Matt Charman | |
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| Born | 5 June 1979 West Sussex, England |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, playwright, producer |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Matthew Charman (born 5 June 1979) is a British screenwriter, playwright, and producer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his 2015 film Bridge of Spies, directed by Steven Spielberg and co-written with Joel and Ethan Coen. Charman started out writing for theatre, making a breakthrough as writer-in-residence at the National Theatre in London, where then-director Nicholas Hytner described Charman as having "a priceless nose for a story".[1]