Peter Morgan


Screenwriter

Biography

Life Events

1988

Co-wrote with Wadlow an input on the script of John Schlesinger's movie "Madame Sousatzka"

2000

Wrote the British dramedy series "Metropolis"

2002

Wrote "The Jury" a British miniseries starring Gerard Butler and Derek Jacobi

2003

Wrote "The Deal" a television drama about the power-sharing deal between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown

2004

Penned the PBS movie "Henry VIII" starring Ray Winstone and Helena Bonham Carter

2006

Penned "The Queen" a film starring Helen Mirren that showed the impact of the death of Princess Diana on the British royal family; earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay

2006

With Jeremy Brook, adapted Giles Foden's award-winning debut novel "The Last King of Scotland"

2006

Penned first play "Frost/Nixon" about David Frost's 1977 television interviews with former United States President Richard Nixon; earned a Tony nomination for Best Play

2008

Wrote the screenplay adaptation of Philippa Gregory's novel, "The Other Boleyn Girl" starring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson

2008

Adapted his play "Frost/Nixon" into a feature film, which was directed by Ron Howard; earned Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Screenplay

2010

Wrote the HBO drama "The Special Relationship"; earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

2010

Wrote the screenplay for "Hereafter," a film which tells three parallel stories about three people affected by death in different ways; directed by Clint Eastwood

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