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Simon Beaufoy

Writer | Producer | Director

Born in Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire. He attended Malsis School in Cross Hills Ermysted's Grammar School at Skipton, later he attended Sedbergh School in Cumbria.

He has read English at St ... read full biography

Known for Slumdog Millionaire (2008), The Full Monty (1997), 127 Hours (2010), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

Details

1967 (age 52) | 5' 6" (1.68m)

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Oscar® Winner Simon Beaufoy backstage during the live ABC Telecast of the 81st Annual Academy Awards® from the Kodak Theatre, in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009.

Oscar® Winners Dustin Lance Black (left) and Simon Beaufoy backstage during the live ABC Telecast of the 81st Annual Academy Awards® from the Kodak Theatre, in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009.

Academy Award®-winner Simon Beaufoy (center) with presenters (left to right) Tina Faye and Steve Martin backstage at the 81st Academy Awards® are presented live on the ABC Television network from The Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, February 22, 2009.

Academy Award®-winner Simon Beaufoy backstage at the 81st Academy Awards® are presented live on the ABC Television network from The Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, February 22, 2009.

Simon Beaufoy accepts the Oscar® for Writing (Adapted Screenplay) for "Slumdog Millionaire" ((Fox Searchlight) during the live ABC Telecast of the 81st Annual Academy Awards® from the Kodak Theatre, in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009.

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Awards

Won 1 Oscar Award. Another 26 wins & 41 nominations

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Filmography

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48 titles

Projects in Development (6 titles)	Budget	Status
A Special Relationship Writer Writer See fewer		Script
Gold Writer Writer See fewer		Development Unknown
In the Skin of a Lion Writer (screenplay) Writer (screenplay) See fewer		Announced
Sharp Teeth Writer (adaptation) Writer (adaptation) See fewer		Development Unknown
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (TV Mini-series) - Writer (adaptation) Writer (adaptation) See fewer		Announced
Undercovers (working title) (TV Series) - Creative Executive, Writer (story by) Creative Executive, Writer (story by) See fewer		Script

Films in Production (1 title)	Budget	Status
A Bunch of Amateurs (2020) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer		Filming

Past Film & Video (19 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Battle of the Sexes (2017) Writer Writer See fewer	$25MM	$518K	$13MM	$19MM
Everest (2015) Writer (screenplay by) Writer (screenplay by) See fewer	$55MM	$7.2MM	$43MM	$203MM
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) Writer (screenplay) Writer (screenplay) See fewer	$130MM	$158MM	$425MM	$865MM
Folie à Deux: Madness Made of Two (2012) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011) Writer Writer See fewer		$226K	$9MM	$35MM
127 Hours (2010) Writer (screenplay) Writer (screenplay) See fewer	$18MM	$265K	$18MM	$61MM
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Writer (screenplay) Writer (screenplay) See fewer	$15MM	$360K	$141MM	$378MM
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) Writer (screenplay) Writer (screenplay) See fewer		$2.5MM	$12MM	$17MM
Yasmin (2004) Writer Writer See fewer
Japanese Story (2003) Associate Producer Associate Producer See fewer	$5.7MM	$24K	$647K	$4.1MM
This Is Not a Love Song (2002) Catering, Executive Producer, Writer Catering, Executive Producer, Writer See fewer
Blow Dry (2001) Writer Writer See fewer		$240K	$638K	$830K
Everyone's Happy (2000) Writer Writer See fewer	£10K
Running Time (2000) Executive Producer, Writer Executive Producer, Writer See fewer	£1MM
The Darkest Light (1999) Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer
Among Giants (1998) Writer Writer See fewer	£2.5MM	$13K	$66K	$66K
Yellow (1998) (Short) - Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer
Closer (1998) (Short) - Director Director See fewer
The Full Monty (1997) Writer Writer See fewer	$3.5MM	$177K	$46MM	$258MM

