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Simon Beaufoy

1966 - Today

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Simon Beaufoy (; born 26 December 1966) is a British screenwriter. Born in Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, he was educated at Malsis School in Glusburn, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Beaufoy is the 1,909th most popular film director (down from 1,866th in 2019), the 6,969th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,618th in 2019) and the 147th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Simon Beaufoy ranks 1,909 out of 2,041Before him are Jonathan Liebesman, Wes Ball, Mike Mitchell, Alain Gomis, Miranda July, and Ladj Ly. After him are Stephan Elliott, Mark Neveldine, Rebecca Zlotowski, Melina Matsoukas, Gia Coppola, and Gracia Querejeta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Simon Beaufoy ranks 767Before him are Jürg Studer, Lorenzo Guerini, Niall Quinn, Nigel Martyn, David Nicholls, and Juan Vizcaíno. After him are André Boisclair, Raúl Gutiérrez, Vyacheslav Oliynyk, Toby Huss, Stine Lise Hattestad, and Sean M. Carroll.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Beaufoy ranks 6,971 out of 8,785Before him are Erin Richards (1986), Giovanni Reyna (2002), David Nicholls (1966), Lauren James (2001), Kyren Wilson (1991), and Neil Lennon (1971). After him are Chris Hoy (1976), Ben Davies (1995), Gary Gillespie (1960), Derek Dougan (1938), Yungblud (1997), and Roger Livesey (1906).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Simon Beaufoy ranks 147Before him are Simon Kinberg (1973), Peter Webber (1968), David Slade (1969), Chris Cunningham (1970), Bernard Rose (1960), and Ben Davis (1961). After him are Laurence Rees (1957), Andrew Haigh (1973), Rupert Wyatt (1972), Ben Wheatley (1972), Shane Meadows (1972), and Tim Hetherington (1970).