Simon Beaufoy
b. 1966 · Keighley, England, UK
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.
Born 26 Dec 1966
Written 10
The Full Monty
2023
Writer
Battle of the Sexes
2017
Writer
Everest
2015
Screenplay
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013
Screenplay
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012
Screenplay
127 Hours
2010
Screenplay
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
2008
Screenplay
Slumdog Millionaire
2008
Screenplay
Blow Dry
2001
Writer
The Full Monty
1997
Writer
