
Writing
Nick Payne
Biography
Nick Payne (born 1984) is a British playwright and screenwriter. Known for his work on the West End and Broadway stages, as well as on the screen, he has received nominations for a Laurence Olivier Award and a Tony Award. Payne studied at the University of York and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama before graduating from the Royal Court Young Writers' Program. Whilst working at the National Theatre Bookshop, he wrote his first play, If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet, which premiered in 2009. It was followed by Wanderlust in 2010. He made his Broadway debut with Constellations (2015). For his play Elegy (2016), he received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play nomination. Payne returned to Broadway with Sea Wall/A Life (2019) at the Hudson Theatre. He created and wrote the BBC One series Wanderlust(2018) and wrote the screenplay for The Sense of an Ending (2016). He co-wrote the romantic drama The Last Letter From Your Lover (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Nick Payne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

7.0
We Live in Time
Writer

6.7
The Last Letter from Your Lover
Writer

6.4
The Sense of an Ending
Screenplay

7.0
Wanderlust
Writer, Creator

7.3 TMDB
Midwinter Break
Screenplay

6.2
The Secrets
Writer

3.5 TMDB
Nora
Writer

10.0 TMDB
National Theatre Live: Constellations
Writer

Writers and Lovers
Writer

Constellations
Screenplay

Lickerish
Editor

The Midnight Library
Screenplay
Constellations - Donmar Warehouse
Creator
Filmography
- 2026LickerishEditorMovie
- 2026Midwinter BreakScreenplayMovie
- 2024We Live in TimeWriterMovie
- 2021National Theatre Live: ConstellationsWriterMovie
- 2021The Last Letter from Your LoverWriterMovie
- 2021Constellations - Donmar WarehouseCreatorSeries
- 2020ConstellationsScreenplayMovie
- 2018WanderlustWriter, CreatorSeries
- 2017The Sense of an EndingScreenplayMovie
- 2014The SecretsWriterSeries
- 2012NoraWriterMovie
- —Writers and LoversWriterMovie
- —The Midnight LibraryScreenplayMovie