Writing
William Nicholson
Born January 12, 1948 · Lewis, Sussex, England, UK
Biography
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.
Known for
95
8.5
Gladiator
Screenplay
787.5
Les Misérables
Screenplay
687.1
Everest
Screenplay
717.2
Unbroken
Screenplay
887.8
Thirteen Lives
Story, Screenplay
396.0
First Knight
Story, Screenplay
516.8
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Screenplay
707.2
Breathe
Screenplay
657.1
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Screenplay
496.5
Nell
Screenplay
797.3
Shadowlands
Theatre Play, Screenplay
576.8
Hope Gap
Screenplay, Director
366.0
Grey Owl
Screenplay
617.2
Firelight
Director, Writer
496.4
Sarafina!
Screenplay
7.5 TMDB
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Self
7.1
Crime of the Century
Screenplay
7.5
Shadowlands
Writer
7.4
Life Story
Screenplay
6.3
Countryfile
Self
Filmography
- 2022Thirteen LivesStory, ScreenplayMovie
- 2019Hope GapScreenplay, DirectorMovie
- 2017BreatheScreenplayMovie
- 2015EverestScreenplayMovie
- 2014UnbrokenScreenplayMovie
- 2013Mandela: Long Walk to FreedomScreenplayMovie
- 2012Les MisérablesScreenplayMovie
- 2007Elizabeth: The Golden AgeScreenplayMovie
- 2005Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'SelfMovie
- 2003The Many Lives of Richard AttenboroughMovie
- 2000GladiatorScreenplayMovie
- 1999Grey OwlScreenplayMovie
- 1998FirelightDirector, WriterMovie
- 1996Crime of the CenturyScreenplayMovie
- 1995First KnightStory, ScreenplayMovie
- 1994NellScreenplayMovie
- 1993ShadowlandsTheatre Play, ScreenplayMovie
- 1992Sarafina!ScreenplayMovie
- 1992A Private MatterWriterMovie
- 1990The MarchWriterMovie
- 1988CountryfileSelfSeries
- 1987The VisionWriterMovie
- 1987Life StoryScreenplayMovie
- 1985ShadowlandsWriterMovie
- 1985Screen TwoWriterSeries
- 1983Martin Luther, HereticWriterMovie