Peter Straughan
Writing · Screenplay · Writer · Director
Born Jan 1, 1968 · Gateshead, UK
Active 2006–present · Awards: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Peter Straughan (born 1968) is a British playwright, screenwriter, and author, based in the northeast of England. He was writer-in-residence at Newcastle's Live Theatre Company. Whilst there, Live staged his plays, Bones and Noir.
Filmography
Crime 101 (2026) — Executive ProducerThe Beatles: George (2028) — WriterThe Beatles: John (2028) — WriterThe Beatles: Paul (2028) — WriterThe Beatles: Ringo (2028) — WriterConclave (2024) — Executive Producer · ScreenplayTinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) — ScreenplayFrank (2014) — WriterThe Goldfinch (2019) — ScreenplayThe Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) — ScreenplayThe Debt (2010) — ScreenplayHow to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) — ScreenplayThe Snowman (2017) — WriterWolf Hall (2015) — Writer · Adaptation · CreatorOur Brand Is Crisis (2015) — ScreenplaySixty Six (2006) — ScreenplayMrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007) — WriterPlayhouse Presents (2012) — Director · WriterNosferatu in Love (2014) — Writer · DirectorGee Gee (2011) — Director · WriterRavens — WriterFolio — WriterShackleton — ScreenplayUntitled Berlin Noir Series — Executive Producer