Simon Beaufoy

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    • Birthday: 26 December 1966

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    • TMDb: 57631

Simon Beaufoy

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.

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Simon Beaufoy filmography

Selected highlights from Simon Beaufoy’s filmography, featuring their best-known movies and TV shows in the Watchmora catalogue.