Matt Charman

Matt Charman is an award-winning British screenwriter, playwright, director and producer. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his espionage thriller BRIDGE OF SPIES, directed by Stephen Spielberg, co-written with the Coen Brothers and starring Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Jesse Plemons, Amy Ryan, Alan Alda, and Noah Schnapp. His debut feature was SUITE FRANÇAISE, directed by Saul Dibb and starring Michelle Williams, Kristin-Scott Thomas and Margot Robbie. His television credits include the BBC series OUR ZOO; ITV mini-series BLACK WORK; and Amazon single film OASIS, directed by Kevin MacDonald and starring Richard Madden, Antje Traue and Anil Kapoor. Through his transatlantic indie Binocular Productions, Matt produced his self-penned 6-part spy drama TREASON for Netflix, is currently producing his self-penned crime thriller THE PRISONER for Sky and develops an extensive slate of personal projects and projects from other writers. His work for the stage includes two world premieres at the National Theatre: THE FIVE WIVES OF MAURICE PINDER and THE OBSERVER; REGRETS, starring Ansel Elgort, at New York’s Manhattan Theatre Club; and THE MACHINE, directed by Josie Rourke, which transferred to the Park Avenue Armory, New York after opening at Manchester International Festival. His first play A NIGHT AT THE DOGS won the Verity Bargate Award.