Director

Simon Beaufoy

Writing

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 15

TMDB ID: 57631

IMDb ID: nm0064479

Known for: Writing

Born: December 26, 1966

Age: 59

Place of birth: Keighley, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1995 - 2023

Years active: 29

Average TMDB rating: 6.92

Wikidata: Q931009

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Assistant Director (1)Director (1)Screenplay (7)Writer (4)Executive Producer (1)Teleplay (1)

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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.

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