Lee Hall

Born 1966 · British writer

Lee Hall is an English writer and lyricist. He is best known for writing the screenplay for the film Billy Elliot (2000) and the book and lyrics for its adaptation as a stage musical of the same name. In addition, he wrote the play The Pitmen Painters (2007), and the screenplays for the films War Horse and Rocketman (2019).

Lee Hall, in order

1. 2000 Billy Elliot: wrote · directed by Stephen Daldry
2. 2001 Gabriel & Me: wrote · directed by Udayan Prasad
3. 2010 Toast: wrote · directed by S. J. Clarkson
4. 2011 War Horse: wrote · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 74%, audiences 74%
5. 2017 Victoria and Abdul: wrote · directed by Stephen Frears
6. 2019 Cats: wrote · directed by Tom Hooper
7. 2019 Rocketman: wrote · directed by Dexter Fletcher · critics 89%, audiences 88% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, Hoopla