Paul King | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Paul_King_at_BAFTA_Children%27s_Academy_Awards_2015.jpg) King at the 2015 British Academy Children's Awards | |
| Born | Paul Thomas King July 1978 (age 46) Preview warning: Page using Template:Birth year and age with unknown parameter "3 = 29" Hampshire, England |
| Education | St Catharine's College, Cambridge (BA) |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Notable work | The Mighty Boosh, Paddington, Wonka |
Paul Thomas King (born July 1978) is an English writer and director. He works in television, film and theatre, and specialises in comedy. He directed all 20 episodes of the BBC surreal comedy series The Mighty Boosh (2004–2007), and in 2005 he earned a British Academy Television Award nomination for Best New Director.
His work on the family comedy films Paddington (2014) and its 2017 sequel both earned him British Academy Film Award nominations for Best British Film and Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2023, he directed and co-wrote Wonka, a film which serves as a backstory to the literary character Willy Wonka and explores his early days as a chocolatier.