William Boyd

Born 1952 · Scottish novelist, short story writer, and screen writer

William Andrew Murray Boyd is a Scottish novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and film director. He is best known for his novels, which include A Good Man in Africa (1981), Any Human Heart (2002), and Restless (2006), many of which have received critical acclaim and literary awards. Boyd has also written screenplays for film and television, including Chaplin (1992), and directed the World War I drama The Trench (1999).

William Boyd, in order

1. 1985 Dutch Girls (TV movie): wrote · directed by Giles Foster
2. 1987 Scoop (TV movie): wrote · directed by Gavin Millar
3. 1988 Stars and Bars: wrote · directed by Pat O'Connor · audiences 43% · streaming on Roku Channel
4. 1990 Mister Johnson: wrote · directed by Bruce Beresford
5. 1990 Tune in Tomorrow: wrote · directed by Jon Amiel
6. 1992 Chaplin: wrote · directed by Richard Attenborough
7. 1994 A Good Man in Africa: wrote · directed by Bruce Beresford
8. 1999 The Trench: directed, wrote · audiences 41% · streaming on Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
9. 2001 Armadillo (TV movie): wrote · directed by Howard Davies
10. 2001 Sword of Honour (TV movie): wrote · directed by Bill Anderson · streaming on Prime Video
11. 2005 A Waste of Shame (TV movie): wrote · directed by John McKay
12. 2005 Man to Man: wrote · directed by Régis Wargnier
13. 2012 Restless (TV movie): wrote · directed by Edward Hall
14. 2020 Spy City (TV series): wrote · directed by Miguel Alexandre