank Channel 4 Film Challenge
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1994
    • John O'Neill in 10x10 (1989)
      10x10
      4.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1993
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
    • Born
      • 1967
      • Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Other works
      He was the original screenwriter for the musical, "The Full Monty," at the Ogunquit Playhousei in Ogunquit, Maine with Sally Struthers and Hunter Foster in the cast. David Yazbek was composer and lyricist. Terrence McNally wrote the book.
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