

Simon Beaufoy
Directing
December 26, 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.
The Filmography


Everest

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

127 Hours

Slumdog Millionaire

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

This Is Not a Love Song

Blow Dry

The Darkest Light

Among Giants
