David Farr

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1969-10-29 (55 years old)

Place of Birth Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

David Farr

Biography

David Farr (born 29 October 1969) is a British writer, theatrical director and Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Farr was brought up in Surrey and educated in Guildford and the University of Cambridge (English Literature double first). Farr began directing theatre at University and won the Guardian Student Drama Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1991 with Slight Possession starring Rachel Weisz. His professional directorial debut came at The Gate Theatre, Notting Hill in 1995 (age25) under Stephen Daldry. He was also Artistic Director of Bristol Old Vic from 2002 to 2005 and Lyric Hammersmith from 2005 to 2009. In 2009 he joined Royal Shakespeare Company as Associate Director. He wrote regularly for Spooks for the BBC and is a film writer having co-written the Joe Wright film Hanna, released in 2011. Farr's adaptation of John le Carré's novel The Night Manager, was aired in 2016 on BBC1. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Writer

2022
2019
Hanna

as Writer

2018
2018
McMafia

as Writer

2017
2016
The Ones Below

as Writer

2016
2011
Hanna

as Screenplay

2011
Outcasts

as Writer

2002
Spooks

as Writer

Director

2019
Hanna

as Director

2016
The Ones Below

as Director

1996
Chicken Talk

as Director

Creator

2022
2019
Hanna

as Creator

2018
2016

Producer

2022
The Midwich Cuckoos

as Executive Producer

2018
Troy: Fall of a City

as Executive Producer

Editor

Crew

2022

Actor

2000
The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz

as Hyde Park Nutter