Simon Beaufoy

Known For

Writing

IMDB ID

nm0064479

Gender

Male

Birthday

1966-12-26 (57 years)

Place of Birth

Keighley, England, UK

Deathday

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Homepage

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Popularity

8.756

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.