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Oliver Parker

British film director and screenwriter

Summary

British film director and screenwriter

Field	Value
name	Oliver Parker
birth_date
birth_place	Plymouth, Devon, England
nationality	English
years_active	1987–present
occupation	Screenwriter, director, producer, actor

Oliver Parker (born 6 September 1960) is a British film director, screenwriter, and former actor. He is known for writing and directing the film adaptations of Shakespeare's Othello (1995) and Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), and for his role as Peloquin in the cult film Nightbreed (1990).

Biography

Parker was born in Plymouth, the second of three sons of Jillian, Lady Parker, a writer and GP (general practitioner), and Sir Peter Parker, formerly chairman of British Rail.

His brothers include the public relations executive Sir Alan Parker (born 1956) and the actor Nathaniel Parker (born 1962). They also have a sister, Lucy.

Filmography

Films and Television

Year	Film	Other	Notes
1987	Hellraiser		Actor: "Moving Man 2"
1988	Hellbound: Hellraiser II		Actor: "Workman 2"
1990	Nightbreed		Actor: "Peloquin"
Nuns on the Run		Actor: "Doctor"
1993	Shepherd on the Rock		Actor: "Simon McIntyre"
1994	Murder in Belgravia: The Lucan Affair		Actor: "Lord Lucan"; Television movie
1995	Othello
The Big Game		Actor: "Charles Harman"; Television movie
1999	An Ideal Husband		Actor: "Bunbury"
2001	Zoe		Actor: "Julian"
2002	The Importance of Being Earnest
2003	The Private Life of Samuel Pepys		Television movie
2006	Fade to Black
2007	I Really Hate My Job
St Trinian's
2009	Dorian Gray
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2011	Johnny English Reborn
2016	Dad's Army		Lyrics: "Auf Wiedersehen Mr Hitler"
2018	Swimming with Men
2023	The Great Escaper
Funny Woman
TBA	Pure

Television (as actor)

Matlock (1 episode, 1987) – Man at Butler's School
The Bill (1 episode, 1989) - Glen Phelps
Agatha Christie's Poirot (The Million Dollar Bond Robbery, 1991) - Philip Ridgeway
Casualty (18 episodes, 1993-94) - Mark Calder
Lovejoy (Day of Reckoning, 1994) - Desmond Dexter

References

[http://www.filmreference.com/film/52/Nathaniel-Parker.html Nathaniel Parker Biography (1962–)]
[http://www.londonscreenwritersfestival.com/dads-army-director-oliver-parker-chats-with-lsf-delegate-kt-parker-no-relation-part-ii-advice-on-filmmaking/ Londonscreenwritersfestival.com]

Wikipedia Source

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