Andrew Davies
Biography
Andrew Wynford Davies, born 20 September 1936 in Rhiwbina, Wales, United Kingdom, is a Welsh male writer of screenplays and novels. He is recognised for his work as a writer and, on some listings, also as a director. Davies’s credited output includes more than one hundred projects, with 103 known credits recorded. He is best known for the television series House of Cards and A Very Peculiar Practice, and for adapting classic literature such as Vanity Fair, Pride and Prejudice, Middlemarch, Bleak House and War & Peace. Additional writing credits include the productions Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger and What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar. In 2002 he was honoured as a BAFTA Fellow.
Career overview
Andrew Wynford Davies, born on 20 September 1936 in Rhiwbina, Wales, is a Welsh writer of screenplays and novels. Over a career that includes more than one hundred credited works, he has become especially associated with television drama. Davies is best known for creating the series House of Cards and A Very Peculiar Practice, and for adapting classic literature for the screen, including Vanity Fair, Pride and Prejudice, Middlemarch, Bleak House and War & Peace. His contributions to British television have been recognised with a BAFTA Fellowship in 2002.
In addition to his writing, Davies has been credited as a director on several projects. Among the titles listed under his directorial work are Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger and What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar. The breadth of his output, reflected in more than one hundred writing credits, spans both original series and literary adaptations, establishing him as a prominent figure in screenwriting for television.
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136 titles- Remembers… (2022) as Self
- A Suitable Boy (2020) Writer
- A Suitable Boy (2020) Creator
- Sanditon (2019) Creator
- Les Misérables (2018) Writer
- Les Misérables (2018) Executive Producer
- Andrew Davies: Rewriting the Classics (2018) as Himself
- War and Peace (2016) Writer
- War and Peace (2016) Executive Producer
- Quirke (2014) Screenplay
- Quirke (2014) Creator
- A Poet in New York (2014) Writer
- Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate (2014) Director
- Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate (2014) Writer
- House of Cards (2013) Executive Producer
- Mr Selfridge (2013) Creator
- The Three Musketeers (2011) Screenplay
- South Riding (2011) Writer
- South Riding (2011) Creator
- Drama Trails (2010)
- Sleep with Me (2009) Screenplay
- Sense and Sensibility (2008) Writer
- Sense and Sensibility (2008) Creator
- Little Dorrit (2008) Screenplay
- Little Dorrit (2008) Creator
- The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) Script Consultant
- Brideshead Revisited (2008) Screenplay
- A Room with a View (2008) Writer
- A Room with a View (2008) Creator
- Affinity (2008) Writer
- Affinity (2008) Executive Producer
- Fanny Hill (2007) Screenplay
- Northanger Abbey (2007) Writer
- Fanny Hill (2007) Teleplay
- Fanny Hill (2007) Writer
- Fanny Hill (2007) Creator
- The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007) as Self
- A Room with a View (2007) Screenplay
- The Diary of a Nobody (2007) Writer
- The Line of Beauty (2006) Adaptation
- The Chatterley Affair (2006) Writer
- Bleak House (2005) Writer
- Falling (2005) Screenplay
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) Screenplay
- He Knew He Was Right (2004) Writer
- He Knew He Was Right (2004) Creator
- Boudica (2003) Writer
- Tipping the Velvet (2002) Screenplay
- Tipping the Velvet (2002) Creator
- Doctor Zhivago (2002) Writer
- Doctor Zhivago (2002) Creator
- Daniel Deronda (2002) Writer
- Daniel Deronda (2002) Creator
- Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) Screenplay
- The Tailor of Panama (2001) Screenplay
- The Way We Live Now (2001) Writer
- Othello (2001) Writer
- Take a Girl Like You (2000) Dramaturgy
- Take a Girl Like You (2000) Writer
- Take a Girl Like You (2000) Creator
- Wives and Daughters (1999) Writer
- Wives and Daughters (1999) Creator
- B. Monkey (1999) Novel
- Vanity Fair (1998) Writer
- Vanity Fair (1998) Creator
- A Rather English Marriage (1998) Teleplay
- Getting Hurt (1998) Writer
- Bill's New Frock (1998) Writer
- Emma (1996) Screenplay
- The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996) Writer
- The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996) Creator
- Wilderness (1996) Writer
- The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996) Writer
- Pride and Prejudice (1995) Writer
- Pride and Prejudice (1995) Creator
- The Final Cut (1995) Writer
- The Final Cut (1995) Creator
- Game On (1995) Writer
- Game On (1995) Creator
- Circle of Friends (1995) Writer
- Pride and Prejudice: From Page to Screen (1995) as Self
- Middlemarch (1994) Writer
- A Few Short Journeys of the Heart (1994) Writer
- To Play the King (1993) Writer
- To Play the King (1993) Author
- To Play the King (1993) Creator
- Harnessing Peacocks (1993) Writer
- Anna Lee: Headcase (1993) Writer
- Anglo Saxon Attitudes (1992) Writer
- A Very Polish Practice (1992) Writer
- The Old Devils (1992) Writer
- Billy Webb's Amazing Story (1991) Characters
- Billy Webb's Amazing Story (1991) Creator
- Filipina Dreamgirls (1991) Writer
- House of Cards (1990) Screenstory
- House of Cards (1990) Writer
- House of Cards (1990) Creator
- Alfonso Bonzo (1990) Writer
- Alfonso Bonzo (1990) Creator
- Screen One (1989) Writer
- Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage (1989) Writer
- A Private Life (1989) Writer
- Consuming Passions (1988) Screenplay
- Lucky Sunil (1988) Writer
- Inappropriate Behaviour (1987) Writer
- A Very Peculiar Practice (1986) Writer
- A Very Peculiar Practice (1986) Creator
- Time After Time (1986) Writer
- Screen Two (1985) Writer
- Pythons on the Mountain (1985) Writer
- Diana (1984) Writer
- Diana (1984) Creator
- Educating Marmalade (1982) Creator
- Dark Towers (1981) Creator
- Bavarian Night (1981) Writer
- To Serve Them All My Days (1980) Writer
- To Serve Them All My Days (1980) Creator
- The Legend of King Arthur (1979) Writer
- The Legend of King Arthur (1979) Creator
- Fearless Frank (1978) Writer
- Renoir, My Father (1978) Writer
- BBC2 Play of the Week (1977) Writer
- The Velvet Glove (1977) Writer
- The Signalman (1976) Writer
- A Martyr to the System (1976) Writer
- Grace (1975) Writer
- The Imp of the Perverse (1975) Adaptation
- Playhouse (1974) Writer
- Bedtime Stories (1974) Writer
- Centre Play (1973) Writer
- A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971) Writer
- Play for Today (1970) Writer
- Is That Your Body, Boy (1970) Writer
- Omnibus (1967)
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) Writer
- The Wednesday Play (1964) Writer
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Andrew Davies best known for?
Andrew Davies is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Remembers… (2022), Les Misérables (2018), Les Misérables (2018), A Couple (1960).
When and where was Andrew Davies born?
Andrew Davies was born on September 20, 1936 in Rhiwbina, Wales, UK.
How many credits does Andrew Davies have?
Andrew Davies has accumulated over 136 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1964 to 2022.
What is Andrew Davies's background in cinema and television?
Andrew Wynford Davies, born 20 September 1936 in Rhiwbina, Wales, United Kingdom, is a Welsh male writer of screenplays and novels. He is recognised for his work as a writer and, on some listings, also as a director. Davies’s credited output includes more than one hundred projects, with 103 known credits recorded. He i...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Omnibus (1967) — aged about 30
- Remembers… (2022) as Self — aged about 85
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