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| Born | 18 December 1956 London, England, United Kingdom, |
| Occupation | Film director Actor producer |
Dr Peter Kosminsky is an English Director, Actor and Producer. He has directed both Hollywood films such as White Oleander and television films like The Government Inspector and The Project.[1]
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Biography
Born in London to a Jewish[2] family, he attended Haberdashers' Aske's School and Oxford University as a chemistry major. He spent much of his time at the university in theatre, where he was a lighting designer for the Dramatic Society and where he ultimately produced a successful touring production of Twelfth Night, co-starring fellow student Hugh Grant. The production's composer and accompanist was another young student named Rachel Portman (now an Oscar-winning composer and three time Oscar nominee). Following school, he worked at the BBC as a graduate trainee before becoming a documentary director. Kosminsky, his wife Helen and two daughters, Mia and Sasha, reside in Wiltshire, England. [3]
He was recently awarded an honorary doctorate in Arts from Bournemouth University. The ceremony took place on the 6th November 2009[4]
Filmography
- The Falklands War: The Untold Story (1987), TV
- Afghantsi (1988), TV
- Shoot to Kill (1990), TV
- Wuthering Heights (1992)
- The Dying of the Light (1992), TV
- No Child of Mine (1997), TV
- Walking on the Moon (1999), TV
- Warriors (1999), TV
- Innocents (2000), TV
- The Project (2002), TV
- White Oleander (2002)
- The Government Inspector (2005), TV
- Britz (2007), TV
Producer - Filmography
- The Falklands War: The Untold Story (1987) (TV) (producer)
- Afghantsi (1988) (TV) (producer)
- The Dying of the Light (1992) (TV) (producer)
- 15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight (1993) (TV) (producer)
- No Child of Mine (1997) (TV) (producer)
- Walking on the Moon (1999) (TV) (executive producer)
Writer - Filmography
- The Government Inspector (2005) (TV)
References
- ^ "Seeing the director’s point of view". Financial Times. 2006-08-27. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/50cfb916-35e9-11db-b249-0000779e2340.html.
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/peter-kosminsky-people-will-say-i-have-made-a-recruiting-film-for-alqaida-398113.html
- ^ "Biography for Peter Kosminsky". Internet Movie Database. 2006-08-27. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0467225/bio.
- ^ http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/newsandevents/News/2009/nov/ne011_kosminsky_doctorate.html?srclnk=home
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