Simon Beaufoy

Writer

Born: December 26, 1966 (59 years old)

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (15)

• Slumdog Millionaire (2008, ★ 7.7)
• Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008, ★ 6.8)
• 127 Hours (2010, ★ 7.1)
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013, ★ 7.4)
• Blow Dry (2001, ★ 5.9)
• This Is Not a Love Song (2002, ★ 6.2)
• Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012, ★ 6.4)
• Everest (2015, ★ 6.8)
• The Full Monty (1997, ★ 7)
• Battle of the Sexes (2017, ★ 6.8)
• Trust (2018, ★ 7)
• The Full Monty (2023, ★ 7.3)
• Among Giants (1998, ★ 4.6)
• The Darkest Light (2000, ★ 5.1)
• A Bunch of Amateurs (2022, ★ 5.8)