Person
Simon Beaufoy
Writing · Born 1966-12-26 · Keighley, England, UK
Biography
Simon Beaufoy (born 26 December 1966) is a British screenwriter. Born in Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, he was educated at Malsis School in Cross Hills, Ermysted's Grammar School and Sedbergh School, he read English at St Peter's College, Oxford and graduated from Arts University Bournemouth. In 1997, he earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay for The Full Monty. He went on to win the 2009 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Slumdog Millionaire as well as winning a Golden Globe and a BAFTA award.
Known for
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Screenplay
Trust
Writer
Slumdog Millionaire
Screenplay
Everest
Screenplay
127 Hours
Screenplay
The Full Monty
Teleplay
Battle of the Sexes
Writer
The Full Monty
Writer
Critics Choice Awards
Self
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Screenplay
Filmography
- 2023The Full MontyTeleplay
- 2022A Bunch of AmateursExecutive Producer
- 2022Reel BritanniaSelf
- 2018TrustWriter
- 2017Battle of the SexesWriter
- 2015EverestScreenplay
- 2013The Hunger Games: Catching FireScreenplay
- 2012Salmon Fishing in the YemenScreenplay
- 2010127 HoursScreenplay
- 2008Slumdog MillionaireScreenplay
- 2008Miss Pettigrew Lives for a DayScreenplay
- 2002This Is Not a Love SongWriter
- 2001Blow DryWriter
- 2001Critics Choice AwardsSelf
- 2000The Darkest LightDirector
- 1998Among GiantsScreenplay
- 1997The Full MontyWriter
- 1996YellowDirector
- 1995LingerAssistant Director
- —A Special RelationshipWriter
- —A Matter of TimeScreenplay
- —S.O.L.Writer
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