About

Known credits:
20
Birthday:
1966-12-26
Place of birth:
Keighley, England, UK
Website:
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Simon Beaufoy

Overview

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

Acting
2022 Reel Britannia Actor Self 70
Good

Directing
2000 The Darkest Light Directing Director 59
Average
1996 Yellow Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2017 Battle of the Sexes Writing Writer 65
Fair
2015 Everest Writing Screenplay 67
Fair
2013 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Writing Screenplay 73
Good
2012 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
2010 127 Hours Writing Screenplay 70
Good
2008 Slumdog Millionaire Writing Screenplay 76
Good
2008 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
2002 This Is Not a Love Song Writing Writer 59
Average
2001 Blow Dry Writing Writer 58
Average
2000 The Darkest Light Writing Writer 59
Average
1998 Among Giants Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1997 The Full Monty Writing Writer 67
Fair
1996 Yellow Writing Writer N/A
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A Special Relationship Writing Writer N/A
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Methuselah Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
2022 A Bunch of Amateurs Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2018 Trust Production Executive Producer 70
Good