Peter Morgan has written extensively for film and television and previously collaborated with Stephen Frears on the BAFTA award-winning TV film “The Deal,” about the friendship and political relationship between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. His work on THE QUEEN, “The Deal” and his new play, “Frost/Nixon,” based on the 1977 televised encounter between the famous journalist and former US President, have established his reputation for exploring the inner nature of power – its acquisition, machinations and loss.
His adaptation of THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND, set in Idi Amin’s Uganda, for director Kevin Macdonald comes to cinemas in September 2006, when his adaptation of THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL starts filming for Sony and Focus.
Morgan was born in South London to parents who were both refugees – his father, a German Jew and his mother, a Catholic from Poland. He grew up speaking German and, as a young outsider, developed early skills of observation that he believes have helped him to write so incisively and fearlessly about the inner worlds of the powerful.
Morgan’s credits also include prestigious TV dramas such as “Longford” for C4 and HBO and his award winning collaborations with director Pete Travis – “The Jury,” which won Best Drama at the Reims International Festival and Best Drama at the CRS Awards, and “Henry VIII,” starring Ray Winston and Helena Bonham Carter which won the Best Drama International Emmy in 2004.
His feature film credits include MARTHA MEET FRANK, DANIEL AND LAURENCE, and THE SILENT TOUCH for celebrated Polish director Krystoff Zanussi, which was in Competition at the Festival du Cannes in 2002. His early short film DEAR ROSIE was directed by Peter Cattaneo and won an Oscar® nomination in 1990.
Morgan’s play “Frost/Nixon,” his debut as a playwright, is being directed by Michael Grandage for the Donmar Warehouse in September 2006. As with THE QUEEN, Morgan delved into intensive research for the project, interviewing not only David Frost but Frost’s producer, former Nixon aides and political advisors to create a compelling portrait of two contrasting men.

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