William Boyd
Writing · Author · Screenplay · Writer
Born Mar 7, 1952 · Accra, Gold Coast [now Ghana]
Active 1983–present
William Andrew Murray Boyd CBE FRSL (born 7 March 1952) is a Scottish novelist, short story writer and screenwriter. Boyd was born in Accra, Gold Coast, (present-day Ghana), to Scottish parents, both from Fife, and has two younger sisters.
Filmography
The Captain and the Enemy — WriterChaplin (1992) — ScreenplaySpy City (2020) — Executive Producer · Writer · CreatorRestless (2012) — Screenplay · Executive ProducerThe Trench (1999) — Director · WriterMan to Man (2005) — AuthorMister Johnson (1991) — ScreenplayTune in Tomorrow... (1990) — WriterA Good Man in Africa (1994) — Writer · Novel · Co-ProducerThe Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth (2017) — WriterAny Human Heart (2010) — Writer · Creator10 Minute Tales (2009) — WriterSword of Honour (2001) — ScreenplaySword of Honour (2001) — WriterScoop (1987) — ScreenplayStars & Bars (1988) — Novel · ScreenplayA Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets (2005) — ScreenplayDutch Girls (1985) — WriterMartin Amis: Money and Memories (2023)Nobody’s Heart — WriterGood and Bad at Games (1983) — Writer