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Peter Straughan

Screenwriter / Writer / Playwright / Film Director | * 01/01/1968 (56) | Gateshead (United Kingdom (UK))
Peter Straughan (born 1968) is a British playwright, screenwriter and author, based in the north-east of England. He was writer-in-residence at Newcastle's Live Theatre Company. Whilst there, Live staged his plays, Bones and Noir. Both of these plays have displayed Straughan's talent for writing dark, twisted and witty stories. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet mole within his former colleagues at the heart of MI6. ...

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

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2011 | 3.3/5 | 2h 7min
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
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Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped around an ominous looking snowman. ...

The Snowman

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2017 | 2.6/5 | 1h 59min
Crime, Thriller
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A young wannabe musician who discovers he has bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank. ...

Frank

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2014 | 3.4/5 | 1h 35min
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
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A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a rush of panic, he steals 'The Goldfinch', a painting that eventually d ...

The Goldfinch

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2019 | 3.6/5 | 2h 29min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Peter Straughan

Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay European Film Academy Lux Award
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Movies with Peter Straughan as Crew(15)

Writing/Writer2024 Conclave
Writing/Screenplay2023 Shackleton
Writing/Writer2023 Ravens
Writing/Screenplay2019 The Goldfinch
Writing/Screenplay2015 Our Brand Is Crisis
Directing/Director2014 Nosferatu in Love
Writing/Writer2014 Frank
Writing/Screenplay2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Directing/Director2011 Gee Gee
Writing/Writer2011 Gee Gee
Writing/Screenplay2010 The Debt
Writing/Screenplay2009 The Men Who Stare at Goats
Writing/Screenplay2008 How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Writing/Writer2007 Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution
Writing/Screenplay2006 Sixty Six

TV Shows/Series with Peter Straughan as Crew(5)

Writing/Writer2015 Wolf Hall
Writing/Adaptation2015 Wolf Hall
Creator/Creator2015 Wolf Hall
Directing/Director2012 Playhouse Presents
Writing/Writer2012 Playhouse Presents

Full Name: Peter Straughan
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Monday, 01/01 1968 (January) in Gateshead (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 56 years + 109 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Newcastle University
Spouses (current/former): Bridget O'Connor
Peter Straughan frequently works together with these people:
Jon Ronson (5x, Crew)
George Clooney (3x, Actor)
Grant Heslov (3x, Actor)
Toby Young (3x, Actor)
Tessa Ross (3x, Crew)
Andy Shelley (3x, Crew)
Bridget O'Connor (3x, Crew)
Robert B. Weide (2x, Crew)
Begoña Lopez (2x, Crew)
Joel Dougherty (2x, Crew)
Peter Kosminsky (2x, Crew)
Rodrigo Bellott (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:52172, Added: 05/17/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024