Director
Paul King
Born July 29, 1978 in Chicago, Illinois, USA11 films
Paul Thomas King (born July 1978) is an English screenwriter and director. He works in television, film and theatre and specialises in comedy. He directed all 20 episodes of the surreal comedy series The Mighty Boosh (2004–2007), and in 2005 he earned a British Academy Television Award nomination for Best New Director.
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His work on the family comedy films Paddington (2014) and its 2017 sequel earned him British Academy Film Award nominations for Best British Film and Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2023, he directed and co-wrote Wonka, a film which serves as a backstory to the literary character Willy Wonka and explores his early days as a chocolatier.
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First watchPaddington 220177.5Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.View filmEssential films
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11 films as director- TBAPrince CharmingDirector
- TBAUntitled Labubu FilmDirector
- TBAUntitled Fred Astaire BiopicDirector
- 2023WonkaDirector
- 2017Paddington 2Director
- 2017Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and MeDirector
- 2015Little Britain SketchDirector
- 2014PaddingtonDirector
- 2009Bunny and the BullDirector
- 2009The Mighty Boosh Live: Future Sailors TourDirector
- 2006The Mighty Boosh LiveDirector