Person
William Nicholson
Writing · Born 1948-01-12 · Lewis, Sussex, England, UK
Biography
William Nicholson was born on January 12, 1948 in Tonbridge, Kent, England, UK. He is a producer and writer, known for Les Misérables (2012), Gladiator (2000) and Unbroken (2014). He earned his first Oscar nomination for writing the screenplay for Shadowlands (1993). He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2015 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Drama and Literature.
Known for
Screen Two
Writer
Gladiator
Screenplay
Countryfile
Self
Les Misérables
Screenplay
Breathe
Screenplay
First Knight
Story
Everest
Screenplay
Thirteen Lives
Screenplay
Unbroken
Screenplay
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Screenplay
Filmography
- 2022Thirteen LivesScreenplay
- 2019Hope GapScreenplay
- 2017BreatheScreenplay
- 2015EverestScreenplay
- 2014UnbrokenScreenplay
- 2013Mandela: Long Walk to FreedomScreenplay
- 2012Les MisérablesScreenplay
- 2007Elizabeth: The Golden AgeScreenplay
- 2005Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'Self
- 2003The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
- 2000GladiatorScreenplay
- 1999Grey OwlScreenplay
- 1998FirelightDirector
- 1996Crime of the CenturyScreenplay
- 1995First KnightStory
- 1994NellScreenplay
- 1993ShadowlandsTheatre Play
- 1992Sarafina!Screenplay
- 1992A Private MatterWriter
- 1990The MarchWriter
- 1988CountryfileSelf
- 1987The VisionWriter
- 1987Life StoryScreenplay
- 1985ShadowlandsWriter
- 1985Screen TwoWriter
- 1983Martin Luther, HereticWriter
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