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John Collee

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John Collee studied medicine at Edinburgh University and has worked as a doctor in the UK, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, the Solomon Islands, and the former Soviet Union.

In addition to his film and TV work he has written three novels - Kingsley's Touch, Paper Mask (1990) and The Rig, (all published by Penguin.) - and contributed a weekly column to The Observer Newspaper.

His adaptation of Paper Mask was his first produced screenplay.

He is married with three children and lives in Sydney, Australia.
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 4 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Known for

    Russell Crowe in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 2003
    Dev Patel in Monkey Man (2024)
    Monkey Man
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 2024
    Boy Swallows Universe (2024)
    Boy Swallows Universe
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    Kate Winslet in Lee (2023)
    Lee
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 2023

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      • Pre-production
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      • Post-production



    • Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche in The Return (2024)
      The Return
      6.2
      • screenplay
      • 2024
    • Dev Patel in Monkey Man (2024)
      Monkey Man
      6.8
      • screenplay
      • 2024
    • Three (2024)
      Three
      6.5
      • additional material
      • 2024
    • Boy Swallows Universe (2024)
      Boy Swallows Universe
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • 2024
    • Kate Winslet in Lee (2023)
      Lee
      6.9
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2023
    • Jason Clarke, Michelle Monaghan, and Jai Courtney in Black Site (2022)
      Black Site
      4.4
      • additional writing by
      • 2022
    • Roborovski (2021)
      Roborovski
      7.9
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • The Story of Lee Ping (2020)
      The Story of Lee Ping
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Jason Isaacs, Anupam Kher, Nazanin Boniadi, Armie Hammer, and Dev Patel in Hotel Mumbai (2018)
      Hotel Mumbai
      7.6
      • written by
      • 2018
    • Nancy Brunning and Temuera Morrison in The Patriarch (2016)
      The Patriarch
      7.0
      • screenplay
      • 2016
    • Tanna (2015)
      Tanna
      6.9
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Frackman (2015)
      Frackman
      7.2
      • writer
      • 2015
    • Wolf Totem (2015)
      Wolf Totem
      6.6
      • screenplay
      • 2015
    • Ewan McGregor and Brenton Thwaites in Son of a Gun (2014)
      Son of a Gun
      6.4
      • additional material
      • 2014
    • Tango Underpants (2014)
      Tango Underpants
      7.6
      Short
      • written by
      • 2014

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    • Boy Swallows Universe (2024)
      Boy Swallows Universe
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Kate Winslet in Lee (2023)
      Lee
      6.9
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Roborovski (2021)
      Roborovski
      7.9
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Accelerate (2019)
      Accelerate
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Monica Bellucci, David Wenham, Alex Jewson, Tess Haubrich, Caroline Ford, Ben O'Toole, and Epine Bob Savea in Nekrotronic (2018)
      Nekrotronic
      5.6
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Jason Isaacs, Anupam Kher, Nazanin Boniadi, Armie Hammer, and Dev Patel in Hotel Mumbai (2018)
      Hotel Mumbai
      7.6
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Matilda Ridgway in The Guests (2015)
      The Guests
      5.7
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Russell Crowe in The Water Diviner (2014)
      The Water Diviner
      7.0
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Ewan McGregor and Brenton Thwaites in Son of a Gun (2014)
      Son of a Gun
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • 2014

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      • Deborah Snow? - present (3 children)
    • Other works
      Kingsley's Touch (Novel)
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      If you're holding out to see your name in lights you're always going to be disappointed. The journey is two years minimum and you're names up there for two weeks at the very end ... if at all.

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