Paul King (director)
Paul King | |
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| Born | Paul Thomas King 29 July 1978 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 29 July 1978) is an English screenwriter and director. He works in television, film and theatre, and specialises in comedy. He directed all 20 episodes of the surreal BBC 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.