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Past Television (6 titles)	Episodes
Trust (2018) (TV Series) - Writer (created by) (10 episodes, 2018), Executive Producer (10 episodes, 2018), Writer (8 episodes, 2018) Writer (created by) (10 episodes, 2018), Executive Producer (10 episodes, 2018), Writer (8 episodes, 2018) See fewer Consequences (May 27, 2018) Season 1, Episode 10 - Executive Producer, Writer (created by), Writer Executive Producer, Writer (created by), Writer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	10
Slumdog Dreams: Danny Boyle & the Making of 'Slumdog Millionaire' (2009) (TV Short) - Self, Special Thanks Self, Special Thanks See fewer
Burn Up (2008) (TV Mini-series) - Writer (1 episode, 2008), Writer (1 episode, 2008) Writer (1 episode, 2008), Writer (1 episode, 2008) See fewer Episode #1.2 (Jul 25, 2008) Season 1, Episode 2 - Writer Writer See fewer Episode #1.1 (Jul 23, 2008) Season 1, Episode 1 - Writer Writer See fewer	2
Lloyds Bank Channel 4 Film Challenge (1994) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 1994) Director (1 episode, 1994) See fewer Hippy Critical (May 25, 1994) Season 1, Episode 4 - Director Director See fewer	1
Forty Minutes (1993) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1993), Producer (1 episode, 1993) Self (1 episode, 1993), Producer (1 episode, 1993) See fewer Shattered Dreams (Nov 16, 1993) Season 14, Episode 1 - Self, Producer Self, Producer See fewer	1
10x10 (1993) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 1993), Writer (1 episode, 1993) Director (1 episode, 1993), Writer (1 episode, 1993) See fewer Physics for Fish (Oct 19, 1993) Season 6, Episode 8 - Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer	1

Self (15 titles)
One Vision: A Faithful Adaptation of Catching Fire (2014) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2011) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
Made in Hollywood (2010) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2010) Self (1 episode, 2010) See fewer Episode #6.6 (Nov 6, 2010) Season 6, Episode 6 - Self Self See fewer
BBC Look North: Yorkshire and North Midlands (2009) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2009) Self (1 episode, 2009) See fewer Episode dated 12 June 2009 (Jun 12, 2009) Self Self See fewer
Calendar (2009) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2009) Self (1 episode, 2009) See fewer Episode dated 12 June 2009 (Jun 12, 2009) Self Self See fewer
The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV Special) - Self - Winner Self - Winner See fewer
The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2009) (TV Special) - Self - Winner & Nominee Self - Winner & Nominee See fewer
The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2009) (TV Special) - Self - Winner Self - Winner See fewer
The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2009) (TV Special) - Self - Winner Self - Winner See fewer
Up Close with Carrie Keagan (2008) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2008) Self (1 episode, 2008) See fewer Episode dated 18 November 2008 (Nov 18, 2008) Self Self See fewer
Sunday Morning Shootout (2008) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2008) Self (1 episode, 2008) See fewer 2008 Toronto Film Festival: Part 2 (Sep 21, 2008) Season 6, Episode 2 - Self Self See fewer
British Film Forever (2007) (TV Mini-series) - Self (1 episode, 2007) Self (1 episode, 2007) See fewer Sauce, Satire and Silliness: The Story of British Comedy (Sep 8, 2007) Season 1, Episode 7 - Self Self See fewer
The 100 Greatest Films (2001) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Tonight (2000) (TV Series) - Self - Interviewee (1 episode, 2000) Self - Interviewee (1 episode, 2000) See fewer Episode dated 21 January 2000 (Jan 21, 2000) Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer
Forty Minutes (1993) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1993) Self (1 episode, 1993) See fewer Shattered Dreams (Nov 16, 1993) Season 14, Episode 1 - Self Self See fewer

Archive Footage (1 title)
BBC Look North: Yorkshire and North Midlands (2014–2016) (TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 2014) Self (2 episodes, 2014) See fewer Episode dated 4 February 2016 (Feb 4, 2016) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Episode dated 23 July 2014 (Jul 23, 2014) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer

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