William Nicholson

Writer, Director

January 12, 1948 (78 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

  • Breathe
    Breathe2017
  • Hope Gap
    Hope Gap2019
  • Grey Owl
    Grey Owl1999

Known For

  • Gladiator
    Gladiator2000
  • Les Misérables
    Les Misérables2012
  • Everest
    Everest2015
  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age
    Elizabeth: The Golden Age2007
  • Unbroken
    Unbroken2014
  • First Knight
    First Knight1995
  • Thirteen Lives
    Thirteen Lives2022
  • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
    Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom2013
  • Shadowlands
    Shadowlands1993
  • Breathe
    Breathe2017
  • Nell
    Nell1994
  • Hope Gap
    Hope Gap2019
  • Firelight
    Firelight1997
  • Grey Owl
    Grey Owl1999
  • Sarafina!
    Sarafina!1992
  • Shadowlands
    Shadowlands1985
  • Crime of the Century
    Crime of the Century1996
  • A Private Matter
    A Private Matter1992
  • The March
    The March1990
  • Everyman
    Everyman29 seasons

Filmography

2022
Thirteen Lives · as Screenplay
2019
Hope Gap · as ScreenplayOn Plex
2017
Breathe · as ScreenplayOn Plex
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 ScreenplayOn Plex
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
1977
1964

2019
Hope GapOn Plex
1997
1977

2005
1988
Countryfile · as Self
1977
Everyman · as Self - Narrator
1975
Arena (1975) · as Self

1995
First Knight · as Story
1993
Shadowlands · as Theatre Play
1984
Screen Two · as By
1977
Everyman · as Series Editor