Simon Beaufoy
- Writing
- December 26, 1966 · 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
Filmography
- The Full Monty · Teleplay, Story
- A Bunch of Amateurs · Executive producer
- Reel Britannia · Self
- Trust · Writer, Executive producer
- Battle of the Sexes · Writer
- Everest · Screenplay
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire · Screenplay
- Salmon Fishing in the Yemen · Screenplay
- 127 Hours · Screenplay
- Slumdog Millionaire · Screenplay
- Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day · Screenplay
- This Is Not a Love Song · Writer
- Blow Dry · Writer
- Critics Choice Awards · Self
- The Darkest Light · Director, Writer
- Among Giants · Screenplay
- The Full Monty · Writer
- Yellow · Director, Writer
- Linger · Assistant Director
- A Special Relationship · Writer
- YAMAS! · Executive producer
- A Matter of Time · Writer
- Le petit prince · Screenplay
- S.O.L. · Writer