AnthonyMcCarten
- Writer
- Director
Raised in Taranaki with seven siblings and roughly as many books, Anthony McCarten went on to co-write global stage hit Ladies Night. In 1998 he made his directorial debut with a movie of his play Via Satellite, followed later by Show of Hands. In 2015 he won two BAFTA awards after writing Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory of Everything. Winston Churchill drama Darkest Hour and Bohemian Rhapsody followed.
Screenography
Biography
Anthony McCarten demonstrated a gift for dialogue early in his prolific writing career, a career that hit an early high with play Ladies Night (co-written with Stephen Sinclair), and, in 2015, resulted in BAFTA glory for Stephen Hawking romance The Theory of Everything.
Awards
2020 BAFTA Awards (British Academy Film Awards)
Nominated for Best Screenplay - Adapted: for The Two Popes
Nominated for Outstanding British Film of the Year: The Two Popes
“The reason McCarten’s work adapts so well to the big screen is that he is a natural-born screenwriter. His novels feature strong plots and superb dialogue.”