About

Known credits:
18
Birthday:
1966-01-18
Place of birth:
Iran
Website:
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Hossein Amini

Overview

Hossein Amini (Persian: حسین امینی; born 18 January 1966) is an Iranian-born British screenwriter and film director. Amini has worked as a screenwriter since the early 1990s. He was nominated for numerous awards for the 1997 film The Wings of the Dove, including an Academy Award for Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay. He also won a "Best Adapted Screenplay" award from the Austin Film Critics Association for his screenplay adaptation of Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive (2011), based on the novel by James Sallis. For his directorial debut, he both wrote and directed The Two Faces of January, an adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novel.

Known for

Acting
2015 The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence Actor Self N/A
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Directing
2014 The Two Faces of January Directing Director 58
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Writing
2017 The Snowman Writing Screenplay 53
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2016 Our Kind of Traitor Writing Writer 59
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2014 The Two Faces of January Writing Screenplay 58
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2013 47 Ronin Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
2012 Snow White and the Huntsman Writing Screenplay 59
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2011 Drive Writing Screenplay 75
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2010 Shanghai Writing Writer 59
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2008 Killshot Writing Screenplay 58
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2002 The Four Feathers Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1997 The Wings of the Dove Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1996 Deep Secrets Writing Screenplay N/A
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1996 Jude Writing Writer 59
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1994 The Dying of the Light Writing Writer N/A
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Break Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2023 The Pigeon Tunnel Production Executive Producer 59
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Crew
2011 Drive Crew Thanks 75
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