Christopher Hampton

Director

Birthday January 26, 1946

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Faial Island, Portugal

Age 78 years old

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About

Screenwriter and director who created film adaptations of classic literary pieces, including Atonement, Pride & Prejudice, and Anna Karenina.

Before Fame

He studied German and French at the New College, Oxford.

Trivia

He won an Academy Award in 1989 for writing the Dangerous Liaisons screenplay.

Family Life

He married Laura Holesch in 1971.

Associated With

He wrote A Dangerous Mind from 2011, which starred Viggo Mortensen .