Peter Morgan is an international awardwinning writer for stage, screen and film. In addition to receiving Oscar®, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominations for his screenplays for Stephen Frears’ The Queen, Ron Howard’s Frost/Nixon and, most recently, Howard’s Rush, Morgan has won a host of international awards. Morgan has won a host of international awards. His most recent play, The Audience, which starred Mirren, was a West End smash hit, receiving nominations in five categories at the 2013 Olivier Awards. His previous play, the Olivier and Tony Award-nominated Frost/Nixon, received critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic before being adapted into the Academy Award®-nominated film of the same name.

Morgan’s many film credits include the award-winning The Last King of Scotland, which won the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay; The Damned United; and Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter, which starred Matt Damon. Morgan’s upcoming credits include the Hugh Hefner biopic Playboy, which is in development with Warner Bros. Pictures; and the television movie Christopher Jefferies, to be directed by Roger Mitchell. Morgan’s extensive television credits include the BAFTA Award-winning The Deal; The Special Relationship, which is the first part of Morgan’s Tony Blair trilogy; and the multi-award-winning Longford.

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