Simon Beaufoy
Known for writing · Born 26 December 1966 · 59 · Keighley, England, UK
23 credits
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
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013
Slumdog Millionaire
2008
127 Hours
2010
Everest
2015
Battle of the Sexes
2017
The Full Monty
1997
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
2008
Trust
2018
The Full Monty
2023
Blow Dry
2001
The Darkest Light
2000