Ol Parker
Encyclopedia
Oliver Parker is an English
TV writer
and director
.
In 1997, he married actress Thandie Newton
, who starred in his first film, It Was an Accident
(2000).
His birth name was Oliver Parker, but he changed his first name to Ol, to avoid confusion with Oliver Parker
who directed the 1999 film An Ideal Husband.
England
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TV writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
.
In 1997, he married actress Thandie Newton
Thandie Newton
Thandiwe Nashita "Thandie" Newton is a British actress. She has appeared in a number of British and American films, including The Pursuit of Happyness, Mission: Impossible II, Crash, Run, Fatboy, Run and W....
, who starred in his first film, It Was an Accident
It Was an Accident
It Was an Accident is a 2000 British comedy film directed by Metin Hüseyin and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Max Beesley and James Bolam. An ex-convict, trying to go straight, accidentally gets mixed up in a fresh series of crimes.-Cast:...
(2000).
His birth name was Oliver Parker, but he changed his first name to Ol, to avoid confusion with Oliver Parker
Oliver Parker
Oliver Parker is an English film director.-Biography:Parker was born in London, the son of Jillian, Lady Parker, a writer and GP , and Sir Peter Parker, formerly Chief executive of British Rail...
who directed the 1999 film An Ideal Husband.
Filmography
- 1995 : Loved UpLoved UpLoved Up was a BBC drama for the Love Bites season of films, broadcast on 23 September 1995. The film was directed by Peter Cattaneo who would go on to direct the feature films The Full Monty and Lucky Break...
(TV movie) - Writer - 1997 : In Your Dreams (TV movie) - Writer
- 2000 : It Was an AccidentIt Was an AccidentIt Was an Accident is a 2000 British comedy film directed by Metin Hüseyin and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Max Beesley and James Bolam. An ex-convict, trying to go straight, accidentally gets mixed up in a fresh series of crimes.-Cast:...
- Writer, Associate Producer - 2005 : Imagine Me & YouImagine Me & YouImagine Me & You is a 2005 British-American comedy-romance film written and directed by Ol Parker. It centres on the relationship between Rachel, played by Piper Perabo and Luce, played by Lena Headey, who meet on Rachel's wedding day. The movie takes its title from a line in the song "Happy...
- Writer, Director - 2012 : The Best Exotic Marigold HotelThe Best Exotic Marigold HotelThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is an upcoming British comedy-drama film directed by John Madden and written by Ol Parker. The film stars Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Tom Wilkinson and Maggie Smith. The plot follows the life of a group of British retirees staying in an elderly home in...
- Writer - 2012 : Now is Good - Writer, Director