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William Nicholson

Writing

  • Born
  • January 12, 1948
  • Place of birth
  • 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.

As actor 3

Countryfile poster
Countryfile
1988
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' poster
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
2005
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough poster
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003

On the crew 23

Gladiator poster
Gladiator
2000
Screen Two poster
Screen Two
1985
Les Misérables poster
Les Misérables
2012
Everest poster
Everest
2015
First Knight poster
First Knight
1995
Thirteen Lives poster
Thirteen Lives
2022
Unbroken poster
Unbroken
2014
Elizabeth: The Golden Age poster
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007
Hope Gap poster
Hope Gap
2019
Breathe poster
Breathe
2017
Nell poster
Nell
1994
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom poster
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
2013
Grey Owl poster
Grey Owl
1999
The Vision poster
The Vision
1987
Firelight poster
Firelight
1998
Shadowlands poster
Shadowlands
1993
Sarafina! poster
Sarafina!
1992
Crime of the Century poster
Crime of the Century
1996
A Private Matter poster
A Private Matter
1992
Martin Luther, Heretic poster
Martin Luther, Heretic
1983
Life Story poster
Life Story
1987
The March poster
The March
1990
Shadowlands poster
Shadowlands
1985