Christopher Hampton
British playwright, screenwriter and translator (born 1946)
Born
Jan 26, 1946 (80)
Birth Place
Faial Island
Nationality
United Kingdom
About
Sir Christopher James Hampton is a British playwright, screenwriter, and translator. He is best known for his play Les Liaisons Dangereuses based on the novel of the same name, and for the film adaptation. He has thrice received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay: for Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Atonement (2007) and The Father (2020); winning for the former and latter.