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.
Gladiator
(Screenplay)
Nell
(Screenplay)
Shadowlands
(Theatre Play)
Shadowlands
(Screenplay)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
(Screenplay)
First Knight
(Story)
First Knight
(Screenplay)
Firelight
(Director)
Les Misérables
(Screenplay)
A Private Matter
(Writer)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
(Screenplay)
Thirteen Lives
(Screenplay)
Thirteen Lives
(Story)
Crime of the Century
(Screenplay)
Shadowlands
(Writer)
Unbroken
(Screenplay)
Firelight
(Writer)
Everest
(Screenplay)
Grey Owl
(Screenplay)
The March
(Writer)
Hope Gap
(Screenplay)
Breathe
(Screenplay)
The Vision
(Writer)
Life Story
(Screenplay)
Hope Gap
(Director)
Sarafina!
(Screenplay)
Martin Luther, Heretic
(Writer)