Writing
William Nicholson
Jan 12, 1948 (78 years) Lewis, Sussex, England, UK
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
8.2
Gladiator
Screenplay
7.3
Les Misérables
Screenplay
6.8
Everest
Screenplay
7.4
Unbroken
Screenplay
6.7
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Screenplay
7.8
Thirteen Lives
Screenplay, Story
6.1
First Knight
Story, Screenplay
7.4
Breathe
Screenplay
6.9
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Screenplay
6.5
Nell
Screenplay
6.6
Hope Gap
Screenplay, Director
6.9
Shadowlands
Theatre Play, Screenplay
7.1
Screen Two
Writer
5.7
Grey Owl
Screenplay
6.7
Firelight
Director, Writer
Filmography
7.8
Thirteen Lives
2022 · Screenplay, Story
6.6
Hope Gap
2019 · Screenplay, Director
7.4
Breathe
2017 · Screenplay
6.8
Everest
2015 · Screenplay
7.4
Unbroken
2014 · Screenplay
6.9
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
2013 · Screenplay
7.3
Les Misérables
2012 · Screenplay
6.7
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007 · Screenplay
7.5
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
2005 · Self
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
8.2
Gladiator
2000 · Screenplay
5.7
Grey Owl
1999 · Screenplay
6.7
Firelight
1998 · Director, Writer
6.4
Crime of the Century
1996 · Screenplay
6.1
First Knight
1995 · Story, Screenplay
6.5
Nell
1994 · Screenplay
6.9
Shadowlands
1993 · Theatre Play, Screenplay
6.2
Sarafina!
1992 · Screenplay
5.5
A Private Matter
1992 · Writer
8.0
The March
1990 · Writer
5.4
Countryfile
1988 · Self
6.3
Life Story
1987 · Screenplay
10.0
The Vision
1987 · Writer
7.1
Screen Two
1985 · Writer
7.4
Shadowlands
1985 · Writer
7.0
Martin Luther, Heretic
1983 · Writer