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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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Oscar® Winner Simon Beaufoy backstage during the live ABC Telecast of the 81st Annual Academy Awards® from the Kodak Theatre, in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009.
Oscar® Winners Dustin Lance Black (left) and Simon Beaufoy backstage during the live ABC Telecast of the 81st Annual Academy Awards® from the Kodak Theatre, in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009.
Academy Award®-winner Simon Beaufoy (center) with presenters (left to right) Tina Faye and Steve Martin backstage at the 81st Academy Awards® are presented live on the ABC Television network from The Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, February 22, 2009.
Academy Award®-winner Simon Beaufoy backstage at the 81st Academy Awards® are presented live on the ABC Television network from The Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, February 22, 2009.
Simon Beaufoy accepts the Oscar® for Writing (Adapted Screenplay) for "Slumdog Millionaire" ((Fox Searchlight) during the live ABC Telecast of the 81st Annual Academy Awards® from the Kodak Theatre, in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009.
Simon Beaufoy accepts the Oscar® for Writing (Adapted Screenplay) for "Slumdog Millionaire" ((Fox Searchlight) during the live ABC Telecast of the 81st Annual Academy Awards® from the Kodak Theatre, in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009.
Ewan McGregor, Simon Beaufoy, Zygi Kamasa, Amr Waked, Paul Webster, Emily Blunt, and Tom Mison
Simon Beaufoy
Simon Beaufoy at an event for Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
Simon Beaufoy at an event for Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy

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, and Paul Barber 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 Development
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2023
  • The Full Monty
    • Writer
    • In Production
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2023
  • Methuselah
    • screenplay
    • Pre-production
  • Harris Dickinson in Trust (2018)
    Trust
    • created by
    • written by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Elisabeth Shue, Bill Pullman, Steve Carell, Sarah Silverman, and Emma Stone in Battle of the Sexes (2017)
    Battle of the Sexes
    • written by
    • 2017
  • Everest (2015)
    Everest
    • screenplay by
    • 2015
  • Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
    • screenplay
    • 2013
  • Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt in Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
    Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
    • written by
    • 2011
  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    127 Hours
    • screenplay
    • 2010
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    Slumdog Millionaire
    • screenplay
    • 2008
  • Neve Campbell, Rupert Penry-Jones, Marc Warren, and Bradley Whitford in Burn Up (2008)
    Burn Up
    • writer
    • written by
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2008
  • Frances McDormand and Amy Adams in Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
    Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
    • screenplay
    • 2008
  • Archie Panjabi in Yasmin (2004)
    Yasmin
    • Writer
    • 2004
  • This Is Not a Love Song (2002)
    This Is Not a Love Song
    • written by
    • 2002
  • Heidi Klum in Blow Dry (2001)
    Blow Dry
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • Everyone's Happy
    • Writer
    • 2000
  • Running Time
    • Writer
    • 2000
  • The Darkest Light (1999)
    The Darkest Light
    • writer
    • 1999

Producer

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

Director

  • The Darkest Light (1999)
    The Darkest Light
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Yellow (1998)
    Yellow
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1998
  • Closer (1998)
    Closer
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1998
  • Never Mind (1994)
    Lloyds Bank Channel 4 Film Challenge
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1994
  • John O'Neill in 10x10 (1989)
    10x10
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 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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