Stephen Beresford
| Stephen Beresford | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972 Dartmouth, England |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor, writer |
| Notable work | The Last of the Haussmans Pride |
Stephen Beresford (born c. 1972[1]) is an English actor and writer. He is best known for writing the play The Last of the Haussmans, produced by the National Theatre in 2012,[2] and the 2014 motion picture Pride, which won the Queer Palm award at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]
In a 2012 review, Kate Kellaway of The Observer wrote: "It is with disbelief that one discovers that The Last of the Haussmans is actor Stephen Beresford's first play. It is a knockout – entertaining, sad and outrageous. If he has more of this quality to write, he is going to be a major name."[5]
Beresford was born in London and raised in Dartmouth.[6][7] He began acting with a local children's drama group when he was nine years old, and later attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[8] As an actor, Beresford's performances have included Where There's Smoke (2000) and That Thing You Drew (2010).
Beresford has said that when working on screenplays, he always looks for projects with an "element of subversion" in them, so that he can find ways to smuggle in messages and meaning.[9]
He was a new entry in 2014 to the Independent on Sunday's Rainbow List at number 17.[10]
Awards and nominations
Films
- 2014 – British Independent Film Awards, Nominated, Best Screenplay – For Pride (2014)
- 2014 – British Academy Film Awards, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer – For Pride (2014), with David Livingstone, producer[11]
References
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- ↑ Shulman, Randy (9 October 2014). "Pride Rising: Screenwriter Stephen Beresford on the exhilarating new film that celebrates an historic event which paved the way for the rights of gays and lesbians in Britain", Metro Weekly,
- ↑ Abbott, HEC (12 September 2014). "Star-studded movie written by Dartmouth man hits cinema screens". Herald Express.
- ↑ "Stephen Beresford – Playwright", By The Dart magazine, May 2013.
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- ↑ "Rainbow List 2014, 1 to 101 – The Rainbow list – People", The Independent (9 November 2014)
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External links
- Stephen Beresford at the Internet Movie Database
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