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Simon Farnaby is a screenwriter and actor. He is currently working on the WONKA prequel alongside long-term collaborator Paul King who will direct the feature for Warner Bros. He has adapted his book THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN (which he co-wrote with Scott Murray) into feature film of the same name, starring Mark Rylance which is set to release early 2022. He stars in, and has written on BBC hit comedy GHOSTS, which has now gone to series in America with CBS. He also wrote THE FARAWAY TREE for StudioCanal, cult favourite MINDHORN for Scott Free and BBCFilms, and the much lauded BAFTA nominated classic PADDINGTON 2 with Paul King for David Heyman and StudioCanal. Simon’s first children’s book THE WIZARD IN MY SHED has also been picked up by a major studio, and his follow up THE WARRIOR IN MY WARDROBE has just hit the shelves.
Credits
Credits
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2023Production (role): WONKA (Co-writer)Company: Heyday Films / Warner BrosProject details: DIRECTOR: Paul King
STARRING: Timothée Chamalet, Olivia Colman, Sally Hawkins
PRODUCED BY: David Heyman, Luke Kelly, Alexandra Derbyshire
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY: Rosie Alison, Kevin McCormick, Michael Siegal -
Date: 2020Production (role): THE PHANTOM OF THE OPENCompany: BabyCow Films / Cornerstone Films / AI Film / BBC FilmsProject details: DIRECTOR: Craig Roberts
STARRING: Mark Rylance
PRODUCED BY: Nichola Martin, Tom Miller and Kate Glover
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY: Christine Langan and James Swarbrick -
Date: 2017Production (role): MISTER BENNCompany: Mandeville / DisneyProject details:
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Date: 2016-17Production (role): PADDINGTON 2 (Co-Writer)Company: Heyday / StudiocanalProject details: DIRECTOR: Paul King
STARRING: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Sally Hawkins
PRODUCED BY: David Heyman -
Date: 2016Production (role): MINDHORNCompany: Scott Free / BBC Films / StudiocanalProject details: DIRECTOR: Sean Foley
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Date:Production (role): MAGIC FARAWAY TREECompany: StudioCanalProject details: Producer: Sam Mendes
IN DEVELOPMENT
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2021Production (role): GHOSTS (US)Company: CBSProject details: Executive Producer
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Date: 2019 - 2021Production (role): GHOSTSCompany: BBC ONEProject details: Co-Writer & Executive Producer
6 x 30'
“With wonderful costumes and just the right balance of hammy and withering, this is jolly good fun. In all: an original and imaginative concept, slickly executed.”
Sarah Carson, The i
"The comedy is gentle and nicely observed and, for a show about death, curiously life-affirming.”
Carol Midgley, The Times
"... a landslide of puns and slapstick... repeatedly whacking you over the funny bone till you succumb.”
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail -
Date: 2013-16Production (role): YONDERLANDCompany: Working Title / SkyProject details: x 4 episodes