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William Nicholson

Writer, Director, Additional CreditsBorn January 12, 1948 (77 years)
William Nicholson was born on January 12, 1948 in Tonbridge, Kent, England, UK. He is a producer and writer, known for Les Misérables (2012), Gladiator (2000) and Unbroken (2014).

He earned his first Oscar nomination for writing the screenplay for Shadowlands (1993). He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2015 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Drama and Literature.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Hope Gap
  • Grey Owl

Known For

  • Gladiator
  • Les Misérables
  • Everest
  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age
  • Unbroken
  • First Knight
  • Thirteen Lives
  • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
  • Shadowlands
  • Breathe
  • Nell
  • Hope Gap
  • Firelight
  • Grey Owl
  • Sarafina!
  • Shadowlands
  • Crime of the Century
  • A Private Matter
  • The March
  • Horizon
  • Screen Two

Filmography

2022
Thirteen Lives · as Screenplay
2019
Hope Gap · as Screenplay
2017
Breathe · as Screenplay
2015
Everest · as Screenplay
2014
Unbroken · as Screenplay
2013
2012
Les Misérables · as Screenplay
2007
Elizabeth: The Golden Age · as Screenplay
2000
Gladiator · as Screenplay
1999
Grey Owl · as Screenplay
1997
1996
Crime of the Century · as Screenplay
1994
Nell · as Screenplay
1992
Sarafina! · as Screenplay
1992
1990
1986
Life Story · as Screenplay
1985
1983
1964
Horizon (TV Series)

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