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David Magee

Writer, Actor, ProducerBorn January 1, 1962 (63 years)
David Magee (born 1962) is an American screenwriter who was nominated for a 2004 Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Finding Neverland. Along with Simon Beaufoy, he wrote the screenplay for Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams, which was released in 2008. His 2012 screen adaptation of the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel earned him a Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Known For

  • Life of Pi
  • Finding Neverland
  • Mary Poppins Returns
  • A Man Called Otto
  • Lady Chatterley's Lover
  • The School for Good and Evil
  • Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
  • The Tiger's Apprentice

Filmography

2024
The Tiger's Apprentice · as Screenplay
2023
The Little Mermaid · as Screenplay
2022
A Man Called Otto · as Screenplay
2022
Lady Chatterley's Lover · as Screenplay
2022
2018
Mary Poppins Returns · as Screenplay
2012
Life of Pi · as Screenplay
2008
2004
Finding Neverland · as Screenplay

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