Paul Thomas KingΒ (born 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 theΒ surreal comedy seriesΒ The Mighty BooshΒ (2004β2007), and in 2005 he earned aΒ British Academy Television AwardΒ nomination for Best New Director.
His work on the family comedy filmsΒ Paddington (2014) and itsΒ 2017 sequelΒ earned himΒ British Academy Film AwardΒ nominations forΒ Best British FilmΒ andΒ Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2023, he directed and co-wroteΒ Wonka, a film which serves as a backstory to the literary characterΒ Willy WonkaΒ and explores his early days as a chocolatier.
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