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Christopher Hampton

Known for writing · Born 26 January 1946 · 80 · Faial, Açores, Portugal

53 credits

Sir Christopher James Hampton CBE FRSL is a British playwright, screenwriter, translator and film director. He is best known for his play Les Liaisons Dangereuses based on the novel of the same name and the film adaptation

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Known for

Atonement

2007

The Father

2020

A Dangerous Method

2011

Dangerous Liaisons

1988

Adoration

2013

The Son

2022

Total Eclipse

1995

Mary Reilly

1996

The Quiet American

2002

Chéri

2009

Carrington

1995

Imagining Argentina

2003

Acting (6)

2017Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible DreamSelfFilm
2017Joe Orton Laid BareHimselfFilm
2003100 Greatest Sexy MomentsSelfFilm
1995Total EclipseThe JudgeFilm
1978The South Bank ShowSeries
1953The OscarsSelfSeries

Directing (3)

2003Imagining ArgentinaDirector, WriterFilm
1996The Secret AgentDirector, WriterFilm
1995CarringtonDirector, ScreenplayFilm

Production (2)

2020The Singapore GripExecutive Producer, Writer, CreatorSeries
2017The General And MeProducerFilm

Writing (42)

2026National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons DangereusesAdaptationFilm
2022The SonScreenplayFilm
2022Dracula: The MusicalLyricist, WriterFilm
2020The FatherScreenplayFilm
2020Sunset Boulevard in ConcertWriter, LyricistFilm
2016Ali and NinoWriterFilm
2016National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons DangereusesTheatre PlayFilm
2013AdorationScreenplayFilm
2013The Thirteenth TaleScreenplayFilm
2011A Dangerous MethodScreenplay, Theatre PlayFilm
2011Dracula: The MusicalLyricistFilm
2009ChériWriterFilm
2007AtonementScreenplayFilm
2003Three SistersWriterFilm
2002The Quiet AmericanScreenplayFilm
1996Mary ReillyScreenplayFilm
1995Total EclipseScreenplayFilm
1992Tales from HollywoodWriterFilm
1991PerformanceWriterSeries
1989The Ginger TreeWriter, CreatorSeries
1988Dangerous LiaisonsScreenplayFilm
1986The Wolf at the DoorScreenplayFilm
1986Hotel du LacWriterFilm
1985The Good FatherWriterFilm
1985Screen TwoWriterSeries
1983The Honorary ConsulScreenplayFilm
1982Rimbaud in L.A.WriterFilm
1981The History ManWriter, CreatorSeries
1979Tales from the Vienna WoodsWriterFilm
1977BBC2 Play of the WeekWriterSeries
1977The Sunday DramaWriterSeries
1977Able's WillWriterFilm
1975The PhilanthropistWriterFilm
1973A Doll's HouseScreenplayFilm
1965BBC Play of the MonthWriterSeries
—Wilder & MeWriterFilm
—The Noise of TimeWriterFilm
—Sunset BoulevardLyricist, MusicalFilm
—Every ValleyWriterFilm
—EmbersScreenplay, Co-Executive ProducerFilm
—ArtAdaptationFilm
—SavagesWriterFilm