Biography
Writer-director Mike Leigh was born in 1943 in Salford, Lancashire. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Camberwell and Central Art Schools in London, and at the London Film School.
His first feature film was Bleak Moments (1971); this was followed by the full-length television films, Hard Labour (1973), Nuts in May (1975), The Kiss of Death (1976), Who’s Who (1978), Grown-Ups (1980), Home Sweet Home (1982), Meantime (1983), and Four Days In July (1984).
Other feature films are High Hopes (1988), Life Is Sweet (1990), Naked (1993), Secrets and Lies (1996), Career Girls (1997), Topsy-Turvy (1999), All Or Nothing (2002), Vera Drake (2004), Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) and Another Year (2010). He has written and directed over twenty stage plays, including “Babies Grow Old” (1974), “Abigail’s Party” (1977), “Ecstasy” (1979), “Goose-Pimples” (1981), “Smelling A Rat” (1988) and “Two Thousand Years” (2005).
Thin Man Films
Director
Movies | |
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2024 |
Hard Truths |
2018 |
Peterloo |
2014 |
Mr. Turner |
2010 |
Another Year |
2008 |
Happy-Go-Lucky |
2004 |
Vera Drake |
2002 |
All or Nothing |
1999 |
Topsy-Turvy |
1997 |
Career Girls |
1996 |
Secrets & Lies |
1993 |
Naked |
1990 |
Life Is Sweet |
1988 |
High Hopes |
1985 |
Four Days in July (TV movie) |
1984 |
Meantime (TV movie) |
1982 |
Home Sweet Home (TV movie) |
1980 |
Grown-Ups (TV movie) |
1979 |
Who's Who (TV movie) |
1977 |
Abigail's Party (TV movie) |
Kiss of Death (TV movie) |
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1976 |
Nuts in May (TV movie) |
1973 |
Hard Labour (TV movie) |
1971 |
Bleak Moments |
Series | |
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1973 |
Second City Firsts |
1964 |
The Wednesday Play |
Documentaries | |
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2003 |
Cinema16: British Short Films |
1992 |
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright |
Short | |
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2012 |
A Running Jump |
1992 |
A Sense of History (TV movie) |
1987 |
The Short and Curlies (TV movie) |
1976 |
Knock for Knock (TV movie) |
1975 |
Five-Minute Films (TV movie) |
The Permissive Society (TV movie) |
Screenwriter
Movies | |
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2024 |
Hard Truths |
2018 |
Peterloo |
2014 |
Mr. Turner |
2010 |
Another Year |
2008 |
Happy-Go-Lucky |
Przyjęcie (TV movie) - theater play |
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2004 |
Vera Drake |
2002 |
All or Nothing |
1999 |
Topsy-Turvy |
1997 |
Career Girls |
1996 |
Secrets & Lies |
1993 |
Naked |
1990 |
Life Is Sweet |
1988 |
High Hopes |
1976 |
Nuts in May (TV movie) |
1971 |
Bleak Moments |
Short | |
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2012 |
A Running Jump |
1987 |
The Short and Curlies (TV movie) |
1975 |
Five-Minute Films (TV movie) |
Actor
Movies | |
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1998 |
Welcome to Hollywood |
1963 |
West 11 |
Documentaries | |
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2024 |
Her Name Was Moviola |
2023 |
Cannes Uncut |
2018 |
Scenes from A Separation |
2013 |
What Is Cinema? |
2009 |
Jean-Luc Cinema Godard (TV movie) |
Looking for Truffaut |
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Vittorio D. |
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2007 |
British Film Forever (series) |
2006 |
50 Films to See Before You Die (TV movie) |
2003 |
Cinema16: British Short Films |
Performer
Shows | |
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2015 |
The EE British Academy Film Awards 2015 |
2009 |
The 81st Annual Academy Awards |
2007 |
The Alan Titchmarsh Show |
2006 |
The ONE Show |
2005 |
The 77th Annual Academy Awards |
2004 |
At the Movies |
2000 |
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards |
1997 |
The 69th Annual Academy Awards |
1992 |
Le Cercle de minuit |
1984 |
Cinema 3 |
Fans
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