Biography
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...
Complete Filmography
A Bunch of Amateurs
2022
Executive Producer
A bunch of British working class amateur filmmakers with nothing left to lose tackle one of Hollywood's greatest musicals in order to save their belov...
Battle of the Sexes
2017
Writer
The true story of the 1973 tennis match between world number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.
Everest
2015
Screenplay
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-i...
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013
Screenplay
Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they mu...
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012
Screenplay
A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an...
127 Hours
2010
Screenplay
The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an i...
Slumdog Millionaire
2008
Screenplay
A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
2008
Screenplay
London, England, on the eve of World War II. Guinevere Pettigrew, a strict governess who is unable to keep a job, is fired again. Lost in the hostile ...
This Is Not a Love Song
2002
Writer
Heaton and Spike are the unlikeliest pair: two loners who have found each other. When Spike commits a terrible crime, Heaton decides to stand by him -...
Blow Dry
2001
Writer
The annual British Hairdressing Championship comes to Keighley, a town where Phil and son Brian run a barbershop and Phil's ex-wife Shelly and her lov...
The Darkest Light
2000
Director, Writer
Farm life in the Yorkshire Dales isn't easy at the best of times, but things are exceptionally tough for Tom and Sue. Their eight-year-old son has leu...
Among Giants
1998
Screenplay
A manager hires Ray, off the books, to paint all the power towers in a 15-mile stretch of high-tension wires outside Sheffield. Ray's crew of men are ...
The Full Monty
1997
Writer
Sheffield, England. Gaz, a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it all in a one-night-only strip show.
Yellow
1996
Director, Writer
On a family outing, seven year-old Natalie disappears with the car keys into a sea of flowers, initiating a disturbing confrontation.
Methuselah
N/A
Screenplay
An action/adventure story centered on a 1000-year-old man who has used his time on the planet to develop an unparalleled set of survival skills.
A Special Relationship
N/A
Writer
Told through the lens of Elizabeth Taylor’s friendship with her assistant Roger Wall, this biopic explores Taylor’s journey from actress to activist.